For me, its been a life journey, but its everything thats allowed me to become who i am today, which is a person who loves to reach out and help another person get his life back on track. Some of the things ive experienced here in San Francisco is homelessness, longterm drug addiction, all those problems ive overcome. Today i work in and out of the county jails, out of san bruno, [speaker not understood] brightvthv. I currently supervise intern counselors who try to go out and change peoples lives and touch their lives in a way that reduces recidivism here in San Francisco. I participate actively in writing grants for different for different programs that our agency can go out and reach more people over the years. I probably have helped, ill just say modestly hundreds and hundreds of people. Thats about it. Supervisor breed. Did you get [speaker not understood] . I saw your name. Do you have any questions . Supervisor cohen . Im sorry, can you tell us how you heard about the Reentry Pr
Francisco, helping youth out in bayview and Hunters Point area. People who are marginalized with a lot of disparity, helping them to get into different programs. From there, i worked with the adult populations here in San Francisco for over the past 10 years, helping people to get into Treatment Centers throughout the city of San Francisco. Most of my work is very much targeted here in San Francisco. I currently am a Program Manager here in San Francisco. I also am a certified treatment counselor and currently attending college out at San Francisco state university, applying for graduate school to become a social worker. I worked with the mayor with the court systems. Aye im more familiar with the probation department. I am familiar with the reentry and i am very familiar with incarceration. I served time both in state and federal facilities in the united states. For me, its been a life journey, but its everything thats allowed me to become who i am today, which is a person who loves t
Know, not having a strong mother or father in their household, and this is a good chance when i was benefiting back in the late 80s down in the tenderloin, that that child was being affected by my benefits. So, that aint nothing im really proud of. So, this is my way of trying to redeem myself, maam. Thank you. Yes, maam. Thank you. Stephen fields, are you here . Come on up. So, the reason im interested in becoming part of the Reentry Council, its something that ive always wanted to do, but i didnt really have the time for. Some of my successes here in San Francisco is that i piloted a program with the juvenile corrections programs at a youth guided center. Piloted a program called principle Collaborative Centers here for youth here in San Francisco, helping youth out in bayview and Hunters Point area. People who are marginalized with a lot of disparity, helping them to get into different programs. From there, i worked with the adult populations here in San Francisco for over the past
Come back the next day i was hired. When i walked out of there, i said i was going to find me some [speaker not understood] in this community and thats what i did. So, what i did, i developed a website, home boy hotline, i went and got the 501 c 3 and i found 20, i got 10 to 25 employers all over the bay area thats willing to hire people, to shelter, in the tenderloin, i got a couple telemarketing places. Also i deal with on the private Industry Council in oakland, i deal with western community center, i deal with hospitality house, downtown in San Francisco. These places help you get your resume together. And what i did also, i went and found all the websites that would offer job training. I just put everything on one website, any type of place that would help you with a legal resource and housing, i found a place in oakland, let you stay there for 18 months and you can get Truck Driving skills, construction trade. Upon release a lot of people dont want to go back to the same environm
I currently am a Program Manager here in San Francisco. I also am a certified treatment counselor and currently attending college out at San Francisco state university, applying for graduate school to become a social worker. I worked with the mayor with the court systems. Aye im more familiar with the probation department. I am familiar with the reentry and i am very familiar with incarceration. I served time both in state and federal facilities in the united states. For me, its been a life journey, but its everything thats allowed me to become who i am today, which is a person who loves to reach out and help another person get his life back on track. Some of the things ive experienced here in San Francisco is homelessness, longterm drug addiction, all those problems ive overcome. Today i work in and out of the county jails, out of san bruno, [speaker not understood] brightvthv. I currently supervise intern counselors who try to go out and change peoples lives and touch their lives in