“In Root 2 Rise, I felt my life had a purpose when I saw how the faces of the kids I helped would light up. High school was a very difficult time for me, and I remember how others helped me. Helping others is a personal  and philosophical goal for me.” See October 2024 newsletter.

Once uninterested in classes and unlikely to graduate, Dietrich Swain is more confident and eventually wants to teach, even if it’s after he retires from another job in 20 years. See September 2024 newsletter.