There was a time when Daeqwon Currie thought he’d never kick heroin. “I had a friend shoot me up the first time,” said Currie, 36, of Wilson. “I was scared I’d do it myself. And that was the moment ...

Before his release from prison, Charles Worpek joined Community Action of Pioneer Valley’s Re-entry Workforce Development Program. Now, a year after his release, he works as a prep cook at Fitzwilly’s ...