The challenge of his when he first came in was feeling confident in his ability to do things independently. He was very shy. He's kind of soft-spoken and doesn't say a whole lot, so that was something that I immediately felt like we would want to work on and develop as it relates to interviewing. We spent a lot of time learning about Which, Wich, what the job would be, and then we did a lot of interview prep. He had what it took to do that job well, and he nailed it.

We had interviewed a number of candidates. Tavis turned out to be a great fit. Tavis is always ready for work. He's always there early. He jumps right in and helps whoever's needed. Everyone is happy when Tavis is there. They really are.

He looks forward to it every day. There's always, you know, the friendly little mischief.

I play video games,

and I like to draw. I like to meet new people. He

works at the two different locations and split shifts back and forth, and the travel is no joke. Managing the T out in Boston, two different lines. He now holds down a second job at the Spalding Rehabilitation Center in Cambridge.

I'm proud of myself to

get the Which, Wich job. Bridges has become successful.

Definitely after his time with Bridges, I saw the change and a lot of the growth. Now he's very independent, very vocal, very charismatic. His level of independence and his level of responsibility.

From my own experience, a lot of students have just entered certain maybe dead-end jobs or no jobs at all. Life at home, no direction. Where do we go from here?

Bridges is invaluable, plain and simple. If it wasn't around, the opportunities would be lost.

A lot of the young adults we work with, they have A, they have barriers that go far beyond their experience in school. It can impact their self-esteem, but it's empowering these young adults to feel confident about themselves and what they have to offer the world.

Andrew saw his potential. It gave him confidence.

I like to travel to new places with my own restaurant.

He's growing towards something and he's working towards something and I think that's a beautiful thing. I'm really thrilled that he's just continuing to move towards his dreams.

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