Roca’s Mission is to Disrupt the Cycle of Incarceration and Poverty by Helping Young People Transform Their Lives.
How we do it?
Programs
High-Risk Young Men Program
Roca helps young men leave streets and gangs and go to work
High-Risk Young Mothers Program
Roca helps young mothers get out of violence, go to work and care for their children
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Lawmakers see more room for juvenile justice improvements
February 20, 2019
In a crowded room that perhaps reflected the level of interest in the problem, advocates, legislators and state officials outlined ideas to help state government develop a more cohesive and unified approach to help children in the juvenile…
FROM: Worcester Telegram
After five months of recruiting Baltimore’s most dangerous young men, Roca ready to show its progress
January 10, 2019
Armed with a list of 180 young men considered Baltimore’s most dangerous, outreach workers have scoured city neighborhoods since July to find them…
FROM: Baltimore Sun
Open house at Roca, a partnership working to disrupt Baltimore’s cycle of violence
January 10, 2019
Roca Baltimore, a public-private partnership working to disrupt the cycle of violence in the city with relentless outreach to the highest risk young people, hosts a…
FROM: Baltimore Sun (video)
Roca program aiming to reduce crime in young adults begins in Baltimore
January 10, 2019
A new effort to reduce crime among young adults in Baltimore begins on Thursday. The program is called Roca, which is Spanish for rock. It aims to give teens opportunities…
FROM: WMAR
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