A role model for the formerly incarcerated

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Empower the powerless. Give a voice to the voiceless. Change a life. For Romen Lopez, such phrases are more than platitudes or marketing slogans. They describe his life. Today, Lopez is a soon-to-be 2020 UCLA graduate with a master’s degree in social welfare, a deeply engaged single father of three children and a leader of multiple efforts to direct youth from disadvantaged circumstances toward potentially life-altering educational opportunities. But a dozen years ago? Romen Lopez was a convicted gang member cycling in and out of prison, seemingly on a path to self-destruction. Read more at https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/role-model-for-the-formerly-incarcerated?preview=e4b879f9b971ea1ec93aa2486bd2acd5

Published 2020-06-12 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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