Rakesh’s Journey
Rakesh moved to Vermont in 2014 when he was 19 years-old. A Bhutanese native, Rakesh was expelled from the country after the “One Nation, One People” policy was adopted and Bhutanese minorities were forced to leave Bhutan. At age 11, Rakesh, his uncle, and his brother moved to Nepal and lived in Beldangi 2 Refugee […]
From Gaming Addict to Valued Worker
At a young age, Anthony Weber was addicted to PC gaming and refused to leave his room. At age 11, he dropped out of school and didn’t return for almost 10 years–until his father passed away on Anthony’s 21st birthday. He remembered a promise he made to his dad to be the first in his family to […]
A Home Rebuilt
In 2016, Rich and his family were evicted from a Burlington apartment building with only a 30-day notice. The landlord sold the building, forcing all tenants to leave. Rich didn’t have enough time to find a new home and even lost his job as a result. Rich remarked, “It was rough…with shared transportation, I couldn’t get […]
