Ben Owen
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And I keep saying men, it's women too, but you know from your own experience, most of the calamities we face as humans are driven by bad men actors, right? And so my focus is always on the males out there. And we've got women that will work with the women too, though. But trying to reach them and just... Get to the root cause of why things are the way they are.
And I keep saying men, it's women too, but you know from your own experience, most of the calamities we face as humans are driven by bad men actors, right? And so my focus is always on the males out there. And we've got women that will work with the women too, though. But trying to reach them and just... Get to the root cause of why things are the way they are.
And I keep saying men, it's women too, but you know from your own experience, most of the calamities we face as humans are driven by bad men actors, right? And so my focus is always on the males out there. And we've got women that will work with the women too, though. But trying to reach them and just... Get to the root cause of why things are the way they are.
And I think at the end of the day, most of it does come down to lack of economic opportunity and an acceptance at scale of violence, drug addiction, drugs, and human bodies as currency.
And I think at the end of the day, most of it does come down to lack of economic opportunity and an acceptance at scale of violence, drug addiction, drugs, and human bodies as currency.
And I think at the end of the day, most of it does come down to lack of economic opportunity and an acceptance at scale of violence, drug addiction, drugs, and human bodies as currency.
Yeah. We got Wyatt and who? Wyatt and Justin. Justin. They're going to have a blast. They're going to get to see this in real time. I'm going to take them to 1428 Wilbur Street, the house that used to be full of bullet holes. There is a woman and her three children who I helped her get custody back of living in that house that just celebrated Christmas in there.
Yeah. We got Wyatt and who? Wyatt and Justin. Justin. They're going to have a blast. They're going to get to see this in real time. I'm going to take them to 1428 Wilbur Street, the house that used to be full of bullet holes. There is a woman and her three children who I helped her get custody back of living in that house that just celebrated Christmas in there.
Yeah. We got Wyatt and who? Wyatt and Justin. Justin. They're going to have a blast. They're going to get to see this in real time. I'm going to take them to 1428 Wilbur Street, the house that used to be full of bullet holes. There is a woman and her three children who I helped her get custody back of living in that house that just celebrated Christmas in there.
She's a year and something sober now. Trafficking survivor. The women that used to sell dope out of that house, I've got them housed in another old trap house around the corner. And it's like I'm taking the most β I keep saying I. I mean we. This has not just been out there. We have like a literal army that's out there doing this with us. How many of you guys are there?
She's a year and something sober now. Trafficking survivor. The women that used to sell dope out of that house, I've got them housed in another old trap house around the corner. And it's like I'm taking the most β I keep saying I. I mean we. This has not just been out there. We have like a literal army that's out there doing this with us. How many of you guys are there?
She's a year and something sober now. Trafficking survivor. The women that used to sell dope out of that house, I've got them housed in another old trap house around the corner. And it's like I'm taking the most β I keep saying I. I mean we. This has not just been out there. We have like a literal army that's out there doing this with us. How many of you guys are there?
I don't even know at this point, man. So at any given point, we're housing around 75. And we're working with roughly 200 people. Sometimes more, sometimes less. Now we've gotten north of 350 people off the streets through detox, into rehab, through sober living and back into the workforce. I don't know that all of them stayed clean.
I don't even know at this point, man. So at any given point, we're housing around 75. And we're working with roughly 200 people. Sometimes more, sometimes less. Now we've gotten north of 350 people off the streets through detox, into rehab, through sober living and back into the workforce. I don't know that all of them stayed clean.
I don't even know at this point, man. So at any given point, we're housing around 75. And we're working with roughly 200 people. Sometimes more, sometimes less. Now we've gotten north of 350 people off the streets through detox, into rehab, through sober living and back into the workforce. I don't know that all of them stayed clean.
I mean, I know not all of them stayed clean, but a lot of them did. So we've got a pretty sizable team out there. And then we've still got all these people from the EVAC communities, the Afghanistan and Ukraine that are pouring resources into this too. Guys like Scott. Scott Mann's on our board. General Hicks, who's A-10 barrels down there, is on our board.
I mean, I know not all of them stayed clean, but a lot of them did. So we've got a pretty sizable team out there. And then we've still got all these people from the EVAC communities, the Afghanistan and Ukraine that are pouring resources into this too. Guys like Scott. Scott Mann's on our board. General Hicks, who's A-10 barrels down there, is on our board.
I mean, I know not all of them stayed clean, but a lot of them did. So we've got a pretty sizable team out there. And then we've still got all these people from the EVAC communities, the Afghanistan and Ukraine that are pouring resources into this too. Guys like Scott. Scott Mann's on our board. General Hicks, who's A-10 barrels down there, is on our board.
Travis Peterson, retired master sergeant. He was an Air Force guy and an agency contractor too. He's on our board. We've got a gunny from the Marines. And then all of us have some level of trauma that we've had to deal with.
Travis Peterson, retired master sergeant. He was an Air Force guy and an agency contractor too. He's on our board. We've got a gunny from the Marines. And then all of us have some level of trauma that we've had to deal with.