Roca, Inc. enables high-risk young people residing in the Greater Boston communities of Chelsea, Revere, and East Boston to lead healthy, independent lives. Through intensive outreach efforts that engage youth “on the street,” Roca staff form deep “transformational relationships” with youth, and then engage participants with various education, employment, and civic programs that help them develop the skills needed to become productive members of

their communities.

In 2002, the organization was hit (along with all other agencies in Massachusetts) with significant funding cuts from the state, adversely impacting operations. Since then, Roca has been able to bounce back and re-establish its funding base, while rigorously aligning all aspects of its widely respected and innovative service model around a strong theory of change. In addition, Roca recently established a promising transitional employment program for youth.

Roca: Level of Tracking Capacity

*Currently working to improve tracking of participant performance.