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Defying the Odds: Meet Dakarai Roberson

 

By Brothers United Coach Mariah Hicks, United Brothers Coach
Special to The Truth

 

“I was born in San Jose California. I moved to Toledo when I was three. I had it rough growing up, seeing my dad going to prison and my mom remarried, but hanging with the wrong people and watching them sell drugs. I had a set of twins at 15 years old, but lost them and the mother to a car accident. After that loss, I wanted to give up on life, but I went back home to California to join Job Corp.”

 

Dakarai Roberson experienced tough circumstances growing up. After moving back to Toledo, he had his daughter when he was 30, which was a turning point for him and his life.

 

“Having my daughter made me a better man. Without my daughter, I might have been in jail or dead.”

 

Since his daughter was one years old, Roberson has been a single father. His co-parent had an open CSB case with her oldest son, which resulted in Roberson getting full custody of his daughter in 2015.

 

“It’s been rough, but I thank God for her mom’s side of the family because they have been helping me take care of her as far as watching her and getting her from school. It's been a struggle, but I've been making it.”

 

Roberson’s daughter has contact with her mother on a daily basis and is allowed to see her under supervised visitation.

 

Roberson heard about Brothers United from one of the staff members who was out recruiting in his neighborhood one day. At that time in his life, he couldn’t find a job and wasn’t getting along with his co-parent, so he figured that it wouldn’t hurt for him to join the program.  

 

Brothers United helped Roberson become a better father, a better man, and learn how to deal with his co-parent in a better way. He says the program also helped him learn how to control his temper as a man. His relationship with his co-parent has improved and he credits a lot of that to BU.

 

Life after Brothers United has continued to improve for Mr. Roberson. He is hands-on and very active in his daughter’s life. He also started a nonprofit organization, The Roberson House, that takes at-risk children out of the streets and gives them a place to go. On top of that, Mr. Roberson also started his restaurant/catering business.

 

“What I learned from the program that I carry today is how to communicate with my co-parent and have patience with my daughter and other kids. BU taught me how to be a better dad, how to be a better man.”

 

If you are interested in joining The Brothers United Program or have someone you want to refer : Call us at (419) 279-6297 or www.pathwaytoledo.org


 

 

   
   


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