History

•    September 1990: Creation of an ad hoc committee to prepare a meeting of organizations affected by the MSSS (ministry of health and social services) reform

•    April 1991: First meeting of the provisional committee about the purpose of the reform

•    November 1991: The role of the ROC de l’Estrie is established with respect to the Régie régionale

•    November 1992: Founding meeting. The ROC is officially created.

•    November 1992 - June 1993: Local and regional consultation to establish the ROC’s structure

•    May 1993: The ROC receives its letters patent and from this point forward is the official representative of community organizations in Estrie

•    June 1993: General meeting to incorporate 

•    November 1993 – February 1994: Creation of three jobs

•    March 1994: Creation of the ROCFORT newspaper

•    October 1994: Assessment and wide consultation of the members

•    1995: Plan of action for the future

•    1996: The advisory committee for community organizations receives several basic demands:
- deal with regionalization;
- place greater emphasis on community organizations;
- have community organizations mobilize and share information to avoid isolation;
- offer technical support to community organizations;
- promote and defend the interests of community organizations.

•    2004-2007: Active participation of the ROC in planning and implementing local service networks

•    2008-2009: ROC de l’Estrie’s recurrent funding increases considerably. Not only is it celebrating its 15th anniversary, the association can now become more solidly established than in the past.