Founded in 1997, the Roarke Center was looking for ways to help local residents develop judgment and learn to make choices, says Hoag, an art educator with more than 20 years of classroom experience in grade and high schools.
Today, she (a former client) helps run the multimedia arts program at Roarke Center. Located in the heart of Troy at Fourth and State streets, the center is run by the Daughters of Charity, a Roman Catholic order of nuns, and is funded through grants and donations.
The center’s services include a health clinic for the uninsured, emergency assistance for housing, crisis intervention, case management and advocacy, a post-release program for women leaving jail and a literacy program.
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