R-Haul’s Housing Support Story

Could I work [music] for some food? Sorry, what? I just recently got out of jail and I it's been tough, man. I I can help you throw this into the trunk.

I've been there, man. Why don't you just enjoy some pizza, man? Oh, it's pineapple. I'm good.

Who owns this? This business. That's [music] me. And you've been in this position before?

Absolutely. Absolutely. How'd you do it? My kids.

Your kids? My son had to have a cranial vault remodel. [music] They basically had to take his skull, crack it open from ear to ear, make his uh What? brain to grow.

At that point in my life, I knew I had to be present and I was making a lot of bad choices and I knew in order to be present, I [music] had to get rid of those choices and get to work. Somehow, some way, this is what God brought. The Junker Mover [music] Company. I feel blessed.

You know, my son actually told me the other day, a real true story. [music] Uh we were in the car and he goes, "Dad, uh I'm I'm glad you went through the things that you went through, making the bad choices you did, because [music] it made you who you are today." And he said, "You're pretty lit, Dad." And I'll never forget that. That carries me every day. My dream is to pass on something to my kids.

[music] So, I'm living my dream, man. Are you hiring, by chance? I am hiring. But I I have a [music] criminal history.

That's That's all right. Do you want to know the truth, man? Yeah. I'm a felon.

I come from a I'm blessed to be [music] And you built You built this. Built this. A lot of hard work. [music] I've been in a situation where I had no help.

I had nobody to turn to. Wasn't given any opportunity. [music] Is that why you want to give people a second chance? Absolutely.

Climb to the top and bring a bunch of people with me. [music] Yeah. Yeah. Do you have any people here that had a tough time finding work?

How many of you guys had a tough time finding work? I wouldn't have it for real. Yeah. My record and all that.

We've all had a tough time. Anything's possible [music] with a little hard work and dedication. So, I'm actually not homeless. What's I was looking for somebody to be kind to me, to give me a chance.

[music] I don't want to give this to you. What for? Why? For being a good person.

I'mma be a good person without your How about [music] that? Please take this money. No, no, no. There's probably someone that needs this way more than I do.

But you see, B, we're at his house right now. He's renting it, right? And his whole purpose is to get it nice and cleaned out so he can bring his kids here. He's got to got to get furniture.

He's got to get food in the refrigerator. This is his new start. Hey Brian. Huh?

Okay. Got some money here [music] for you. I know you're starting over, you're doing your thing here to get your kid in here, you know what I mean? [music] I'm just not used to it, you know what I mean?

I've always had a significant other there and first time on my own, though. It's all right, though. [music] Would that help you with restarting? Oh, yeah.

I could use that. Yeah. I could really got it off that guy if I really needed it. I could have asked him.

I was like, "Okay, I need some of my bread here." That's the type of boss he is? Yeah, well, he went and handed it out. How many Thanksgiving meals did you hand out last year? 12.

12? 12 whole meals. So, 12 families got to eat because of you guys. Yeah.

God did that. God did that. [laughter]