For the first time in her life, Mary Lamar is driving a new car to a job she loves. But it was a rough journey getting to this point.

"I was in prison. I did three and a half years for something that I never saw coming," Lamar said.

The Cleveland native slipped into a life of crime at a young age, eventually serving time for robbery when she was 50 years old.

"I chose a different lifestyle and, uh, drugs and alcohol is in my story," she said.

Now 56, Lamar is a first-time homeowner and a supervisor at her job, where she leads a team of machinists

"Your recovery is what matters, and you have to have that support," Lamar told CBS News.

Lamar found support at Magnet, an Ohio-based nonprofit that helped retool her life. Magnet's goal is to educate and engage people on the available caree

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