Pima Cycle Breaker seeks to address the roughly 12% of local residents ages 16-25 who are not in school or employed and are often involved in the court system.
Vic Verbalaitis For the Arizona Daily Star Roughly 12% of Pima County residents ages 16-25 are not in school or employed, and are often involved in the court system.
“There’s a saying in life that 'you’re locked up and you throw away the key',” Williams said. “Our mission and goal is to just help people get back on track and help them be productive members of our societies, but also help them be comfortable with themselves and feel confident that they can do some really good things.”
Goodwill of Southern Arizona is one of the largest employers registered with Pipeline AZ, alongside about 7,000 other companies, according to Katie Belous, Pipeline AZ research analyst. “I really want to make sure that we provide people with services and help,” Wright said. “If it’s handholding, that’s what we do. We handhold you through the whole process to make you feel that you are valued, that you belong somewhere, that you are a part of something bigger than what you’re leaving.”
Participants will not be removed from the program after 90 days, as achieving a GED or diploma may take longer than that time period. The timeline is not meant to hurry or rush applicants, Wright said, but rather to give them a sense of priority and help guide them.
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