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‘These young people matter.’ Anti-violence program Roca to expand into southeastern Baltimore County
The teens and young men in southeastern Baltimore County most at risk of killing or being killed are the target of an initiative set to expand to beyond the city’s borders for the first time in Maryland. more story
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3 Baltimore violence-intervention programs split $5M in federal funds
The funding announced Thursday will go to Roca, the Black Mental Health Alliance and to Living Classrooms. The DOJ said it's impressed with the results of the programs and the overall collaborative approach the city is taking to fight crime, so the money will be used to expand their efforts in and around Baltimore City. more story
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Baystate Medical Center, Roca Springfield Create Hospital-Based Violence-Intervention Program
SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Medical Center and Roca Springfield are launching a first-in-the-region hospital-based violence-intervention program called Better Tomorrow to serve as a vital public-health response to violence in local communities. more story
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Roca director Solomon Baymon strives to keep youth out of the prisons where he used to work
As the new director of Roca in Western Massachusetts, Solomon Baymon hopes to build awareness and create community connections to keep at-risk young adults out of the prisons he used to work in. more story
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