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December 18, 2014
Cognoscenti: Improving the Massachusetts Criminal Justice System
From: WBUR
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December 12, 2014
A new strategy on shelter: Baker should continue Patrick’s initiative to end homelessness
From: Boston Globe
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December 12, 2014
Mass. teen birth rate at all-time low
From: Boston Globe
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December 11, 2014
More than 170 named to Baker transition committees
From: Boston Globe
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December 8, 2014
Mass. Launches Pay For Success Initiative to Reduce Homelessness
From: CivSource.com
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December 8, 2014
Patrick announces $3.5 million to reduce chronic homelessness
From: Boston Globe
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December 8, 2014
Welcome to Chelsea, the new ‘it’ zip
From: Boston Globe
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December 1, 2014
Recognizing Healthy Communities: The 2014 All-America City Awards
From: Nat Civic Rev
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November 13, 2014
Baker’s cabinet pick raises eyebrows
From: Boston Globe
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October 28, 2014
Antiviolence program by Roca expands into Boston
From: Boston Globe
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October 25, 2014
Fed Chair Visits TND Connect: Concerned About Jobs and Housing Market
From: Chelsea Record
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October 17, 2014
Does ‘Pay For Success’ Actually Pay Off? The ROI of Social Impact Bonds
From: Nonprofit Quarterly
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October 5, 2014
Social impact bonds: Getting better at doing good
From: Boston Globe
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September 29, 2014
Chicopee hires job training program Roca to put at-risk men to work
From: MassLive
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September 25, 2014
Coakley pledges $225M In New Student Aid
From: WBUR
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September 3, 2014
Police, Officials Tour Maverick Landing
From: East Boston Times
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August 29, 2014
Gov. Candidate, Ash Tour Box District
From: Chelsea Record
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August 29, 2014
Crime Drops 6% in First Half of ’14
From: Chelsea Record
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August 13, 2014
Chelsea DTA Honors Clients Who Found Success
From: Chelsea Record
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June 18, 2014
Editorial: Phoenix Charter Academy offers a refreshing hope to Springfield teens and young adults
From: MassLive
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June 18, 2014
Chelsea, All-American City
From: Chelsea Record
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June 2, 2014
Roca youth workers betting big on tough cases in Hampden County
From: MassLive
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June 1, 2014
Oral Health Disparities and Unmet Dental Needs among Preschool Children in Chelsea, MA: Exploring Mechanisms, Defining Solutions
From: Journal of Oral Hygiene & Health
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May 22, 2014
Viewpoint: Both liberal and conservative, Roca deserves a chance
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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May 14, 2014
Goldman Sachs Is Investing in Boston Gang Members
From: Boston Magazine
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May 8, 2014
Goldman’s Bullish on Boston Bloods Staying Out of Jail
From: Bloomberg.com
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May 5, 2014
Kelord Kynard of Springfield honored at Roca Breakfast Fundraiser in Boston
From: MassLive
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April 2, 2014
Tackling Mass Incarceration
From: NYT
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February 5, 2014
Public-private partnerships show new way to pay for success
From: Boston.com
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February 4, 2014
Massachusetts Begins Juvenile Justice Initiative
From: WAMC- Northeast Public Radio
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February 4, 2014
Roca to prepare 300 Western Massachusetts young men for work, avoidance of crime, through unique state-funded program
From: MassLive
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January 30, 2014
Social Impact Bonds to Fund Program to Reduce Recidivism
From: Nonprofit Quarterly
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January 30, 2014
Congratulations, Roca and CEO Molly Baldwin on the Launch of Pay for Success (PFS) Initiative
From: Chelsea Record
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January 29, 2014
Goldman Sachs buys ‘social impact’ bonds: If Chelsea nonprofit succeeds, bank profits
From: Boston Globe
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January 29, 2014
$27 million state program to fund Roca outreach program in Greater Springfield and Greater Boston
From: MassLive
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January 16, 2014
Chelsea Gets Major Grant from Boston Fed’s Working Cities Challenge
From: Chelsea Record
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January 1, 2014
Chapter 16: Social Impact Bonds/Pay-For-Success Financing
From: New Frontiers for Philanthropy: A Guide to the New Tools and New Actors That Are Reshaping Global Philanthropy and Social Investing
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October 25, 2013
New Data Shows High-Risk Young Men in Roca Model Avoid New Arrests & Violations, Retain Jobs
From: Corrections.com
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September 26, 2013
Roca program aims to help additional at-risk youth in Massachusetts with $11.6 million federal grant
From: MassLive
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September 23, 2013
’Pay For Success’ program in Mass. Gets boost: $11.7m grant to help at-risk youth
From: Boston Globe
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July 1, 2013
Roca Works to keep at-risk Springfield Youth working
From: MassLive
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May 31, 2013
STORY UPDATE: Youth group Roca will earn ‘Pay For Success.’
