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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.

Marquis, Water Jet Operator - Pioneer Industries

“I knew if I was serious about making a positive change in my life, I needed to get out of my comfort zone. When I started feeling uneasy about my new choices I had to face the facts that my past ways and many of the people I hung out with...

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Meet Sara

Kim Deuser, program manager for Pioneer's Phoneix House program recently received an email from Sara, a former resident.

“Hi Kim,

This is definitely something I want to share....

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Meet Kyrrah

We were very happy to hear from a Seattle resident currently living in our transitional housing program in Seattle. He shared his story with us.

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Justin, CNC Machinist - Pioneer Industries

“I may have had a past that I am not proud of, but I have been making-up for lost time. It is really amazing now to actually have a vision of the potential that is in store for me if I continue with my work at Pioneer and the apprenticeship...

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Addiction, Recovery, Treatment, Reentry
Tommy - Metal/Vinyl Group Lead, Pioneer Industries

“Being at work every day at 6:00 AM isn’t easy – but there is a future in it. Getting high was a dead-end.”

Tommy grew up in a big family with three brothers and two sisters in Grays Harbor on Washington State’s coast. He was involved...

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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...

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Sean Masters, Pioneer’s First AJAC Apprenticeship Graduate
Sean, Machinist – Pioneer Industries

In June 2016, Sean became Pioneer’s first apprentice to graduate in the four-year Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee (AJAC) program to become a journeyman/master machinist. Bravo Sean!

Washington State funded the...

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Lynette
Lynette, QA – Pioneer Industries

“Over the past year, I have learned a lot – including how to love myself. I have really stayed on the right track this time and I can say that I am proud of my accomplishments. Every direction I turn Pioneer has supported and helped me...

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Greg
Greg, Production Supervisor – Pioneer Industries

Who says that an individual who served the majority of his/her life in prison can't succeed after release?

Greg’s Correction Officer introduced him to Pioneer after he was released from serving 30 years in prison and needed...

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Chad
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...

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