Renew our Community (ROC)

Our founder, Dale Dove, a lawyer and spiritual leader in our community, worked with the homeless for more than two decades and realized there was no one central place in the York County where people in need could go to receive help. No single location where a struggling York County citizen could receive assistance and the kind of support needed to get them back on their feet. Dale’s vision was to open a resource center that offered immediate access to every York County outreach ministry, organization, and foundation. And if the help didn't exist, with the grace of God, the resource center would make it happen. In 2011 Dale’s dream became a reality, and the mission of the organization was right in its name – Renew Our Community (ROC). In the last four years ROC has served more than 70,000 client visits. In 2011 we were busy serving ten clients per day. Now, that number has rocketed to nearly 100 clients each day, far exceeding initial projections, and the number of daily visitors continues to grow. Located in the heart of downtown Rock Hill, ROC Central is our hub. Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday, ROC Central relies primarily on volunteers and local donations. More than half of the people who enter ROC Central are experiencing an emergency in their lives. These are neighbors without clothes, food, housing, and/or electricity. ROC Central provides essential services including an emergency food pantry, clothes closet and transportation. To assist with power and utility shut offs we work closely with area churches, businesses, and Carolina Community Action. Many of our ROC Central clients are repeat visitors, looking for day shelter from the elements, but also guidance and long term help. As the number of daily clients rises,so do the needs. ROC Central has responded by offering several programs that provide relief and renewal.

ROC Central delivers help, hope and peace to those in need, no matter what their hardship might be. ROC Central is a hub for service providers, churches and non-profit partners throughout York County, all helping to bringing relief to our broken.

From crisis assistance (food, clothing, shelter, utilities) to life renewal (jobs, sobriety, health care, education, transportation, housing, relationship with God), ROC Central is a ministry dedicated to building community and renewing lives.  ROC Central Services Life Renewal • Life Skills sessions • Spiritual guidance, ministry and Bible study • Mentoring • Recovery coaching • Housing referrals • Learning center • Computer center • Access to phone, internet, mail • Laundry • Kerosene • Showers  • Identification assistance • Legal assistance • :ROC Rides, ROC Bikes, ROC Works, ROC Dental, ROC Emporium Crisis Assistance • Food Pantry • Clothes Closet • Day Shelter • Transportation • Emergency utility and shelter assistance