Tyrone Jones

Post Employment Case Manager – FOCUS Program

My partnership with STRIVE relies a great deal on masculinity. Being a STRIVE Man encapsulates my motivation and drive to accentuate freedom, and my determination to break down obstacles. When I started working at STRIVE on 4/4/2018, it was a milestone with incredible challenges and strengths. These challenges and strengths amplified my desire to give back. The definition of a STRIVE man centers on providing and protecting interests while serving as an example to assist impressionable clients with freedom, happiness, and prosperity.

Case management connects with STRIVE's mission of equity for all. Transitioning from the Fatherhood program to FOCUS [reentry] consists of developing holistic client centered frameworks to meet where the client is currently at. It consists of being cognizant of the biopsychosocial underpinnings with each client to provide appropriate resources and establish independence. 3 years of experience with STRIVE taught me how equity works to make sure individuals get a chance to pursue their dreams. My passion integrates with STRIVE's mission based on the fundamental teachings of "love thy neighbor" and "take in a stranger" to alleviate hopelessness and suffering to direct clients towards a thriving future.

I came in with internal resilience from being a male person of color from the inner city where poverty is a norm. All I knew was to pick myself by the bootstraps for survival. I had to make personal strides independently to succeed. What the male STRIVE graduates taught me is its okay to ask for help. The lesson of interdependence made sense; it’s a human instinct to reach out. In return, I made certain to assist the male STRIVE graduates with the question of “where you are going?" Making logical decisions with reason and allowing passion to become a motivator is the paramount definition of a STRIVE MAN. Together, the male STRIVE graduates and I will make steps towars our goal: BROTHERHOOD!