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Ready, Willing & Able trainees work to rebuild the

Ready, Willing & Able trainees work to rebuild their lives and work to keep many of Philadelphia's parks, sidewalks, public spaces and facilities clean. Joseph (pictured) explained how the men had different opportunities to earn money, one being a program that involved running every morning. The concept being, you have to be clean to consistently wake up early and run every morning—genius.

Ready, Willing & Able Philadelphia is a chapter of the @thedoefund, a national transitional program that helps recovering addicts, ex-convicts, and homeless "break the cycle of homelessness, addiction, and criminal recidivism by providing paid transitional work, occupational training, housing, and comprehensive support services." RWA works with Philadelphians facing serious social and economic barriers: 100% are homeless, nearly 70% of RWA trainees have incarceration histories of 5 years or more; 96% have a history of drug or alcohol abuse; and 36% do not have a high school diploma or a GED.

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Can any of my Philly friends name the location? S

Can any of my Philly friends name the location?

Since 2001, Ready, Willing & Able has helped hundreds of homeless adults graduate into lives of self-sufficiency by attaining full-time work, securing independent housing, and maintaining sobriety. Ready, Willing & Able trainees, often referred to as the "men in blue" — because of their trademark blue uniforms — work to rebuild their lives and work to keep many of Philadelphia's parks, sidewalks, public spaces and facilities clean — making the "City of Brotherly Love" a better place for all.

The program is not dependent on public funds. The men earn money, gain an education and work preparedness, pay their own room and board with the money they earn and of course stay clean. When they leave the program they are prepared to transition back into OUR community as contributing members.

Several men of RWA confided in me that meeting their adult children again, sometimes after 30 years, was the scariest thing they had ever done—dealing head on with the consequences of their actions and decisions. Every single one of the evenings I spent with these men was intense, inspiring, and transformative.

I photographed over 25 people from RWA during the course of this one year self assigned pro bono project. Pictured here is James.

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For this self initiated pro-bono project, I photog

For this self initiated pro-bono project, I photographed over 25 people for Ready, Willing & Able. For each subject, I created an environmental portrait in an urban environment calling upon the acid colors of mixed artificial lighting and sometimes swinging hues to the emotional palette of the German Expressionists. In addition, I created a very tight portrait of just their faces in black and white. Both were printed 16" x 24." Since the tight faces are significantly larger than life and hung at eye level, it allows the viewer to stare straight into these men's eyes— a window to their past and a sense of their future.

Pictured here is Darryl.

Ready, Willing & Able - Philadelphia has helped hundreds of homeless adults graduate into lives of self-sufficiency by attaining full-time work, securing independent housing, and maintaining sobriety. Ready, Willing & Able trainees, often referred to as the "men in blue" — because of their trademark blue uniforms — work to rebuild their lives and work to keep many of Philadelphia's parks, sidewalks, public spaces and facilities clean.

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