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.
2025 Highlights
354 Young Men Served
70% were Retained in The Model Throughout the Year
Engagement
23,690 Relentless Outreach Efforts
80% engaged in cognitive behavioral theory (rewire CBT)
COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES
Enrolled 18 months or longer
98% improved in behavioral health
81% improved emotional regulation
CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT
Enrolled 24 months or longer
87% HAD A HISTORY OF ARRESTS but 84% Had No New Arrests
93% were not incarcerated for new charges
* Baltimore, Fiscal 2025
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
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