Varsana Sihavong

With help from Building Futures, their hard work is now paying off

Varsana Sihavong tells much the same story. He too had spent years working hard at "dead-end jobs" before finding his way to Building Futures. Varsana, 27, is with the carpenter's union and is currently working on a CVS building in northern Rhode Island.

Varsana says the support Building Futures gave him through tutoring and other forms of training was instrumental in his acceptance into the trade apprenticeship and in turning his life around. "It's been a great opportunity," says Varsana, who lives in the Smith Hill neighborhood of Providence. "There just aren't many programs out there that target my age group. There are programs for teens, but very few for adults."