a chance could be many things a chance can help you realize your potential
can help you realize your potential
can help you realize your potential possibilities and the sense of purpose
possibilities and the sense of purpose
possibilities and the sense of purpose what’s the value of a chance when I was
what’s the value of a chance when I was
what’s the value of a chance when I was 14 years old I felt really good about
14 years old I felt really good about
14 years old I felt really good about myself now I wasn’t conceited and have a
myself now I wasn’t conceited and have a
myself now I wasn’t conceited and have a big head or anything like that
big head or anything like that
big head or anything like that but I felt really good about myself
but I felt really good about myself
but I felt really good about myself because someone gave me a chance I had a
because someone gave me a chance I had a
because someone gave me a chance I had a summer job earn $400 every two weeks now
summer job earn $400 every two weeks now
summer job earn $400 every two weeks now that doesn’t qualify me to be a baller
that doesn’t qualify me to be a baller
that doesn’t qualify me to be a baller but for me in those days that was a ton
but for me in those days that was a ton
but for me in those days that was a ton of money every payday during my lunch
of money every payday during my lunch
of money every payday during my lunch break I would walk to know I’ve run to
break I would walk to know I’ve run to
break I would walk to know I’ve run to the bank to deposit my check I would act
the bank to deposit my check I would act
the bank to deposit my check I would act to tell it to withdraw the full amount
to tell it to withdraw the full amount
to tell it to withdraw the full amount and to giving my money $20 bills on the
and to giving my money $20 bills on the
and to giving my money $20 bills on the bus ride home I would sit in the back
bus ride home I would sit in the back
bus ride home I would sit in the back I pull my money out hold you beneath the
I pull my money out hold you beneath the
I pull my money out hold you beneath the seat in front of me I fanned the bills
seat in front of me I fanned the bills
seat in front of me I fanned the bills count the money over and over again and
count the money over and over again and
count the money over and over again and I think about all the things I wanted to
I think about all the things I wanted to
I think about all the things I wanted to buy and do the money was well-earned I
buy and do the money was well-earned I
buy and do the money was well-earned I spent summers involved in ecological
spent summers involved in ecological
spent summers involved in ecological restoration work of course acres of
restoration work of course acres of
restoration work of course acres of woodland in the Bronx New York I spent
woodland in the Bronx New York I spent
woodland in the Bronx New York I spent my days outdoors surrounded by trees in
my days outdoors surrounded by trees in
my days outdoors surrounded by trees in the forest I battled the Sun insects
the forest I battled the Sun insects
the forest I battled the Sun insects poison ivy thorns and I tried to keep
poison ivy thorns and I tried to keep
poison ivy thorns and I tried to keep him getting lost in the woods every day
him getting lost in the woods every day
him getting lost in the woods every day I came home from head to toe covered in
I came home from head to toe covered in
I came home from head to toe covered in dirt with small cuts and bruises but I
dirt with small cuts and bruises but I
dirt with small cuts and bruises but I loved it having a job made me feel a
loved it having a job made me feel a
loved it having a job made me feel a sense of pride and dignity it also made
sense of pride and dignity it also made
sense of pride and dignity it also made my father feel proud he drove me to the
my father feel proud he drove me to the
my father feel proud he drove me to the interview he made sure my hair was
interview he made sure my hair was
interview he made sure my hair was brushed made sure that my shirt was
brushed made sure that my shirt was
brushed made sure that my shirt was tucked in he helped me tie my necktie
tucked in he helped me tie my necktie
tucked in he helped me tie my necktie made sure I arrived on time he also made
made sure I arrived on time he also made
made sure I arrived on time he also made me feel very confident he made me feel
me feel very confident he made me feel
me feel very confident he made me feel like I had a good chance to get hired
like I had a good chance to get hired
like I had a good chance to get hired now although this was over 20 years ago
now although this was over 20 years ago
now although this was over 20 years ago I still remember the woman who gave me
I still remember the woman who gave me
I still remember the woman who gave me my first job interview
my first job interview
my first job interview women who gave me a chance her name was
women who gave me a chance her name was
women who gave me a chance her name was Wendy and Wendy loved to talk about
Wendy and Wendy loved to talk about
Wendy and Wendy loved to talk about environmental issues and she loved to
environmental issues and she loved to
