Rooftop Revelations: Training youth in trades creates opportunity, path away from gangs, Pastor Brooks says

On day 123 of his rooftop journey, Pastor Corey Brooks sat down with the men who run Metropolitan Steele and discussed their recent donation.

"We give to a lot of different charities, but this is the biggest donation we've given to anybody," Caballero said. "We want to donate something at a local level and see our dollars come to work at a local level … And with this leadership center here, I really believe you have the opportunity to influence these people, give them the skills and the opportunity to move forward here."

Caballero stressed that he believes that the pastor’s neighborhood has so much potential because of three things: physical capability, skills and motivation. He also added that he sees none of the self-defeating negative thinking that dooms so many people.