Ami Feller started by cleaning up job sites. That’s all they let her do. “It was the only thing ‘suitable’ for a girl,” she remembers. Until one day, staring up at a two-story roof no one wanted to climb, she took the risk. And claimed her place.

Vlad Khorenko didn’t arrive in America with money, connections, or a clear path. In 2014, fresh from Ukraine, he carried only his skills, his drive to serve, and a belief that hard work could still build something real.