Tom Vazzo

It's just that society has a lot of these sort of challenges for them that it's hard to get a job if you can't get a job you can't pay for rent so you're back into this cycle of going with the gangs because you can't survive on your own

It's just that society has a lot of these sort of challenges for them that it's hard to get a job if you can't get a job you can't pay for rent so you're back into this cycle of going with the gangs because you can't survive on your own

It's just that society has a lot of these sort of challenges for them that it's hard to get a job if you can't get a job you can't pay for rent so you're back into this cycle of going with the gangs because you can't survive on your own

And so fundamentally, then to your question, so owners, managers, supervisors need to recognize that the working poor of America have these challenges, that they're good workers.

And so fundamentally, then to your question, so owners, managers, supervisors need to recognize that the working poor of America have these challenges, that they're good workers.

And so fundamentally, then to your question, so owners, managers, supervisors need to recognize that the working poor of America have these challenges, that they're good workers.

Not that they don't want to do the work, just that they either got to go see the parole officer, they have to sort of go back and sort of do something different to get rent paid, they're dealing with their kids, doing all sorts of things. And so it's about hiring people, leaning in and investing with resources.

Not that they don't want to do the work, just that they either got to go see the parole officer, they have to sort of go back and sort of do something different to get rent paid, they're dealing with their kids, doing all sorts of things. And so it's about hiring people, leaning in and investing with resources.

Not that they don't want to do the work, just that they either got to go see the parole officer, they have to sort of go back and sort of do something different to get rent paid, they're dealing with their kids, doing all sorts of things. And so it's about hiring people, leaning in and investing with resources.

Not a lot of resources, but resources that if someone needs to go take care of their business, that they're allowed that day off. Let me just back up. To summarize, if you're looking for this workforce, it's a good workforce, but you recognize you've got to do it a little bit differently. You've got to know that they have their challenges. Let me give you this one quick story.

Not a lot of resources, but resources that if someone needs to go take care of their business, that they're allowed that day off. Let me just back up. To summarize, if you're looking for this workforce, it's a good workforce, but you recognize you've got to do it a little bit differently. You've got to know that they have their challenges. Let me give you this one quick story.

Not a lot of resources, but resources that if someone needs to go take care of their business, that they're allowed that day off. Let me just back up. To summarize, if you're looking for this workforce, it's a good workforce, but you recognize you've got to do it a little bit differently. You've got to know that they have their challenges. Let me give you this one quick story.

So at Homeboy, we have all sorts of jobs filled with our population that we serve, right? And so there was, I've had a number of executive assistants now over the years here and Teaching them to be executive assistant in the for-profit world.

So at Homeboy, we have all sorts of jobs filled with our population that we serve, right? And so there was, I've had a number of executive assistants now over the years here and Teaching them to be executive assistant in the for-profit world.

So at Homeboy, we have all sorts of jobs filled with our population that we serve, right? And so there was, I've had a number of executive assistants now over the years here and Teaching them to be executive assistant in the for-profit world.

So one of them, young woman in and out of youth camp, youth jail here in LA County, mother at age 17, hardcore gang member, just sort of hated her life and very mad at the world. But through Homeboy, she's able to find herself and be a good mother. But she was my executive assistant with a young child living in a shelter, but she still showed up every day on time, did her work.

So one of them, young woman in and out of youth camp, youth jail here in LA County, mother at age 17, hardcore gang member, just sort of hated her life and very mad at the world. But through Homeboy, she's able to find herself and be a good mother. But she was my executive assistant with a young child living in a shelter, but she still showed up every day on time, did her work.

So one of them, young woman in and out of youth camp, youth jail here in LA County, mother at age 17, hardcore gang member, just sort of hated her life and very mad at the world. But through Homeboy, she's able to find herself and be a good mother. But she was my executive assistant with a young child living in a shelter, but she still showed up every day on time, did her work.

Well, we're a homeboy. We're a nonprofit. So we have a board of a director. And so quarterly, we have board meetings that start at 730 in the morning. And so she would get here at 6.30 in the morning, making sure the tables were set up, papers were in place, the water was out.

Well, we're a homeboy. We're a nonprofit. So we have a board of a director. And so quarterly, we have board meetings that start at 730 in the morning. And so she would get here at 6.30 in the morning, making sure the tables were set up, papers were in place, the water was out.