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ert Stewart credits parks changing his life for the tter. Growing up with his andmother in South Los ngeles wasn’t easy. There ere times they didn’t have erything they wanted, but was determined to make successful and had all he cal parks that acted as and helped Robert see a At age 11, Robert begin nson Recreation Area with


w to fish. Although basketball, football, y city parks, it was gic Johnson and the at allowed him to escape ty life and gave him a mmers and weekends Magic Johnson Park and ent people (Doctors, achers, Lawyers and ness owners) who used the park opened my mind to other


possibilities in life,” shared Robert.For Robert, growing up in parks was a great part of his life. He was able to connect with mentors and programs that kept him safe and sparked his interest in making parks a life career. He was also taught early on the importance of “giving life” to parks by being an active participant and respecting them. In 1998, at the age of 17 Robert’s grandmother received a call about the LA County At-Risk Youth Work Program. She immediately enrolled him. Robert credits the program for changing the trajectory of his life.


Robert was a good guy, but many of the neighborhood influences were weighing in on him. Starting the youth program propelled him into a more positive direction. He described getting accepted into the program like being a kid on Christmas Day. “I was so excited for the opportunity, I was able to meet new people who had the sa,e goals as I did and also wanted a better life,” exclaimed Robert.In the program Robert learned many important skills such as planting trees, assembling play equipment and installing BBQ grills. Those skills propelled him


into a permanent position in 2007. Today, Robert works as a Grounds Maintenance


Worker I at Roy Campanella Park. He enjoys his job because he’s now able to “give life” to parks on a daily basis just as he was taught by his mentor Mark to do more than 20 years ago. Each day Robert joyfully gives his all to parks by keeping the parks clean, detailing planting bed areas, trimming trees, and fixing sprinklers. When asked if growing up in parks changed his life, Robert quickly said, “Yes.” He’s thankful for the people he met in parks that influenced him, even if they didn’t know it. Those encounters exposed him to life beyond his neighborhood. It helped him see people in a new way, which allowed him to learn how to treat others respectfully, regardless of their differences.“I’m a true believer that parks change people lives,” shared Robert “and I’m proud to be a part of that change every single day”.


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