environmental issues and she loved to give young people a chance she also
give young people a chance she also
give young people a chance she also loved to eat granola and were hiking
loved to eat granola and were hiking
loved to eat granola and were hiking boots and really thick socks in the
boots and really thick socks in the
boots and really thick socks in the summer but that’s another thing Wendy
summer but that’s another thing Wendy
summer but that’s another thing Wendy gave me a chance to learn the value of
gave me a chance to learn the value of
gave me a chance to learn the value of hard work at an early age my parents
hard work at an early age my parents
hard work at an early age my parents emigrated from Jamaica to America and
emigrated from Jamaica to America and
emigrated from Jamaica to America and they took a chance they left behind
they took a chance they left behind
they took a chance they left behind everything that they knew but when they
everything that they knew but when they
everything that they knew but when they arrived in America someone gave them a
arrived in America someone gave them a
arrived in America someone gave them a chance to start a new life
chance to start a new life
chance to start a new life earn money and provide for their family
earn money and provide for their family
earn money and provide for their family and because someone gave them a chance
and because someone gave them a chance
and because someone gave them a chance they were able to model work ethic and
they were able to model work ethic and
they were able to model work ethic and personal responsibility and by virtue of
personal responsibility and by virtue of
personal responsibility and by virtue of example these things will become my
example these things will become my
example these things will become my inheritance and so having that summer
inheritance and so having that summer
inheritance and so having that summer job made me feel just like my parents
job made me feel just like my parents
job made me feel just like my parents I’m sure they disagree with that just a
I’m sure they disagree with that just a
I’m sure they disagree with that just a little bit each year over 600,000 people
little bit each year over 600,000 people
little bit each year over 600,000 people migrate to communities across America in
migrate to communities across America in
migrate to communities across America in search of a chance but they’re not
search of a chance but they’re not
search of a chance but they’re not departed from distant shores like my
departed from distant shores like my
departed from distant shores like my parents each year over 600,000 people
parents each year over 600,000 people
parents each year over 600,000 people are released from federal and state
are released from federal and state
are released from federal and state prisons and search for a chance now on
prisons and search for a chance now on
prisons and search for a chance now on the statewide coordinator of initiative
the statewide coordinator of initiative
the statewide coordinator of initiative called Project longevity and we focus on
called Project longevity and we focus on
called Project longevity and we focus on reducing urban gun violence and also we
reducing urban gun violence and also we
reducing urban gun violence and also we work with people who had just been
work with people who had just been
work with people who had just been released from prison we call them
released from prison we call them
released from prison we call them returning citizens they were citizens
returning citizens they were citizens
returning citizens they were citizens before they went in they’re citizens
before they went in they’re citizens
before they went in they’re citizens when they come out we try to get them
when they come out we try to get them
when they come out we try to get them acclimated in their communities we try
acclimated in their communities we try
acclimated in their communities we try to end their associations with violent
to end their associations with violent
to end their associations with violent Street groups we try to give them a
Street groups we try to give them a
Street groups we try to give them a chance sometimes that involves helping
chance sometimes that involves helping
chance sometimes that involves helping them to get prepared for their first job
them to get prepared for their first job
them to get prepared for their first job interview but it always involves
interview but it always involves
interview but it always involves speaking to their potential and their
speaking to their potential and their
speaking to their potential and their value to the families and their
value to the families and their
value to the families and their communities there aren’t too many rich
communities there aren’t too many rich
communities there aren’t too many rich people in prison most of the people that
people in prison most of the people that
people in prison most of the people that we work with come from
we work with come from
we work with come from poor communities and poor families and
poor communities and poor families and
poor communities and poor families and when they’re released from prison they
