Jayden's Story Through Beyond Jobs

This story was submitted by the Beyond Jobs program.

Jayden was referred to Beyond Jobs by SHOW ME PEACE through one of our Violence Interrupters, Mark. From day one, Jayden showed his commitment to the program and successfully completed our first three-week cohort of 2025. Early on, he expressed interest in obtaining his CDL, and he worked with our team to map out the steps necessary to make that happen. 

Today, Jayden has officially started CDL training with MTC Trucking. This training was fully covered, and we were able to give him a stipend, alleviating some of the financial burden as he completes his six-week training.  

“He is a great young man who was misunderstood and just needed an opportunity to do great things with his life,” Mark said. “Mission: St. Louis and SHOW ME PEACE have given him the opportunity to do that.” 

Jayden’s story is a great example of how our programs work together to create real opportunities for our participants. 

Interested in joining Beyond Jobs or want to learn more? Please visit https://www.missionstl.org/beyondjobs.