Nonprofit launches low cost tattoo removal process program

Nonprofit launches low cost tattoo removal process program

3 NEWS NOW ISBRINGING YOU STORIESOF PEOPLE...PLANS...AND PROJECTS AIMEDAT SHOWING YOU HOWOMAHA IS MOVINGFORWARD.AND WITH THIS MONTHBEING HISPANICHERITAGE MONTH...3NEWS NOW ANCHORMAYA SAENZ SHOWS USONE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WHO HASMADE IT HER MISSIONTO HELP OTHERS ...MOVE FORWARD.THIS IS BLANCA MEJIA.ORIGINALLY FROMTORREON CUAHILA...SHE'S NOW CALLEDOMAHA HOME...FOR THE PAST TWODECADES.SINCE BEING IN THESTATES...SHE'S HAD ONEMISSION.TO HELP THOSENEEDING A SECONDCHANCE.32 - 44"WE HELP PEOPLE THATWERE RECENTLY RELEASEDFROM PRISON AND JAIL,BUT RIGHT NOW WE'REHELPING EVERYBODY.ANYBODY THAT SHOWSUP HERE SEEKING OURHELP, WE'RE HERE FORTHEM."IN 2016...SHE STARTED THENONPROFIT...GENERATION DIAMOND.A PLACE THAT HELPSTHOSE RECENTLYRELEASED FROMPRISON....GAIN ACCESS TO THETOOLS TO START OVER.4:07 - 4:26"OUR MISSION, MAYA, ISTO MAKE SURE THEYDON'T HAVE A REASON TOGO BACK TO JAIL ORPRISON.THAT'S MY MISSION MORETHAN ANYTHING.TO BE ABLE TO SAY, HERE'SEVERYTHING YOU NEED: AJOB, TRANSPORTATION,FOOD, WHERE TO SHOWER,A PLACE TO LIVE, THERE'SNO REASON TO GO BACK."BESIDES OFFERINGMEALS ...A COMPUTER CENTERAND OTHER SERVICES...BLANCA HAS NOWLAUNCHED A NEWINITIATIVE...A TATTOO REMOVALPROGRAM WHICH WILLBE FREE OR VERY LOWCOST TO THOSE WHONEED IT.ESPECIALLY THOSEWHO HAVE FACEATTOOS.4:55 - 50:04"WE HAVE PEOPLE WHOARE LOOKING FOR JOBS -AND THEY MAY GET SOME,BUT THEY CAN'T ADVANCETHEIR LIFE OR TOANOTHER LEVEL BECAUSEOF THE TATTOOS THEYHAVE."THE ORGANIZATIONBROUGHT A TOP OF THELINE TATTOO REMOVALMACHINE.WHICH CAME WITH ANINSTRUCTOR...WHO IS TEACHINGVOLUNTEERS...WHO HAVE EXPERIENCEWITH TATTOOS...TO GET CERTIFIED TOHELP OTHERS...REMOVE BADDECISIONS FROM THEIRLIFE.11:46 - 12:05"IF THEY HAVE TATTOOSON THEIR SKIN THAT AREREMINDERS OF PASTBEHAVIORS THAT THEY'RETRYING TO LEAVE BEHIND,OR EXPERIENCES,AFFILIATIONS WITH GANGSOR OTHER UNITS OR EVENTATTOOS THAT ARE INPLACES THAT INHIBITTHEIR EMPLOYMENT.WE WANT TO BE ABLE TOHELP EVERYBODY IN OURCOMMUNITY TO SUCCEED."SKYLER BROWN WILL BETHE FIRST PERSON TOGET HIS FACE TATTOOREMOVED.17:54 - 18:23"IF YOU LOOK OVER ATTHE SIDE HERE, WELLWHAT THAT HAS DONEFOR HIM HONESTLY HASREALLY HURT HIMSELF INHIS LIFE.HE'S CHANGED HIS LIFEFROM WHAT HE'S DONE INHIS PAST, BUT WHAT'S ITDONE IS IT'S HINDEREDHIM FROM GETTING A JOB,IT'S HURT HISPERSONALITY, PEOPLELOOK AT HIMDIFFERENTLY, AND HE'S AGREAT PERSON."SKYLER SAYS...THAT'S HURT HIM..GET A JOB.19:24 - 19:30"THERE'S BEEN MULTIPLEOCCASIONS WHERE I GOTO A JOB AND I KNOWTHAT THAT'S THE REASONWHY SOME OF THEMDON'T HIRE ME."VOLUNTEEER DOUGLASVICKERS...USED TO DO TATTOOS INPRISON.NOW HE'S READY TOHELP OTHERS.13:50 - 14:10"THAT'S ART TO A LOT OFPEOPLE.I HAVE MY LEGSCOMPLETELY DONE ANDEVERYTHING LIKE THATAND I WOULD NEVERREMOVE ANY OF MINE BUTTHERE'S PEOPLE OUTTHERE THAT HAVE THINGSTHAT HINDER THEM.SO IT'S GOOD TO HELPTHEM BECAUSE I WANT TOBETTER PEOPLE.BECAUSE AFTER ALL OFTHE TIME THAT I'VE DONE,I'M READY TO BE OFSERVICE NOW."IN OMAHA...MAYA SAENZ, 3NNGENERATION DIAMONDIS ASKING THAT ANYONEWHO WOULD LIKE TOVOLUNTEER TO GETCERTIFIED IN TATTOOREMOVAL....OR IF YOU'D LIKE TOLEARN OR DONATE TOTHE ORGANIZATIONCHECK OUT OURWEBSITE, 3 NEWSS NOWDOT COM.YOU CAN ALSO YOU CANFIND MOREINFORMATION AND ALLOF OUR 'MOVINGFORWARD' STORIES...JUST CLICK ON THE"MOVING FORWARD'TAB.THERE IS ALSO A PLACEWHERE YOU CAN LET USKNOW IF YOU HAVE ASTORY IDEA.