when they’re released from prison they
when they’re released from prison they return to poor communities and to poor
return to poor communities and to poor
return to poor communities and to poor families now as a teenager I was a bit
families now as a teenager I was a bit
families now as a teenager I was a bit rambunctious like many teenagers I
rambunctious like many teenagers I
rambunctious like many teenagers I struggled with impulsive ‘ti social
struggled with impulsive ‘ti social
struggled with impulsive ‘ti social anxiety peer pressure risk-taking
anxiety peer pressure risk-taking
anxiety peer pressure risk-taking behavior and during that summer when I
behavior and during that summer when I
behavior and during that summer when I was 14 years old I was outside and a
was 14 years old I was outside and a
was 14 years old I was outside and a friend of mine was running full-speed
friend of mine was running full-speed
friend of mine was running full-speed he was breathing heavily and when he got
he was breathing heavily and when he got
he was breathing heavily and when he got to me he stopped and he pulled out a
to me he stopped and he pulled out a
to me he stopped and he pulled out a small brown crumpled up paper bag and he
small brown crumpled up paper bag and he
small brown crumpled up paper bag and he told me to take the bag and he said that
told me to take the bag and he said that
told me to take the bag and he said that he’d come back for it later on
he’d come back for it later on
he’d come back for it later on see he was running from the police I
see he was running from the police I
see he was running from the police I told him I couldn’t take the bag and
told him I couldn’t take the bag and
told him I couldn’t take the bag and employed it with me he offered me $200
employed it with me he offered me $200
employed it with me he offered me $200 not to think about that because $200
not to think about that because $200
not to think about that because $200 that’s a pair of Jordans but again I
that’s a pair of Jordans but again I
that’s a pair of Jordans but again I told him that I couldn’t take the back
told him that I couldn’t take the back
told him that I couldn’t take the back and no doubt I believe he thought I was
and no doubt I believe he thought I was
and no doubt I believe he thought I was a disloyal friend and he ran off you see
a disloyal friend and he ran off you see
a disloyal friend and he ran off you see having a job gave me a chance to earn
having a job gave me a chance to earn
having a job gave me a chance to earn money legitimately so in that moment at
money legitimately so in that moment at
money legitimately so in that moment at that time I wasn’t tempted by fast money
that time I wasn’t tempted by fast money
that time I wasn’t tempted by fast money someone gave me a chance to work someone
someone gave me a chance to work someone
someone gave me a chance to work someone else gave my friend a chance to sell
else gave my friend a chance to sell
else gave my friend a chance to sell drugs a chance can be many things it can
drugs a chance can be many things it can
drugs a chance can be many things it can help you realize your potential
help you realize your potential
help you realize your potential possibilities and a sense of purpose but
possibilities and a sense of purpose but
possibilities and a sense of purpose but certain chances can lead to your demise
certain chances can lead to your demise
certain chances can lead to your demise see there was a silent covenant there
see there was a silent covenant there
see there was a silent covenant there was a cold if I had taken that bag and
was a cold if I had taken that bag and
was a cold if I had taken that bag and the police caught me with that bag I
the police caught me with that bag I
the police caught me with that bag I couldn’t snitch that’s the chance that I
couldn’t snitch that’s the chance that I
couldn’t snitch that’s the chance that I was going to take I risked incarceration
was going to take I risked incarceration
was going to take I risked incarceration I risked my own freedom several years
I risked my own freedom several years
I risked my own freedom several years later
later
later when I was 17 years old a good friend of
when I was 17 years old a good friend of
when I was 17 years old a good friend of mine Duane was shot and killed the way
mine Duane was shot and killed the way
mine Duane was shot and killed the way and I were the same age the way was
and I were the same age the way was
and I were the same age the way was smart funny he was a student athlete he
smart funny he was a student athlete he
smart funny he was a student athlete he was very charismatic at his funeral I
was very charismatic at his funeral I
was very charismatic at his funeral I put my hand on his body and it was cold
put my hand on his body and it was cold
put my hand on his body and it was cold and stiff my heart beat like a drum and
and stiff my heart beat like a drum and
and stiff my heart beat like a drum and it felt like it was on fire I saw myself
it felt like it was on fire I saw myself
it felt like it was on fire I saw myself in his casket at 17 I was confronted
in his casket at 17 I was confronted
in his casket at 17 I was confronted with my own mortality I no longer felt
