Humans of Carbon Valley

We can’t wait to get back to telling the stories of the Humans of Carbon Valley!

“I plan on having a bright future with Safeway! I plan on being store manager one day and I plan to some day open my own business.” Photo and interview by Jacky Bencomo

“A lot about being a vet tech is dealing with people because those are their babies and if the don’t have children, or even if they do, the animals are still huge parts of their lives, so it’s good that we can help them when the animals don’t have a voice.”

Proud of everyone in the Carbon Valley Community holding strong. Our lights are on.❤️

“I farm in the Frederick/Firestone/Dacono area. We’re trying to make a go of that. Trying to be a sustainable farm and make a little bit of money while we’re doing it. That’s the job that honestly I would do all the time but unfortunately doesn’t pay the bills all the time.”

“I feel like I’m a pretty boring person, and it turns out a lot of people find me more interesting than I think I do. I am full of weird useless facts, I absolutely adore dinosaurs, I have 2 dogs, I’m passionate about weird things.”

We have created an emergency fund to help our @SVVSD students and teachers who need assistance with basic needs. 100% of donations will support this effort. TOGETHER we will get through this difficult time. We are #StVrainStorm! efsvv.org/emergency-fund/

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@ocordero71 @formby_melissa1 Yes! I should have put a date on that photo😂 That was way back in November 😊Thank you, for everything you’re doing to support students and families!

@formby_melissa1 @humans_cv I clearly am not practicing social distancing. This was months ago! Thank you for serving the community the way you do. Love you all!

“Growing up it is very important to find that trusted adult that you feel comfortable with because talking with your parents is a hard thing. You always want to make them proud, so expressing your problems with them is definitely a struggle, so find that adult because (1/2)

“Oh...I don’t think I would change a thing because regret takes you nowhere. Learn from every experience you go through.”

“My family all grew up here in the Carbon Valley and tri-town area, my dad, my uncle, and other uncle were all firefighters in Carbon Valley and coal miners and brick masons and we all grew up here and kind of helped build the town.”

“I would say that I am very, very lucky because I speak both languages. I love my accent. I don’t want to lose my accent. I speak Spanish ninety percent of the time and I only use my English when I need to.” Photo and Interview By Maria Estrada

“If something happened, I would have a million people I could call for help. This community feels like a home for me, it just feels like family.”

“We are human. We do care and we are here to help.”

“When I was in Steamboat I was really struggling and I was suicidal and about to be homeless...and then a family who I did theater with took me in so I guess I had never really experienced love like that before and really the only explanation for it was that they loved Jesus.”

where I wanted to be. The work, as glamorous as it seemed, was not what I wanted. That’s when I came here to work for Georgia Boys, getting back into the restaurant and getting back into that mom and pop feel. Not being corporate, but being local and small and family oriented.”

“When I left Pilgrims it was because I had debuted as sales director with Mary Kay. I did that full-time for a couple of years. I earned the use of a free car through Mary Kay, had a unit, and all those fun things. After spending some time doing that, I realized that was not(1/2)