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Ayanna Pressley: “One of my favorite things about ROCA is how many people go…”

Featuring: Ayanna Pressley, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 7th Congressional District

Rep. Ayanna Pressley Celebrates $922K Delivered for Roca's Managing Trauma in Corrections Program

Published May 6, 2026 | Video Starts at 09:50

Thank you for being here today and for showing up every day. Thank you. Okay. And speaking of the extraordinary young people who have benefited from the innovative and responsive programming here, One of my favorite things about ROCA is how many people go from being a program participant to being an administrator. to playing lead roles. There are so many young people here who have been elevated and come back to show up for people in the way that people showed up for them at roca. (09:50–09:59)

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