Journey

When I first heard about the local corps, I was a high school dropout. I’d spent two years pretty much…

After six months, I built the confidence to talk to staff about the corps. They told me that if I…

The first year, all I did was work, go to school, and save my money. After a year, I had…

The counselors at my local corps made a big impact on my life. My first day there, when my counselor…

I remember going out to the forest for the first time. I felt like I was in a different country.…

When I joined the corps, I weighed 275 pounds and after this summer program, I weighed 230, which was a…

Going back to the same forest made me realize, yeah, these are my woods. I showed the young adults how…

I remember applying for jobs for quite a while. I didn’t get calls back but my supervisor told me to…

I remember coming home that day and telling my mom I got the fire job I’d been applying for the…

If someone’s offering you something, I know it can be hard to do something you don’t know, but take the…