ROCA Holyoke Too many young people in America end up in jail. It is expensive, ineffective, and destroys lives. Roca offers a different path.
Roca’s mission is to disrupt the cycle of incarceration and pov- erty by helping young people transform their lives. Roca targets the highest - risk young men (17 - 24 years old) who are not ready willing or able to participate in other programs or jobs. Factors include: Prior arrests and justice involvement Actively involved in gangs and in the streets
Dropped out of school No employment history On track for long - term incarceration Roca’s nationally - recognized intervention model
engages high -
risk young people in long term behavior change and skill - building opportunities. We do this through: Relentless Outreach - We knock on doors, engage and re - engage young people, and never give up Transformational Relationships - We build meaningful relationships with young people for the purpose of behavior change Stage - based Programming - Our programming is tailored to meet young people where they are, cognitively and behaviorally Engaged Institutions - We strategically engage systems and organizations in young people’s change process Performance - based Management - We rigorously track data and continuously evaluate our strategies and outcomes
For more information on Roca Holyoke please contact: Melvin Malave. Program Coordinator 413 - 289 - 4792 Melvin_Malave@rocainc.com 384 High Street Holyoke, MA 10140 413 - 437 - 7714 www.rocainc.org
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