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District attorneys from across the state joined with community organizers and police to share plans for violence prevention that will be supported by $2 million in grants from the state.
Roca, the Chelsea-based nonprofit focused on violence intervention, had spent years planning to move its Boston headquarters on Albany Street to a new location. The agency works with young men and women who are affected by gun violence and hail from Dorchester, Mattapan, Roxbury, Hyde Park, and Roslindale. There are 179 people in the Roca program; 49 percent come from
Funds will be used to provide and expand services that support the mental and physical well-being of men and fathers