Tag: Young Men
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December 6, 2022
Prince William and Kate continue Boston tour
The Prince and Princess of Wales focused on their passion, visiting local organizations that support their communities. Perhaps the engagement that encompassed most of Will and Kate’s interests was Roca, which has supported vulnerable young people for almost 35 years.
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December 2, 2022
Prince William’s and Princess Kate’s Visit to Roca Continues the Legacy of Princess Diana
We wish to extend a warm welcome to the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince William and Princess Catherine, in anticipation of their visit to Chelsea today (Thursday) where they will stop in at the offices of Roca at 101 Park St. in Chelsea Square.
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December 2, 2022
Smiling Prince William poses for photo with reformed ex-convict at Boston youth center as local man who suffered horrific childhood and addiction issues hails ‘sweet, respectful’ Wales’
Jonathan Williams posed for the snap with William as the Prince of Wales and wife Kate Middleton visited Roca in Boston. The center works to steer disadvantaged young people away from violence. Williams got a job there after turning his life around. Also impressed with the royal couple was Matthew Quinton, 24, who overcame an extremely-deprived childhood.
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December 2, 2022
‘A gift beyond gifts’: Prince and Princess of Wales spotlight grassroots community outreach at visit to Roca
Amid the buzz and bustle of a whirlwind visit to greater Boston centered on the question of how the world can address climate change, William and Kate’s low-profile, hour-long tour of Roca was an effort to spotlight the organization’s innovative approach to rehabilitation and combatting urban gun violence, grounded in the brain science behind trauma and its impact on the developing mind.
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November 21, 2022
Roca expanding violence prevention efforts to Dundalk, Essex in Baltimore County
The outreach nonprofit Roca Baltimore is extending its work beyond city borders to Essex and Dundalk young men whose lives have been shaken by violence and incarceration.
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November 21, 2022
Olszewski announces new partnership pilot with Roca to expand youth violence prevention efforts into Baltimore County
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski joined local partners and leaders at Roca Baltimore to announce a new pilot partnership to expand the organization’s youth violence intervention efforts into Baltimore County.
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November 21, 2022
‘They’re not criminals’: Roca Baltimore expanding into Essex
A program designed to save young people from lives filled with violence already has a track record in Baltimore. Now it is going to expand to Baltimore County.
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November 21, 2022
Leaders look to reduce crime in Baltimore County through Roca program
Baltimore County is getting some help in its efforts to try and reduce crime among youth and young adults.
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November 21, 2022
‘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.
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August 15, 2022
Look at me now
Using neuroscience to help at-risk kids — and change Maryland’s juvenile justice system.
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June 30, 2022
Grupo busca rescatar a jóvenes de pandillas en Boston
La ciudad de Boston inauguró este miércoles las nuevas oficinas de Roca, una organización sin fines de lucro que rescata a los jóvenes de la violencia.
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May 11, 2022
IDEAS WE SHOULD STEAL: REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE WITH COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY
A program in Massachusetts and Baltimore trains shooters to refrain from shooting by literally changing their minds.
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April 13, 2022
Roca: Relentless pursuit and building trust
JT Timpson speaks on Baltimore’s NPR station, WYPR, about what it takes to work with Baltimore’s young men and Roca’s new partnership with the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services.
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February 21, 2018
This Anti-Violence Program Has Been Proven to Cut Crime. Can It Work in Baltimore?
Cities know that a majority of crimes are committed by a small slice of the population. In fact, somewhere between half and three quarters of all killings and…
From: Governing Magazine
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March 2, 2017
Roca on News Channel 5
New initiatives aimed to help young people from Central America
From: WCVB5
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November 1, 2015
Reducing Recidivism and Improving Other Outcomes for Young Adults in the Juvenile and Adult Criminal Justice Systems
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December 8, 2014
Welcome to Chelsea, the new ‘it’ zip
From: Boston Globe
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June 2, 2014
Roca youth workers betting big on tough cases in Hampden County
From: MassLive
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May 20, 2014
Roca ‘pay for success’ program underway in Hampden County to reduce prison terms, boost employment
From: MassLive
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July 1, 2013
Roca Works to keep at-risk Springfield Youth working
From: MassLive
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April 25, 2013
ROCA Celebrates 25 years of Changing Lives of Troubled Youth in a Positive Way
From: Chelsea Record
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July 31, 2012
Schools that Learn (Updated and Revised): A Fifth Discipline Fieldbook for Educators, Parents, and Everyone Who Cares About Education
From: Crown Publishing Group
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January 11, 2012
Youth Leadership, Circles and Trauma Awareness
From: Unpublished Masters Thesis
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January 1, 2010
The Collective Leadership Storybook: Weaving Strong Communities
From: Center for Ethical Leadership Publications