How Former Gangsters Pulled 1,000 People Out of Gang Life (Pt 2)

About this episode

Beni Santibanez discusses how 'Hope 4 Da Hood' has helped over 1,000 people leave gang life.

How do you convince someone to walk away from a life they’d die for? In this episode, former gang member Beni Santibanez shares how “Hope 4 Da Hood” has helped over 1,000 people leave gang life by exposing their lie of loyalty and helping them discover their true identity & value. It’s a raw look at transformation and how you can help people break cycles that most never escape. Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/#join See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Beni Santibanez

Topics covered

• gang life
• transformation
• identity
• loyalty
• support
• community

Keywords

• gangsters
• transformation
• Hope 4 Da Hood
• identity
• loyalty
• community support
• gang life

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hope 4 Da Hood

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