Roca is one of the only organizations in the country working with a forgotten group of young mothers who are traumatized victims of abuse and neglect. To break the cycle for their children, we believe that stabilizing the mother is the first step in stabilizing the family. Our nationally recognized, four-year behavioral health intervention model teaches young mothers across Massachusetts and Hartford, CT, the skills they need to learn to choose to live and set their children up for success.
2021 Outcome Highlights
Served 186YOUNG MOTHERS AND 240 Children* FROM 11 MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNITIES
90% RETAINED IN THE MODEL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR*
95% PRACTICED AND APPLIED CBT*
73% WHO PRACTICED CBT MADE MEASURABLE EMOTIONAL REGULATION GAINS*
90% DEMONSTRATED WORKFORCE READINESS GAINS*
74% OF MOTHERS WHO COMPLETED THE FIRST TWO YEARS PLACED IN OUTSIDE JOBS*
87% DELAYED SUBSEQUENT PREGNANCIES UNDER THE AGE OF 25*
98% OF MOTHERS WHO COMPLETED THE FIRST TWO YEARS HAD NO NEW ARRESTS*
* Massachusetts, Fiscal 2021
2021
Roca Young Mothers
At-A-Glance
Young Families
$1,000 funds 30 hours of case management and public systems navigation for young parents and children
