Geno

Geno is a single father in Tacoma raising three boys. He works as a technology consultant for a small company and sustains his household paycheck-to-paycheck. He, like so many others, makes too much income to receive support from the public benefits system, but not enough to not need the support. With one kid needing diabetes medication and another needing tutoring,

Geno was beginning his search for a second job when he got accepted into the GRIT program. Because of the GRIT dollars, Geno has not needed a second job, and he hopes to save as much of the money as possible in order to sustain himself and his family on a single income. Geno’s $500 each month is spread between tutoring for his 11-year-old, food for the family, and their first family outing in over a decade.

When asked about the GRIT program, he says, “I’ve felt so much less month-to-month stress since this program started. It feels like I have some room to breathe.”