Start the conversation.
Save a life.
We walk together to honor lives lost, support grieving families, and bring our community out from the shadow of stigma — one step, one story, one conversation at a time.
Why We Walk
Built from love. Powered by community.
The Rocco Project was born from heartbreak — and built into a movement of hope. Every year, we walk in honor of Dylan Rocco and the countless lives lost to overdose. We walk for the families left behind, for the friends still searching, and for the conversations that have been waiting too long to be had.
We are not a treatment center or a training program. We are neighbors, parents, and friends choosing — together — to make sure no one walks alone.
Read our storyThe Countdown is On
We walk on August 7, 2027
Lace up. Bring your people. Wear purple.
Photo Highlights
Faces of the movement.
Every face in these photos belongs to someone who showed up — for a loved one, for a neighbor, or for the hope that no other family has to walk this road alone.
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Create a family team in honor of your loved one. Invite friends and family to walk together, share their story, and keep their memory alive with every step.
Every step matters. Every life matters.
Join families, friends, and neighbors walking together this year.