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Story of Strength: Persistence

9/27/2021

 
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Ja'Quan learning the ropes while in training.
There are moments in time that fundamentally change your trajectory in life. They fuel your commitment to doing better and being better. For Ja’Quan, RW ‘19 alum, that moment was when he lost his best friend to gun violence. And now, he’s motivated to be the person his friend always knew he could be.

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Story of Strength: Determination

6/22/2021

 
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Bianca has a vision.
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“In a couple of years, I want to buy my first property,” she told us on a sunny afternoon while taking a break on her current job site with Evryman Wood. She’ll rehab the space, make it beautiful, and then sell it or rent it out. And then she’ll buy another and another. Eventually she wants to own multiple properties. We called it being a “real estate mogul,” to which she chuckled.


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Story of Strength: Perseverance

3/15/2021

 
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Brandon (RW ‘19) rides the bus to his job site downtown each day carrying his hard hat and tools along with him. “Young men see me in my uniform while I’m riding, and they ask me what kind of work I do,” he said. “Lots of guys think they don’t have a choice in life because of what happened in their past. So, I tell them all about Revolution Workshop because RW helped me become who I am today.”

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