From: Christian Science Monitor
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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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April 18, 2013
From Newtown to Chelsea, Organizer is a Difference Maker
From: Chelsea Record
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April 1, 2013
Social Innovation Financing Case Study: Preparing for Pay for Success Opportunities
From: Third Sector Capital Partners
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January 1, 2013
Peacemaking Circles and Urban Youth: Bringing Justice Home
From: Living Justice Press
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November 28, 2012
When High Finance Meets Age-Old Problems
From: Communities & Banking
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August 8, 2012
Chelsea Police, Social Service Agency Partner for At-Risk Youth
From: WBUR
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August 1, 2012
Mass. Program ties nonprofits’ pay to success
From: Boston Globe
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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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June 27, 2012
Roca, celebrating 2 years in Springfield, credited with helping young men at risk turn their lives around
From: MassLive
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June 20, 2012
The Promise of Social Impact Bonds
From: NYT
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May 10, 2012
Kerry, Drug Czar Visit ROCA; Discuss Drug Policy and Strategy
From: Chelsea Record
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February 2, 2012
ROCA Key Program
From: Chelsea Record
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January 11, 2012
Youth Leadership, Circles and Trauma Awareness
From: Unpublished Masters Thesis
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January 1, 2012
Beyond the Numbers: Data Use for Continuous Improvement of Programs Serving Disconnected Youth
From: American Youth Policy Forum
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October 1, 2011
Giving At-Risk Youth a Chance
From: Communities & Banking
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July 29, 2011
Engaging High-Risk Young Mothers Into Effective Programming: The Importance of Relationships and Relentlessness
From: Journal of Family Social Work
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January 1, 2011
From Social Control to Social Engagement: Enabling the “Time and Space” to Talk Through Restorative Justice and Responsive Regulation
From: Contemporary Issues in Criminological Theory and Research
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November 29, 2010
Difference Maker
From: Christian Science Monitor
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June 26, 2010
Chelsea based Roca program setting up shop in Springfield to help Western Mass. Youths
From: MassLive
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January 1, 2010
The Collective Leadership Storybook: Weaving Strong Communities
From: Center for Ethical Leadership Publications
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January 1, 2010
The Solutions in Our Midst
From: Oxford Leadership Journal
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September 28, 2009
Pathways into and out of commercial sexual victimization of children: Understanding and responding to sexually exploited teens
From: University of Massachusetts
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January 1, 2009
Network Management in Education
From: Partnering for Progress: Boston University, the Chelsea Public Schools, and Urban Education Reform
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January 1, 2009
Outreach in the Chelsea School System
From: Partnering for Progress: Boston University, the Chelsea Public Schools, and Urban Education Reform
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January 1, 2009
The Experience of Urban Youth in Chelsea, Massachusetts: A Look at the Traditional Public School System
From: SIT Masters Thesis
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January 1, 2008
Street Outreach Workers: Best Practices and Lessons Learned
From: School of Justice Studies Faculty Publications, Roger Williams University
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October 1, 2007
Back to the Future: Engaging Older Youth
From: The Massachusetts Special Commission on After School and Out of School Time
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June 4, 2007
Torchlights in ESL: Five Community College Profiles
From: Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy
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November 4, 2006
Creating wrap-around services for pregnant/parenting teens, their partners, and families
From: 134th Annual APHA Meeting
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September 5, 2006
Improving drug treatment services for Hispanics: research gaps and scientific opportunities
From: Drug and Alcohol Dependence
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June 1, 2006
Taking on the Challenge: Phase I of the Hyams Foundation Girls’ Initiative
From: Boston College Law School Legal Studies Research Paper
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February 7, 2006
Encircling Institutions: Surrounding youth in crisis with mutual engagement, commitment and trust
From: Takoma Park, MD: Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development
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June 10, 2005
“I love ballet”: Arts incentives for adolescent health and community development.
From: New directions for youth development
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January 1, 2004
Living the Change You Seek: Roca’s Core Curriculum for Human Development
From: Reflections: The SoL Journal
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November 17, 2003
Healing Circles Intervention with Latino Immigrant Young People
From: The 131st Annual APHA Meeting
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September 30, 2003
Achieving Better Outcomes in New Zealand Through Collaboration: Perspectives from the United States. State Services Commission of New Zealand
From: Working paper
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January 1, 1999
The All‐America City and Youth
From: National Civic Review
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January 1, 1997
A City Year: On the Streets and in the Neighborhoods with Twelve Young Community Service Volunteers
From: Transaction Publishers
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March 23, 1992
Policy Shifts in the Massachusetts Response to Family Homelessness
From: New England Journal of Public Policy
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