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 | CHAD
Systems Engineer at Wheat Systems
Chad was in the Army for five years, served two tours in Iraq, and received the Bronze Star Medal for combat operations. He holds a B.S. in Information Technology, has multiple Microsoft certifications and has been doing IT work for the last nine years. Reflecting on his years at VHBG, Chad says, “I remember a Read more |
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 | AWER BUL
Graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of the Arts
Awer, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan and VHBG alum, graduated from VCU School of the Arts in December 2009, becoming the first member of his family to not only graduate from college, but to receive a formal education of any kind. He has started his own nonprofit to help the pe Read more |
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 | ANNIE
Sophomore at Virginia Commonwealth University
After graduating from high school in 2008, Annie left VHBG to begin her college education at Virginia Commonwealth University. She enjoyed living in the dorm during her freshman year and did well in her classes. Now a sophomore, she is working and living at home with her mom while taking a semester off fro Read more |
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 | JOEL
Senior Systems Engineer at Wheat Systems
Before arriving at VHBG in 1995, Joel had endured a long series of miserable and unsuccessful placements. He was angry, bitter and withdrawn. He had no reason to believe it would be different here. But it was different. As Joel felt more secure, his abilities began to emerge and he became excited about what he Read more |
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 | SEAN
Freshman at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Sean knew he had to leave home to break his family’s cycle of abuse. He has lived at VHBG for two years – first in residential and now in Independent Living. Sean was impressed by what he found at VHBG – it has given him opportunities he never would have had, especially an education Read more |
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 | DUSTIN
Senior at J.R. Tucker High School
Dustin and his brother Devon came to VHBG in 2005. Dustin moved to Independent Living this year. After spending two years at the John G. Wood School, he returned to public school last year. He’s an assistant manager at Quiznos where he has been working for three years. Dustin observed, “I was a little ner Read more |
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