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Walk up the stairs at Pan Am Place and the routine becomes visible. In the shared living space, residents play pool, play video games, and spend time together. Next door, the sound of boxing gloves hitting pads carries over from Pan Am Boxing.
That balance of structure and connection is central to Pan Am Place, a second-stage transitional housing program for 22 young men ages 18 to 29 who may otherwise experience homelessness. Residents volunteer in the community, take part in employment and skills training, and commit to a fitness routine through Pan Am Boxing.
Manager Joel Bodner describes the program as “low barrier, but with plenty of boundaries.” He brings both professional experience working in shelters and sober housing, and his own lived experience of recovery to the role.
The goal is not to rush residents through the program, but to give them time to build consistency. “I like to tell them a year,” Bodner says. “Statistically, that first year is the biggest hurdle. Then guys can start thinking about what’s next.”
Boxing is one part of that structure, but learning to fight is not the point.
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