A Story of Renewal
Arleen Baker is majoring in Criminal Justice at Indiana Business College with an A average and works in the customer service department at Macy’s. She purchased her own home in August 2007, and w...
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Changing his and others' lives
William Ross is pursuing his Masters in Urban Ministry at Martin University, voluntarily teaching four classes, doing a work study program at Indianapolis Christian High School and running a Co-Op hou...
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A Family Again
LuWanna Jennings is a Human Services major specializing in Substance Abuse Counseling with a 3.75 GPA at Ivy Tech State College, a motivational speaker for the Salvation Army shelter for battered wome...
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Finding His Voice
Like other students at North Central High School, Shay wanted a career in radio or TV: he once had his own program on the school’s well-known radio station, WJEL. But, he graduated in 2001 with a D av...
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A Life That Adds Up
Georgia says hers was a “basic childhood,” nothing terrible, nothing great, “just going to school and growing up.” She was an A/B student. Her favorite subject was math. “The more I learned, the more ...
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One of the Needed
Erica grew up in Brightwood, one of Indianapolis’ toughest neighborhoods. It was an environment filled with drugs and alcohol and a childhood of being left alone to look after her five brothers and si...
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