Read more at SFGateAs a dyslexic, African American male growing up in San Francisco's notorious Hunters Point neighborhood, the odds were far greater that Evander Williams would drop out, die or go to jail than graduate high school.
Well over half the city's black males don't make it to graduation day on time, according to state data.
Williams did, collecting his diploma from Thurgood Marshall Academic High School last week.
The 18-year-old credits his family, his faith and friends. But he also credits the support he found behind the door at the end of his high school's first-floor hallway.
The small sign on the outside simply says "Wellness Center."
Sunday, June 5, 2011
How wellness centers help troubled S.F. students
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