Episode eXtra: The Carrillo Brothers

Dr. Ricardo Carrillo and Arturo Carrillo, both born and raised in San Francisco’s Mission District, talk about their upbringing and how they were raised within the community village and healed through the transformative practice of the arts.They are an early example of “Program Kids” youth who heavily relied upon services to survive and develop into thriving adults. As adults and professionals, both would eventually work with RAP; Dr. Ricardo Carillo as a licensed therapist, and Arturo as a program director at Walden House, who built deep bonds with RAP. The brothers’ stories of sangre, corazon, resilience, and self determination paved their path from a troubled humble beginning to a life dedicated as social justice warriors since the 1970s.