Joe came to Guiding Light in his mid-20s after spending 4 years in prison. After his release he had limited options under the conditions of his parole. One was to move back in with his family, which he knew might be detrimental to the new direction he wanted to go in with his life. “I knew I wanted to do things on my own. I had gotten comfortable staying with family before and I knew I didn’t want to keep myself in one spot. I wanted to move forward in life.”