Loss Is the Absence of Purpose

Growth happens when accountability meets community.

Being treated with dignity shouldn’t depend on where you are.

A compliment might be the lifeline a young person needs.

Growth looks like meeting as equals.

The justice system works better when families aren’t cut off from each other.

Prevention works. Reentry works. We need both.

Real safety starts with people, not punishment. Invest in care, not cuts.

Accountability isn’t rejection. It’s love in practice

Money isn’t the cure. Connection is.

Wisdom from a stranger at the gas station

Empowerment starts with self-awareness.

Keep trying. Keep creating. Keep feeling.

Access Means Nothing Without Invitation

Growth begins when you stop blaming the world and start facing the truth inside.

Energy travels. What you teach, you’ll meet again.

The Power of Speaking with Intention

When Mentorship Comes Full Circle

The world taught him to hustle. Fatherhood taught him to heal.

Hope, Healing, and the Power of a Father’s Love

The Power of Reflection and Love

College Isn’t the Only Option

The Truth About Healing from Trauma

Use your story as fuel. Keep going.

Ms. Shanda is stepping up in a major way!

New tools, new hope: youth justice reform is coming

No more mandatory life for 19-20 yr olds.

Need a podcast space in GR? We got you.

Families carry invisible trauma too.

Some stories parents can’t even say out loud.

Families of incarcerated youth deserve grace.

No prior record. No system history. Still got caught in the system.

Visiting someone inside shouldn’t come with shame.

The system feels different when you’ve lived through it.

When the system chains your child, it breaks more than one life.

Michigan Voices for Justice: A Call for Community-Led Change

Change Starts With Ownership

This Is What Real Mentorship Looks Like

Change Starts with What You Consume

When Baseball Meets Social Change

How Loss Changes Love — And Why Mentorship Matters

Turning pain into purpose for our kids.

Breaking Cycles Isn’t Comfortable. But It’s Worth It

Prison Survival: The First Time I Saw Sunlight in 3 Months

It Started With Food: One Man’s Journey to Healing After Prison

Community voices = real power. SB 156 is proof.

Leadership starts with self-awareness.

Your relationships are your résumé. Treat people well.