Success Stories

Martine Hughes Pivot Success Story

MarĀ­tine Hughes explains how hard work and perĀ­sistĀ­ence paid off after she returned home from prisĀ­on and got involved with Pivot. Pivot helps formerly incarĀ­cerĀ­ated women ā€‹ā€œreclaim their lives, rejoin their famĀ­ilĀ­ies and reinĀ­vigĀ­orĀ­ate their comĀ­munitĀ­ies.ā€ wwwā€‹.pivotā€‹proā€‹gramā€‹.org

Ed's Success Story

Ed Rogers describes how perĀ­sistĀ­ence paid off as he returned home after more than 20 years in prisĀ­on. Ed parĀ­tiĀ­cipĀ­ated in a proĀ­gram sponsored by TurnĀ­around TuesĀ­day whose misĀ­sion is to ā€‹ā€œpreĀ­pare ā€‹ā€˜returnĀ­ingā€™, unemĀ­ployed, and under-employed citĀ­izens to reenter the workĀ­force and take an actĀ­ive role in transĀ­formĀ­ing their comĀ­munitĀ­ies. wwwā€‹.turnā€‹aroundtuesā€‹dayā€‹.org.