“All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil,” Sophocles, a renowned Greek playwright, said. “The only crime is pride.” In some ways, Farris Glover is the living embodiment of this quote. Born in Chicago and raised on its West Side, Glover was frequently in trouble during his adolescence and early adulthood. “I was never involved in gangs, but I sold drugs and used drugs and committed crimes,” Glover said. “I’m blessed that I never landed in prison.” Near a personal low point, Glover’s friend told him that she planned to attend Minneapolis College to obtain her nursing degree. Glover was inspired by her ambition and also decided to enroll in the two-year public college in Minnesota’s most populous city. However, shortly thereafter, Glover recognized that nursing was not the career he wanted. So, he pivoted and began studying to become a community counselor. “Initially, I went to college to study nursing,” Glover said. “But I struggled to do the math and considered dropping out. Fortunately, I met my first mentor, Louis Zachary, at Minneapolis College and he encouraged me to pursue something that I was familiar with. I thought about it and knew that working in drug addiction was a natural fit.” A home at My Home I nc . Giving Many Minnesotans Farris Glover
With a clear vision thanks to Zachary’s advice, Glover ultimately graduated from Saint Paul, Minnesota-based Metropolitan State University with a bachelor’s degree in counseling, psychology, and business management. In March 1995, Glover realized his professional dream when he founded My Home Inc., a treatment facility designed to help African-Americans make a successful transition to mainstream society. Glover discussed his organization’s mission and detailed its programs.
“Our mission is to assist African-Americans and other underserved communities to develop a renewed sense of pride in their cultural and traditional histories by utilizing a cognitive-behavioral approach,” Glover said.
-Farris Glover “Our mission is to assist African-Americans and other underserved communities...”
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