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Inspiration Corporation helps the homeless.

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We have a 12 week program where we have 3 components where we get them trained up,

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we get them certified,

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and then we get employer partners to come in and

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try to get them a job to get them back into

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the workforce.

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8 years ago I came,

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I went through the program.

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I got some jobs,

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but then they offered me a job here.

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I came back

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and I said it was a wonderful,

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uh,

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thing to do because like

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people from these communities can see someone that looks just like them and

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can start at the bottom and work their way up to the top.

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I am the,

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the leading chef or,

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or the head chef of the restaurant in the catering department

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and it's a good feeling to know that

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somebody came in that didn't have the confidence and

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we worked with them and gave them the skills

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not only just in the kitchen but about life

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and they leave here

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and they feel confident about themselves.

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Hard times can fall on anyone

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here.

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We give you hope.

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We give you,

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give you some positivity to try to make it to the future,

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to make it better.