Ben Owen

Murder, overdose. One natural, but a lot of them died. But the majority of them are still the same people. It's like we never left. They're still there doing exactly what they were doing the day I hit rock bottom in that empty lot. And they don't want to be. They don't. They don't know anything else. They were raised there. They were taught if you need something, you get it off the block.

Murder, overdose. One natural, but a lot of them died. But the majority of them are still the same people. It's like we never left. They're still there doing exactly what they were doing the day I hit rock bottom in that empty lot. And they don't want to be. They don't. They don't know anything else. They were raised there. They were taught if you need something, you get it off the block.

You know, you do what you got to do out there.

You know, you do what you got to do out there.

You know, you do what you got to do out there.

It depends on who it is. Like today, they love to see us because they know we're there to help people. You know, they know we're out there trying to bring hope, recovery, economic opportunity. We started up a skills training workshop, like a woodworking shop. We're trying to bring opportunity to the hood.

It depends on who it is. Like today, they love to see us because they know we're there to help people. You know, they know we're out there trying to bring hope, recovery, economic opportunity. We started up a skills training workshop, like a woodworking shop. We're trying to bring opportunity to the hood.

It depends on who it is. Like today, they love to see us because they know we're there to help people. You know, they know we're out there trying to bring hope, recovery, economic opportunity. We started up a skills training workshop, like a woodworking shop. We're trying to bring opportunity to the hood.

to one of the deadliest zip codes in America, where, as I mentioned earlier, young men have a higher chance of being dead or incarcerated than they do to be in school or have a job, much less be in their kids' lives. These are things that have to change. You can't change that being the most violent place in America without addressing that. That is what has to change.

to one of the deadliest zip codes in America, where, as I mentioned earlier, young men have a higher chance of being dead or incarcerated than they do to be in school or have a job, much less be in their kids' lives. These are things that have to change. You can't change that being the most violent place in America without addressing that. That is what has to change.

to one of the deadliest zip codes in America, where, as I mentioned earlier, young men have a higher chance of being dead or incarcerated than they do to be in school or have a job, much less be in their kids' lives. These are things that have to change. You can't change that being the most violent place in America without addressing that. That is what has to change.

And so we change that by bringing hope out there. So when they see us coming, they're happy, man. Now, maybe we have cheated a little bit because we're doing this where we hit rock bottom and they do know us. And that is important because they need to know I'm not the police, right? Otherwise, I just get shot. You walk up to a trap house and say, hey, man, I want to shut this house down.

And so we change that by bringing hope out there. So when they see us coming, they're happy, man. Now, maybe we have cheated a little bit because we're doing this where we hit rock bottom and they do know us. And that is important because they need to know I'm not the police, right? Otherwise, I just get shot. You walk up to a trap house and say, hey, man, I want to shut this house down.

And so we change that by bringing hope out there. So when they see us coming, they're happy, man. Now, maybe we have cheated a little bit because we're doing this where we hit rock bottom and they do know us. And that is important because they need to know I'm not the police, right? Otherwise, I just get shot. You walk up to a trap house and say, hey, man, I want to shut this house down.

No, you're going to get shot. You've got to use a little more tact than that. And you've got to show up like every trap house. How do you show up? I just walk up.

No, you're going to get shot. You've got to use a little more tact than that. And you've got to show up like every trap house. How do you show up? I just walk up.

No, you're going to get shot. You've got to use a little more tact than that. And you've got to show up like every trap house. How do you show up? I just walk up.

Well, I wouldn't just walk up to a trap house with an opening line and say I want to shut this down. It is a very long process. What's the approach?

Well, I wouldn't just walk up to a trap house with an opening line and say I want to shut this down. It is a very long process. What's the approach?

Well, I wouldn't just walk up to a trap house with an opening line and say I want to shut this down. It is a very long process. What's the approach?