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Clark's son, Charles Jackson, has been going to Hope Farm since he was almost 5-years-old. He's a junior in high school now.
"He has opportunities here that I didn't have coming up," Clark said."You don't have to stay here. There's a bigger world out there." "I've learned different life skills that can help me in the future," Jackson said."It helps me realize it's not always just about doing your assignments. It's more about doing the extra to get better at what you're trying to do.""Honestly, it puts me in the mindset that I can do anything," Jackson said.
Hope Farm wants boys to be on one of three tracks; college, military, or vocational. Some of the Project Innovation grant money will be spent on a new vocational center. "We know not all our boys will or want to go to college," Dawson said, explaining the need for a vocational center."So in many cases that will put them ahead of the college student, because some of these jobs like welding or HVAC, some of them are paying like $30-$35 an hour entry-level."The deadline to apply for a Project Innovation grant is Friday, March 25. For more
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