Episode 8

The Way Out- Breaking the Stigma on Ex-Felons

On this episode, Asia and Steve sit down with Ruben Gaona, co-founder of The Way Out, an anti-bias employment platform that helps ex-felons to set their goals and stay focus.

Listen in as he shares about his background and his journey on how he got to where he is today.

Ruben reached out to Ohiku Law Office to ask for assistance on filing his early termination of probation off parole. He’s an ex-military who was led to the wrong path and got involved in illegal activity.

While being incarcerated, he met a guy that shifted his whole mindset. He realized that he needs to find a way not to only help himself but also to help other people who’s going through the same thing. He wants to help people understand that the mistakes we made does not define who we are.

“You need to bet on yourself, because no one’s gonna bet on you”. He shifted his whole mindset, understood and took ownership of the mistakes he made in the past.

“Before you read the book, get to know the author. Get to know the person and see the things they have done to better themselves”, is his opinion on how to lessen the stigma for people who served their time and paid their dues to the society.

WE CAN BE REACHED AT:

The Way Out

Ruben Gaona

– rgaona@twout.org

OHIKU LAW OFFICE.

ASIA PATTERSON

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https://www.ohiku.com/attorney-asia-patterson/

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https://www.facebook.com/OdaloJOhiku

STEVE DEVOUGAS

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