Walking along Prince Street near the corner of Mott last summer, you may have noticed a vibrant and engaging woman speaking to passersby about Use Your Head, ACE’s new resale boutique. That woman, Jacqueline, is one of our most recent …
Kelvin
Like many of our Project Comeback graduates, Kelvin’s journey to us was a long one. He came to our program with a history of drug and alcohol abuse and a pattern of institutionalization for possession, selling and petty theft. Given …
Ha’Saan
Originally I’m from Newburgh. It was a wild little town. It still is.
I grew up in an alcoholic home. Most children, when you raise them, you try to raise them with happiness. My growing up was always filled with …
Rodney
Rodney’s success story, in his own words.
I was born in Harlem, here in New York. I grew up in a dysfunctional family with three other siblings. I was made to feel less than them because I was the dark …
Linda
Linda’s success story, in her own words:
I was born in Brooklyn; I have two sisters and two brothers. My parents are deceased. My family, we have a good bond. My little sister, she’s a police officer. My older sister …