Springfield’s Roca unveils upgraded facility to aid at-risk youth
Roca participants joined with local politicians, program leaders and other partners to celebrate the opening of a rebuilt home for the second-chance program on School Street. They shared stories about why the program means so much.
Roca Springfield celebrates grand reopening following $2.4 million renovation
Roca, located on School Street in Springfield, welcomed community members, staff and local and state leaders to celebrate the newly renovated facility, which aims to provide a more welcoming and supportive environment for young people facing difficult circumstances.
Mayor Sarno, Congressman Neal and City and State Officials attend Roca Springfield Reopening
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno states, “I am known as a ‘Law and Order’ Mayor, but where warranted and earned, I believe in second chance re-entry programs.
BPD Commissioner Worley, community groups address youth crimes
As Baltimore Police investigate Sunday's mass shooting on Edmondson Avenue, Commissioner Richard Worley is pointing out a pattern.
After East Baltimore mass shooting, outreach continues but results remain unclear
‘At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter what the city does, you have to take care of yourself,’ one resident says
Healing Takes Practice: Reaching people is only the beginning
Young people learn new skills. Then they practice them—over and over again when the stakes are low, so the skills are more available when the stakes are high. That repetition isn’t incidental to the intervention—it is how the intervention works.