Gender: Male

Hope and Vote to Change

Growing up in Pahokee, a small city in Western Palm Beach County, with nearly eight thousand residents. The people was proud and full of life. While people with jobs did not earn salaries like middle class earners today, more people had jobs and there own place to live. Today, our communities are faced with homelessness, a lack of jobs, substance abuse and violence without cause. I had a wonderful childhood. I recall having lots of friends and everyone in the community getting along without the drama of guns and gang violence. Parents could leave the kids home alone for a while with the knowledge that elders in the community would keep them in line. However, all is not lost. We can return to better days by voting smarter and holding those responsible for social services and benefits accountable. While the community had issues

Forever Service

Growing UP and being reared by my grandmother. She exposed us to numerous things.

The Wiser

Find God and Connection with someone older. I did this and it helped me get through a lot. The elder are wise

Helpless

Once I seen somebody fall out. many walked by but it was one group that stopped to help.

Hardship

Growing up in the projects poor , there wasn’t much in my community .

Lack of Support

Growing up in the projects. Seeing Violence and families fighting each other.

Helpful community

Hurricane erma was an important hurricane and it was coming closer and cooler the community had to evaluate fast which was crazy. Everyone was worried and couldn’t focus. Everyone was in panic mood. But when we came back the comity was destructed but the community people from different homes help each other with food, water, gas and more and that’s what I loved about my community