with my own mortality I no longer felt
with my own mortality I no longer felt like I had a chance I no longer thought
like I had a chance I no longer thought
like I had a chance I no longer thought about my potential the possibilities are
about my potential the possibilities are
about my potential the possibilities are my sense of purpose
Duane’s chance at life was stolen from
Duane’s chance at life was stolen from him what about his murderer
him what about his murderer
him what about his murderer what led him to the point where he would
what led him to the point where he would
what led him to the point where he would take someone’s life what are we to make
take someone’s life what are we to make
take someone’s life what are we to make of this cycle of incarceration and
of this cycle of incarceration and
of this cycle of incarceration and violence for me this was a very
violence for me this was a very
violence for me this was a very traumatic experience now with 17 years
traumatic experience now with 17 years
traumatic experience now with 17 years old so some would consider that an early
old so some would consider that an early
old so some would consider that an early childhood or a childhood traumatic
childhood or a childhood traumatic
childhood or a childhood traumatic experience there are over one point five
experience there are over one point five
experience there are over one point five million people in federal and state
million people in federal and state
million people in federal and state prisons and many of them have been
prisons and many of them have been
prisons and many of them have been exposed to trauma before they were
exposed to trauma before they were
exposed to trauma before they were incarcerated or during their
incarcerated or during their
incarcerated or during their incarceration
the reality is is that when they come
the reality is is that when they come out of prison and they’re seeking a
out of prison and they’re seeking a
out of prison and they’re seeking a second chance they’re actually seeking
second chance they’re actually seeking
second chance they’re actually seeking their first chance you see when you feel
their first chance you see when you feel
their first chance you see when you feel like there’s a good chance that you’ll
like there’s a good chance that you’ll
like there’s a good chance that you’ll be incarcerated or shot it’s easy to
be incarcerated or shot it’s easy to
be incarcerated or shot it’s easy to believe to think that you will never
believe to think that you will never
believe to think that you will never have a chance it makes you want to stop
have a chance it makes you want to stop
have a chance it makes you want to stop investing in your future
investing in your future
investing in your future sometimes we shut down and the way we
sometimes we shut down and the way we
sometimes we shut down and the way we view our chances are going to guide our
view our chances are going to guide our
view our chances are going to guide our decisions in life years later
decisions in life years later
decisions in life years later how do little hair on my face well here
how do little hair on my face well here
how do little hair on my face well here in my chest either daughter I was
in my chest either daughter I was
in my chest either daughter I was working for Internet company accom we
working for Internet company accom we
working for Internet company accom we called it back in those days but that
called it back in those days but that
called it back in those days but that company shortly thereafter went bankrupt
company shortly thereafter went bankrupt
company shortly thereafter went bankrupt and I found myself unemployed I spent
and I found myself unemployed I spent
and I found myself unemployed I spent months searching for a new job and as
months searching for a new job and as
months searching for a new job and as time went on I grew desperate and as a
time went on I grew desperate and as a
time went on I grew desperate and as a young father I contemplated selling
young father I contemplated selling
young father I contemplated selling drugs but for many reasons I’m very
drugs but for many reasons I’m very
drugs but for many reasons I’m very happy I didn’t take that chance because
happy I didn’t take that chance because
happy I didn’t take that chance because as a black male I’m 12 times more likely
as a black male I’m 12 times more likely
as a black male I’m 12 times more likely to be sentenced to prison for a drug
to be sentenced to prison for a drug
to be sentenced to prison for a drug offense although white males sell drugs
offense although white males sell drugs
offense although white males sell drugs at almost the same rate so if I had
at almost the same rate so if I had
at almost the same rate so if I had taken that risk what were my chances
finally I got a job interview someone
finally I got a job interview someone gave me a chance that man his name was
gave me a chance that man his name was
gave me a chance that man his name was Paul and Paul like my parents immigrated
Paul and Paul like my parents immigrated
Paul and Paul like my parents immigrated to America from Jamaica and Paul valued
