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Updated: October 7, 2024 / 40 Under 40 Honorees of 2024

40 Under 40: Matthew Jones provides jobs and a safe environment for men in recovery

PHOTO / Tim Greenway Matthew Jones is owner and lead carpenter at Forest Street Carpentry.

Significant professional accomplishment: Consistently providing a safe and full-time work environment for men in recovery, building and completing full houses with my team/employees.

Matthew Jones, 35 Owner/lead carpenter, Forest Street Carpentry Read about all the 40 Under 40 honorees and a special event to recognize them.
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Current state of mind: Being very intentional about what I’m doing and why I’m doing it.

Passion project: I’m currently converting a school bus to a solar-powered livable RV.

‘Lightbulb’ moment: When I got sober in 2019 I began bringing other newly sober men to work with me. It created an environment that was accomplishing more than making money or building.

Audacious goal: Establishing a self-sustaining “craftsmen collective” for people in recovery, where people who are newly sober and in long-term recovery can find creative outlets through carpentry, welding, upholstery, etc.

Favorite quote: “We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more in imagination than in reality” — Seneca

Influential books: “The Tipping Point,” by Malcolm Gladwell; “The Chalice and the Blade,” by Raine Eisler

Favorite TV show: “Curb Your Enthusiasm”

Best way to recharge: In the woods or at Pai Men Miyake eating ramen

At age 60: With a functioning body, a sharp mind, a young spirit, a self-assured daughter, a happy wife, skydiving at least once a week.

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