"I was scared and I didn't know what to expect."
Five months ago, life was terrible. Will had been living on the street. He was struggling. On good days, he got help from kind strangers. On one of the many bad days, his belongings and IDs were stolen and he was left with nothing.
Through a random act of kindness, a man gave him the number for Build Futures. He told him that this group could help him get off of the streets for good. It turns out that this man had been someone Build Futures helped two years ago.
Will contacted Kathy, Executive Director of Build Futures, and realized that this was truly a genuine opportunity to get some help and change his life for good.
And today, Will got his first job with the help of Build Futures. He woke up, had his breakfast and held his blazer in his arms. Will made it to his interview thirty minutes early as Build Futures had suggested. An hour later, he had a job to be proud of.
"A month ago, I felt like nothing in the world could help me and I didn't know what I could do. Now, I'm way more confident in accomplishing my short and long term goals."
"Build Futures certainly gave me the hope and help I needed," he recalls. "This is what happens when you work hard."
The journey to success, from living on the streets, is a hard one. Will took the challenge, did the hard work, and now he is another Build Futures' Success Story.
