Tag: Boston
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May 27, 2025
Boston stays the course, despite Trump yanking violence prevention grants
‘There’s nothing quote-unquote woke about saving lives,’ says city community safety leader
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April 30, 2025
Trump’s budget ax comes for Chelsea’s Roca, an antiviolence mainstay
Molly Baldwin had been half-expecting the news that landed in her inbox one morning last week. It was a letter from the Justice Department informing her that a $6 million violence intervention grant to Roca — the Chelsea-based crime prevention agency she leads — was being terminated, effective immediately.
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April 24, 2025
Millions in federal funds slashed for violence prevention in Massachusetts
The U.S. Department of Justice is slashing millions of dollars in grants to Massachusetts organizations that work to decrease violence and support victims.
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April 24, 2025
Local nonprofits lose millions in federal funds for violence prevention
The U.S. Justice Department has stripped millions of dollars in grants to Massachusetts nonprofits that work to reduce violence and support victims, according to internal records first reported by the Washington Post.
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May 23, 2023
‘Where has this training been all my life?’: How healing trauma could actually reform policing
This approach isn’t a panacea to stopping police violence. There isn’t one. But we believe this is part of the solution.
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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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June 18, 2021
A cure for violence
An audacious psychological experiment takes root in some of Massachusetts’ toughest neighborhoods.
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December 22, 2016
Roca Youth Worker Luciana Sousa is a Superstar Foundation Superstar
Luciana shows up every day on time, with a plan, ready to jump into the day rain or shine. Her enthusiasm, evenness and relentlessly upbeat can-do attitude is no easy feat in an environment that can often be…
From: Superstar Foundation
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February 27, 2015
2nd suspect charged in Centre St. murder
From: Jamaica Plain Gazette
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October 28, 2014
Antiviolence program by Roca expands into Boston
From: Boston Globe