In 2018, Roca joined the efforts in Baltimore to curb violence and bring about change. Our role is small, but focused: find the young people who are in the throes of violence, the ones who are not ready for change yet. We knock on their doors relentlessly until they respond, build relationships, and teach them life-saving skills to help them build the safe life they want. We work with whoever we can to keep them safe, and use data and research to get better and prove that it works. We know change takes time, but we also know change is possible.
2024 Highlights
451 Young Men Served
67% were Retained in The Model Throughout the Year
Engagement
Enrolled less than 24 months
29,772 Relentless Outreach Efforts
88% Participants Served in an Average Month
79% engaged in cognitive behavioral theory (rewire CBT)
COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES
Enrolled 18 months or longer
98% improved in behavioral health
87% improved emotional regulation
CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT
Enrolled 24 months or longer
89% HAD A HISTORY OF ARRESTS but 80% Had No New Arrests
92% were not incarcerated for new charges
* Baltimore, Fiscal 2024
Only 18% of young men served from 2019-2021 were re-incarcerated within 3 years
19% lower than the 3-year re-incarceration rate for similarly aged men in Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Prince George’s County
* Abt Associates Study, 2025
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