to America from Jamaica and Paul valued
to America from Jamaica and Paul valued given people who were sincere in their
given people who were sincere in their
given people who were sincere in their desire for an opportunity a chance to
desire for an opportunity a chance to
desire for an opportunity a chance to prove their worth
after months of hardship and rejection I
after months of hardship and rejection I was now a young father who was employed
was now a young father who was employed
was now a young father who was employed full time perhaps if I weren’t given
full time perhaps if I weren’t given
full time perhaps if I weren’t given that chance I would have been a young
that chance I would have been a young
that chance I would have been a young father who was incarcerated and
father who was incarcerated and
father who was incarcerated and separated from his child
separated from his child
separated from his child there are 1.5 million children who have
there are 1.5 million children who have
there are 1.5 million children who have a parent who’s incarcerated now that’s
a parent who’s incarcerated now that’s
a parent who’s incarcerated now that’s 700 thousand fathers and 60,000 mothers
700 thousand fathers and 60,000 mothers
700 thousand fathers and 60,000 mothers and when they’ve paid their debt to
and when they’ve paid their debt to
and when they’ve paid their debt to society when they returned to their
society when they returned to their
society when they returned to their communities and their families they need
communities and their families they need
communities and their families they need a chance they need a second chance so
a chance they need a second chance so
a chance they need a second chance so that their children will have a chance
that their children will have a chance
that their children will have a chance given that chance they’ll be able to
given that chance they’ll be able to
given that chance they’ll be able to model work ethic and resilience and just
model work ethic and resilience and just
model work ethic and resilience and just like my parents did for me that would
like my parents did for me that would
like my parents did for me that would become their children’s inheritance it’s
become their children’s inheritance it’s
become their children’s inheritance it’s a way for us to break the cycle now
a way for us to break the cycle now
a way for us to break the cycle now long-term unemployment isn’t uncommon
long-term unemployment isn’t uncommon
long-term unemployment isn’t uncommon but for returning citizens people who
but for returning citizens people who
but for returning citizens people who have been released from prison it’s even
have been released from prison it’s even
have been released from prison it’s even deeper than that because they have the
deeper than that because they have the
deeper than that because they have the stigma of a felony conviction which
stigma of a felony conviction which
stigma of a felony conviction which leads them crystalized in their past
leads them crystalized in their past
leads them crystalized in their past like fossils and amber during that time
like fossils and amber during that time
like fossils and amber during that time another friend of mine named Stephen
another friend of mine named Stephen
another friend of mine named Stephen also became a victim to gun violence
also became a victim to gun violence
also became a victim to gun violence I knew Stephen Stiles four years old and
I knew Stephen Stiles four years old and
I knew Stephen Stiles four years old and Stephen like the Wayne is handsome smart
Stephen like the Wayne is handsome smart
Stephen like the Wayne is handsome smart self-assured and a very loyal friend
self-assured and a very loyal friend
self-assured and a very loyal friend many of my friends vowed retaliation if
many of my friends vowed retaliation if
many of my friends vowed retaliation if we found that who shot Stephen I felt
we found that who shot Stephen I felt
we found that who shot Stephen I felt the same rage they felt I thought
the same rage they felt I thought
the same rage they felt I thought intently about what I do if I had the
intently about what I do if I had the
intently about what I do if I had the chance to confront Stephens murderer how
chance to confront Stephens murderer how
chance to confront Stephens murderer how would I respond what I retaliate
would I respond what I retaliate
would I respond what I retaliate I also thought about my young daughter I
I also thought about my young daughter I
I also thought about my young daughter I thought about the new job I thought
thought about the new job I thought
thought about the new job I thought about the chance Paul had given me I
about the chance Paul had given me I
about the chance Paul had given me I thought about how proud my father was I
couldn’t afford to throw those things
couldn’t afford to throw those things away I couldn’t afford to lose my chance
away I couldn’t afford to lose my chance
away I couldn’t afford to lose my chance you see
you see
you see it’s important that as a society as a
it’s important that as a society as a
it’s important that as a society as a community we support second chances
community we support second chances
