From Gang Banging to Banging Out Walls

Chicago, IL.- David Figuero went from gang banoging to banging out walls (and success) with his home renovation business, Second Chance Renovations.

Figueroa grew up in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood, notorious for its violent street gangs in the ’80s and ’90s. He wanted out, and he hoped to work in construction. But doors began slamming as soon as he filled out job applications. “Every time I checked the box that asked whether you were a convicted felon, I never got a call back,” he says.

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