On this episode, WYCE Station Manager Phil Tower speaks with David Bult, executive director of Next Step of West Michigan, and Darion Boyd, Carpentry-Community Builder with Next Step of West Michigan.Next Step of West Michigan is a faith-based, social enterprise non-profit that provides job skills training, as well as employment opportunities in construction, manufacturing, and municipal clean-up.The organization works to stabilize and empower its teammates to create high-quality products and services for its customers.​They serve people who have barriers to employment—broken relationships, lack of resources, insecure housing, previous incarceration, or addiction—but are determined to build a better future.  Next Step of West Michigan does this work in the 49507 neighborhood and greater Grand Rapids communities. Their goal is to cultivate a sustainable place in our city where people can heal and grow through work and relationships, where all can thrive.​Online: Next Step of West Michigan 

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