community we support second chances because those social connections help to
because those social connections help to
because those social connections help to reduce recidivism amongst returning
reduce recidivism amongst returning
reduce recidivism amongst returning citizens you see what someone’s
citizens you see what someone’s
citizens you see what someone’s connected to their family to their
connected to their family to their
connected to their family to their community to a job when they feel a
community to a job when they feel a
community to a job when they feel a sense of value we decrease the chances
sense of value we decrease the chances
sense of value we decrease the chances of them returning to a life of crime we
of them returning to a life of crime we
of them returning to a life of crime we have to support second chances
have to support second chances
have to support second chances here’s later I was now in my early 30s
here’s later I was now in my early 30s
here’s later I was now in my early 30s you guys are probably wondering how old
you guys are probably wondering how old
you guys are probably wondering how old is he but I was coming home from work
is he but I was coming home from work
is he but I was coming home from work and I had just gotten off the subway
and I had just gotten off the subway
and I had just gotten off the subway train and as I was walking across the
train and as I was walking across the
train and as I was walking across the street I noticed a guy who was stopping
street I noticed a guy who was stopping
street I noticed a guy who was stopping pedestrians and panhandling he was
pedestrians and panhandling he was
pedestrians and panhandling he was begging for money and as I got closer we
begging for money and as I got closer we
begging for money and as I got closer we locked eyes and when we looked at each
locked eyes and when we looked at each
locked eyes and when we looked at each other he asked me to help him with train
other he asked me to help him with train
other he asked me to help him with train fare he told me that he had just been
fare he told me that he had just been
fare he told me that he had just been released from prison and that he needed
released from prison and that he needed
released from prison and that he needed the money so that he could travel to a
the money so that he could travel to a
the money so that he could travel to a family member’s house who had agreed to
family member’s house who had agreed to
family member’s house who had agreed to take him in because since being released
take him in because since being released
take him in because since being released from prison he was count surfing I
from prison he was count surfing I
from prison he was count surfing I recognized and instantly but he didn’t
recognized and instantly but he didn’t
recognized and instantly but he didn’t have a clue who I was I told him I’d be
have a clue who I was I told him I’d be
have a clue who I was I told him I’d be right back I walked to a nearby atm
right back I walked to a nearby atm
right back I walked to a nearby atm I withdrew several $20 bills I walked
I withdrew several $20 bills I walked
I withdrew several $20 bills I walked back to him and before I gave him the
back to him and before I gave him the
back to him and before I gave him the money I told him that I knew exactly who
money I told him that I knew exactly who
money I told him that I knew exactly who he was and I called him by street name
he was and I called him by street name
he was and I called him by street name he looks stunned as if his past had once
he looks stunned as if his past had once
he looks stunned as if his past had once again caught up to him indeed it did see
again caught up to him indeed it did see
again caught up to him indeed it did see when I was a teenager I almost got into
when I was a teenager I almost got into
when I was a teenager I almost got into a real serious fistfight and although I
a real serious fistfight and although I
a real serious fistfight and although I was being pushed and provoked I refused
was being pushed and provoked I refused
was being pushed and provoked I refused to fight I also knew I had a good chance
to fight I also knew I had a good chance
to fight I also knew I had a good chance to win but I didn’t want to fight
to win but I didn’t want to fight
to win but I didn’t want to fight someone intervened that someone had a
someone intervened that someone had a
someone intervened that someone had a significant amount of street credibility
significant amount of street credibility
significant amount of street credibility for selling drugs and armed robberies
for selling drugs and armed robberies
for selling drugs and armed robberies that someone broke up the fight
that someone broke up the fight
that someone broke up the fight now he didn’t have to intervene he could
now he didn’t have to intervene he could
now he didn’t have to intervene he could have let us go it was very common during
have let us go it was very common during
have let us go it was very common during my time as it is today in some
my time as it is today in some
my time as it is today in some communities for people to egg you want
communities for people to egg you want
