Raul's passion to help people comes from a life of confusion and pain. In Raul's early years he lived a happy, carefree life in a loving mended family, enjoying farm life. Raul’s fondest memories from his early years were from enjoying nature with his Dad, spending many happy hours together and sharing a bond that Raul thought was unbreakable. 

     Torn from, then abandoned by his father at the age of 7, Raul became broken and filled with hate.  He was confused and misunderstood by friends, family, and society. That confusion lead him to drugs by the age of 9, gangs and conceiving his first child at age 13. From there, he started getting incarcerated, living in institutions or on the streets, including juvenile and adult corrections, half-way houses, eventually finding himself locked up in San Quentin State Prison..............