Travis replants fence posts with Campus Improvement VISTA Tyler Amm.
to help Our House residents and staff, even helping out the Shelter
supervisors at night and cooking on Sundays. “I try to keep Saturdays for myself, but I may end up working on something if I don't
get the job done during the week.”
Travis’s story is proof that Our House works. With a strong
enough desire to change his situation and a dedication to hard
work, Travis has been able to put himself on a path to becoming a
productive citizen of the community. Our House has been a hand
up, his support system, and the only constant in Travis’s tumultuous life. “[The staff] and this program have really knocked it out
of the ballpark for me. I can get on with my plans for my life, and
I’m not nervous about it.” Travis plans to use the skills he’s
learned as a job trainee at Our House to start his own landscaping
business when he completes the program. “I have a long way to
go, but I also have a lot of people rooting for me at Our House,
and I shouldn’t let them down. I’ve made it my goal to make sure I
make everyone proud, including myself.”