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December 18, 2019
Residents in SE Baltimore learn more about juvenile justice system, ways to help youth
BALTIMORE —In southeast Baltimore, residents are learning about the juvenile justice system and what is being done to stop young people from committing crimes…
FROM: WBAL TV
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December 9, 2019
This anti-violence program relentlessly courts at-risk youth. It’s off to a ‘remarkable start’ in Baltimore.
BALTIMORE — Antione Tates was suspicious of a white man who kept showing up at his West Baltimore home, fearing he was a police officer or a probation agent. His mother pleaded with him to call the phone number left at the door…
FROM: The Washington Post
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December 2, 2019
The C4 Show interview with Roca Baltimore Staff James Timpson and Kurt Palermo
Listen to the C4 Show clip on Roca’s first year in Baltimore with Roca Staff James Timpson and Kurt Palermo…
FROM: The C4 Show
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November 21, 2019
At-risk young men in Baltimore slowly turning to Roca, a program offering skills and means to combat violence
Antione Tates was suspicious of a white man who kept showing up at his West Baltimore home, fearing he was a police officer or a probation agent. His mother pleaded with him to call the phone number left at the door…
FROM: The Baltimore Sun
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November 18, 2019
New England Patriots players announce $450,000 in grants to benefit five local social justice organizations
The New England Patriots players announced that their Social Justice Fund has selected five local organizations as the beneficiaries of $450,000 in grants for the work they…
FROM: The New England Patriots
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November 4, 2019
Strengthening Human Services Through Social Capitol
ASPE has contracted with Research Triangle Institute and the University of North Carolina School of Government for this project, which seeks to understand how local, state…
FROM: Office of the Assitant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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September 12, 2019
Roca and Dorchester Brewing Co. helping young men of Dorchester, Roxbury, and Mattapan leave the streets and go to work
A few years ago, Denzel Florvil found himself fresh off a stint in prison and full of uncertainty about his future. He had no car…
FROM: Boston Business Journal
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August 7, 2019
Gun Violence Prevention Funding Grant
Two Springfield community organizations are each receiving $800,000 to reduce gun violence among teens and young adults…
FROM: Connecting Point
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August 7, 2019
Inaction on age-hike crime bill leaves young people at risk
There is one big risk with the proposed legislation to raise the age at which suspected criminal offenders are typically prosecuted as adults: not passing it fast enough…
FROM: The Boston Globe
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August 7, 2019
Democrats are skipping out on the most important gun fight of all
In the Democratic primary campaign for president, candidates are going bigger and bolder on guns than ever before. Senator Elizabeth Warren has called for a…
FROM: The Boston Globe
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August 7, 2019
Commentary: Roca Transforming Lives in Lynn
Joey and Chris probably didn’t see themselves becoming role models for other high-risk young men in Lynn — but that’s exactly what they are today…
FROM: Lynn Item
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July 9, 2019
Boston Suburb Reflects Broad Changes In US Immigration
Guatemalan bakeries, Honduran restaurants and Salvadoran markets are joining an already ethnically diverse mix of businesses in downtown Chelsea, a tiny industrial city across the Mystic River from Boston.
FROM: Associated Press
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May 21, 2019
Nearly one year in, Roca is chipping away at juvenile crime in Baltimore
Even on a mucky Monday, there’s a certain joy within a work crew on Harlem Avenue in West Baltimore. The joy is in the work and in the road to redemption.
FROM: WMAR-2 News
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May 16, 2019
Lynn Police, Agencies, Court Team Up to Support At-Risk Residents
The city’s police, community agencies and Lynn District Court are coming together to adopt a crime-reduction “hub” model focused on providing services to at-risk individuals before tragedy occurs…
FROM: Item Live
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May 16, 2019
It’s time to change the narrative on Baltimore. There’s a lot worth celebrating.
It seems like years since Baltimore has gotten a break. From violence to corruption, we have read story after story that portray our city negatively…
FROM: Washington Post
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May 16, 2019
Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito visits ROCA in Holyoke
Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito was in Holyoke Tuesday morning as part of the state’s Safe and Successful Youth initiative…
FROM: WWLP 22 News
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March 20, 2019
State lawmakers hear issues juveniles face while incarcerated
A panel of juvenile justice advocates met with state lawmakers Monday. Four young adults who served time in the Massachusetts House of Corrections…
FROM: WWLP 22 News
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March 20, 2019
The Tragedy of Baltimore
On April 27, 2015, Shantay Guy was driving her 13-year-old son home across Baltimore from a doctor’s appointment when something — a rock, a brick, she wasn’t sure what — hit her car…
FROM: NYT Magazine & ProPublica
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March 1, 2019
Roca workers race against the clock to change violent Baltimore boys
A report by the Roca organization on its first six months in Baltimore reveals how persistence, a key ingredient of the program, might pay off. It also shows…
FROM: Baltimore Sun
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March 1, 2019
Task force weighs raising juvenile court age
Eleven years later, he’s gone through both the Department of Youth Services and, starting at 19, the Middlesex House of Correction. He has perspective…
FROM: CommonWealth Magazine
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March 1, 2019
Consistent intervention in the lives of offenders will spare Baltimore more violence
After another week of shootings and killings, this seems like a good time to say it again: Baltimore needs to not only suppress violence with smart police work, it needs…
FROM: Baltimore Sun
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February 20, 2019
Lawmakers see more room for juvenile justice improvements
In a crowded room that perhaps reflected the level of interest in the problem, advocates, legislators and state officials outlined ideas to help state government…
FROM: Worcester Telegram
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January 10, 2019
After five months of recruiting Baltimore’s most dangerous young men, Roca ready to show its progress
Armed with a list of 180 young men considered Baltimore’s most dangerous, outreach workers have scoured city neighborhoods since July to find them…
FROM: Baltimore Sun
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January 10, 2019
Open house at Roca, a partnership working to disrupt Baltimore’s cycle of violence
Roca Baltimore, a public-private partnership working to disrupt the cycle of violence in the city with relentless outreach to the highest risk young people, hosts a…
FROM: Baltimore Sun (video)
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January 10, 2019
Roca program aiming to reduce crime in young adults begins in Baltimore
A new effort to reduce crime among young adults in Baltimore begins on Thursday. The program is called Roca, which is Spanish for rock. It aims to give teens opportunities…
FROM: WMAR
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January 10, 2019
Nonprofit program targets Baltimore’s most dangerous young men
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is showcasing a new crime-fighting program targeting the city’s most dangerous young men. FOX45’s Keith Daniels was at the…
FROM: WBFF
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