News & Stories
Released Youth Network
Formerly Incarcerated Youth Work to Create Safer Schools
Formerly incarcerated youth are overcoming their pasts and succeeding in their communities. They also are passing along lessons they’ve learned to a younger generation. Alumni from Counteract...
Meet Giovani: From Darkness to Light
As a teenager, Giovani Blanco rebelled against his grandmother and mother. He began committing street crimes that led to his arrest and incarceration. In the detention center,...
Meet Diego
In El Salvador and Honduras, formerly incarcerated youth are actively involved in their local churches. Returning to the neighborhoods where they once caused trouble, these young leaders...
Meet Wilbor: From Orphanage to Incarceration to Worship Team
Wilbor, an 18-year-old with a challenging past, has found new purpose and direction through his faith and involvement in the church. When he was very young, his...
Overcoming & Succeeding: Jennifer’s Story of Transformation
https://vimeo.com/counteractorg/jennifer Jennifer Marroquín, a young woman in El Salvador, embodies a powerful story of overcoming and succeeding. Today, her life is filled with purpose and success, a...
Categories
Countries