communities for people to egg you want to instigate to push you to fight but
to instigate to push you to fight but
to instigate to push you to fight but that someone stepped in that someone
that someone stepped in that someone
that someone stepped in that someone gave me a chance to be a kid to go home
gave me a chance to be a kid to go home
gave me a chance to be a kid to go home that day without having a physical
that day without having a physical
that day without having a physical altercation that someone was now
altercation that someone was now
altercation that someone was now standing in front of me
standing in front of me
standing in front of me I shared this story with him and as I
I shared this story with him and as I
I shared this story with him and as I started to tear up and so did mines and
started to tear up and so did mines and
started to tear up and so did mines and I felt so grateful in that moment that I
I felt so grateful in that moment that I
I felt so grateful in that moment that I because I have been given so many
because I have been given so many
because I have been given so many chances I now had a chance to make him
chances I now had a chance to make him
chances I now had a chance to make him feel like he was worthy of a chance
there’s a lot that we can do there’s a
there’s a lot that we can do there’s a lot that we can do to give people second
lot that we can do to give people second
lot that we can do to give people second chances for one we can push our policy
chances for one we can push our policy
chances for one we can push our policy leaders our legislators to promote laws
leaders our legislators to promote laws
leaders our legislators to promote laws that ban the box you know on a job
that ban the box you know on a job
that ban the box you know on a job application or an actually if you’ve
application or an actually if you’ve
application or an actually if you’ve ever been convicted of a felony by
ever been convicted of a felony by
ever been convicted of a felony by removing that box from a job application
removing that box from a job application
removing that box from a job application we give someone a fair chance a chance
we give someone a fair chance a chance
we give someone a fair chance a chance to get a job interview and to prove
to get a job interview and to prove
to get a job interview and to prove their worth like Paul allowed me to do
we could push our local governments our
we could push our local governments our towns and our cities to offer young
towns and our cities to offer young
towns and our cities to offer young people an opportunity to work to get a
people an opportunity to work to get a
people an opportunity to work to get a summer job or a job after school see
summer job or a job after school see
summer job or a job after school see working at a young age gave me a sense
working at a young age gave me a sense
working at a young age gave me a sense of value it’s also a protective factor
of value it’s also a protective factor
of value it’s also a protective factor because it it allows me to see the
because it it allows me to see the
because it it allows me to see the differences between fast money and
differences between fast money and
differences between fast money and working hard and earning your money we
working hard and earning your money we
working hard and earning your money we can also push our local governments to
can also push our local governments to
can also push our local governments to create a jobs pipeline you see whenever
create a jobs pipeline you see whenever
create a jobs pipeline you see whenever you see construction going on in your
you see construction going on in your
you see construction going on in your community or roadwork those are jobs
community or roadwork those are jobs
community or roadwork those are jobs those are opportunities for people to
those are opportunities for people to
those are opportunities for people to get a second chance we can also push the
get a second chance we can also push the
get a second chance we can also push the businesses in our community who make
businesses in our community who make
businesses in our community who make money in our community to hire from our
money in our community to hire from our
money in our community to hire from our community and that includes returning
community and that includes returning
community and that includes returning citizens and finally
citizens and finally
citizens and finally we should encourage social
we should encourage social
we should encourage social entrepreneurship and valuable ideas to
entrepreneurship and valuable ideas to
entrepreneurship and valuable ideas to create an extension a continuum of
create an extension a continuum of
create an extension a continuum of second chances
second chances
second chances we all need a chance a chance can be
we all need a chance a chance can be
we all need a chance a chance can be many things it can help you realize your
many things it can help you realize your
many things it can help you realize your potential possibilities and sense of
potential possibilities and sense of
potential possibilities and sense of purpose what’s the value of a chance
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