After I got out it took me about seven or eight months to get a job at BUILD, because I was straight-looking. I was barely on welfare.
I actually went into this company called Change Innovators, where they focus on your résumé. They help you with power words and stuff. Then my probation officer told me about this company named BUILD. I went with them. They gave me a shot. I had an interview on a Friday and I started on Monday. I started at $8 an hour and I stayed with them for about six and a half months. Then I was in school. I got my level one, my grade 12, and then I came back as a construction supervisor. I started teaching ex-cons how to be like me, how to become a productive member of society.