When students first arrive at YouthBuild Lawrence’s headquarters at 355 Haverhill Street, they usually come bearing a lifetime of hardship. Some were raised in abusive families and did stints in the foster care system. Some once sold drugs before spending time behind bars. Still others were defeated by learning disabilities their teachers and schools were poorly equipped to handle. And considering where many of YouthBuild’s new arrivals expected to end up, the changes they make
are all the more remarkable.
“When they come into the program, and we ask them, ‘Where do you see yourself in the future?’ so many of
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