For People's Pickles, it's about the people, not the pickles

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People's Pickles is a community-driven job training program that helps marginalized individuals, like people coming out of homelessness, prison or rehab.

DENVER — Marcus Weaver is using his own experiences and a crunchy, sour snack to help others make their lives a little better. , which he describes as a community-driven job training program that helps marginalized individuals, like people coming out of homelessness, prison or rehab. One of those people is Jamaar Rice. Raymond Johnson also knows the power of the pickle.

On July 20, 2012, Weaver said, he saw a midnight showing of"The Dark Knight Rises" with a woman named Rebecca Wingo. "From there, it just really springboarded me into so many different things," he said."Forgiveness. Helping others. Being a part of my community." Now he's putting those experiences to work, making change for Rice, Johnson and many others.

"Help me get housing, and just to help me find a way to get a job and live a better way," Rice said.

 

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