Success Stories

Following are many examples of our clients and employees success stories after incarceration and/or in their recovery process. Learn about the people we serve and the varied paths they have taken to lead successful lives. Be sure to check back as we add new stories on a monthly basis. Also check out our apprentice success stories!

Meet Gretta

People CAN Change

Gretta* had many run-ins with law enforcement as she was engaging in criminal activity to support her addiction. After a few years, she was finally charged and served jail time.

Her first contact with Pioneer Human...

Meet Gary

Originally from Texas, Gary joined the U.S. Navy when he was 20 years old. After he served in the navy he moved to Sacramento where his family had moved. He got involved in drugs and his addiction took over his life. He ended up spending time in...

Meet Chad

Chad’s early life in Bellingham, Washington was already in the fast lane as he started to drink alcohol and smoke marijuana around the age of seven. Unfortunately, Chad got access to the various substances through his parents. His father had addiction...

Meet Tim

“When I finally accepted and understood that alcohol was at the root of my problems, I started making some steps in the right direction. Pioneer’s staff guided me to the services I needed on a few occasions when I started slipping...

Anthony and his Pioneer Job Developer, LaShanya Topps

Meet Anthony

We met Anthony when he came to Pioneer’s Lincoln Park Work Release in Tacoma. Our case managers at Lincoln Park recommended he attend Pioneer’s Roadmap to Success training program. At the Roadmap graduation, Anthony gave a very powerful...

Meet Jordan

September is National Recovery Month and Pioneer wanted to share a special story on recovery.

Jordan has a history of chemical dependency and mental health issues. In December of 2013 he was homeless, cold and very alone. At...

Meet Monica

“Pioneer has honestly been like a family to me. They provided me with the job training and help I needed to move forward with my life and make good decisions after prison. When I decided to pursue my dream of becoming a chef, they supported...

Meet Greg

“My last time in prison, I had just become a father for the first time. That was a life changer for me. I knew I had to make some serious changes in my life.”

At the age of three Greg’s dad was killed. His mother...

Meet Jenae

You have probably heard the saying that ‘foster homes are the pipeline to prison.’ Jenae grew up surrounded by drugs and addiction – they were part of her family life – and when she was in her early teens she followed the...