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Welcome to Roca!
Welcome to Roca!
Roca Today
Roca was founded in Chelsea, MA, in 1988.
30 years later, we:
• Serve 1,200 high-risk young people annually
• Operate 6 sites in 2 states (MA and MD)
• Have 113 staff
• Manage a $14 million dollar annual budget
• Run America’s largest Pay for Success project
A Few Key Milestones
1988 | Roca is founded
2000 | Learning Peacemaking Circles
2005 | First Theory of Change
2006 | All things data
2010 | First program replication
2014 | Pay for Success
2018 | Opening Roca Baltimore
Asking Hard Questions
• Are we really improving the lives of the people we serve?
How do we know?
• What are we really trying to improve?
What are our outcomes, performance indicators, measures?
• What is the work that will get us there?
Do we have clearly articulated methods and strategies?
• Do we have a way to develop, improve, manage staff performance?
Do we have proper job descriptions, supervision, coaching?
• Are we willing to be truthful about the work? Change? Shut down?
Theory of Change
MISSION | Why we are in business – our social value
GOALS | What we must accomplish to deliver our social value
OBJECTIVES | Key milestones we must meet to achieve our goals
TARGET POPULATION | Who we serve
PROGRAMS/SERVICES | What we do to impact outcomes
OUTCOMES | Measurable changes that make goals real
INDICATORS | What we look at to recognize progress
MEASURES | What we do to assess performance
DATA | The facts we use to manage and learn from our work
Adapted from:Hunter Consulting LLC
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Mission
Roca’s mission is to disrupt the cycle of incarceration and poverty by helping young people transform their lives.
Theory of Change
Roca’s theory of change is that young people, when re‐engaged through positive and intensive relationships, can change their behaviors and develop life, education, and employment skills to disrupt the cycles of poverty and incarceration.
Why Are We Here
Young Adults and Crime
The Age-Crime Curve
3-Year Recidivism Rate
Our Target Populations
High Risk Young Men
Heavily involved in the streets, violence, and the justice system
Roca serves young people ages 16-24
at critical risk who are not ready, willing, or able
to participate in jobs, education, or other programs
High Risk Young Mothers
Multiple systems involvement, history of trauma and victimization
The Outcomes We Work Towards
High-Risk Young Mothers
• Delayed subsequent pregnancies• Educational gains• Sustained employment• Positive parent-child interactions• Improved child outcomes
High-Risk Young Men
• Reduced Re-Incarceration• Sustained Employment
Our Strategies
Brain Development & Trauma Cognitive-Behavioral Theory Stages of Change
Do
1. Pre-Contemplation
2. Contemplation
3. Planning
4. Action
5. Sustaining
Relapse
Think
Feel
• Roca’s strategies are grounded in theory, evidence, and research
• Roca’s journey is to operationalize and integrate this knowledge to a comprehensive intervention model that makes sensefor young people, staff, and partners
Frameworks for Behavior Change
Stages of Change
1. Pre-Contemplation = NO
2. Contemplation = MAYBE
3. Planning = GETTING READY
4. Action = ACTING DIFFERENTLY
5. Sustaining = MORE THAN 51%
Relapseis part of any
behavior change
Prochaska & DiClemente
Cognitive Behavioral Theory
Do
Think
Feel
Situations affect what we say in our heads, what we feel in our bodies, and what we do in response.
What we think, feel, and do affect each other.
Brain Development and Trauma
Flight, Fight, Freeze
Survival, Basic Vital Life Functions
Executive Functioning
Brain Development and Trauma
• Response to perceived threats:• “alarm bell”• Limbic system takes over• Quick Flight, fight, freeze reactions• Shutting off executive functioning• Blocking pain
• Young people who have experienced trauma and re-trauma “live in their limbic system”
Frameworks for Behavior Change
Brain Development & Trauma Cognitive-Behavioral Theory Stages of Change
Do
1. Pre-Contemplation
2. Contemplation
3. Planning
4. Action
5. Sustaining
Relapse
Think
Feel
So what can we do?
Create Safety.
Disrupt Think-Feel-Do Cycles.
Plan for ALL of the Stages.
Our Intervention Model – Our Strategies
Relentless Outreach
Transformational Relationships
Stage-Based Programming
Engaged Institutions
Transitional Employment
Relapse and Progress
Relapse and Progress
CBT Programming
CBT Programming
Post Completion24-48 Months From Enrollment18-24 Months From Enrollment06-18 Months From Enrollment
Increase Engagement with Staff
Increase Program Retention
Increase Life SkillsProgramming Engagement
Increase EducationProgramming Engagement
Increase EmploymentProgramming Engagement
IncreaseEmotional Regulation
IncreaseEducational Gains
IncreaseEmployment Gains
ReduceTechnical Violations
ReduceArrests For New Offenses
IncreaseEmployment Retention
ReduceRe-Incarceration
Rates
Sustain Employment
Results Framework
FY18 Outcomes
942high-risk young men
served in FY18
88%of 244 graduates had
no new arrests
66%of 244 young men placed
in a job held the job 6+ months
Tools for Frontline Staff
Tools for Managers
Thank you!
