About the founder
Founder Mentor
The founder was formerly incarcerated and while sharing a cell with a young man, he listened, talked, and taught (mentor) him. Then one day the young man said, "thank you preacher man" and he asked what for? and the young man said, "for taken up time (teaching, guiding, and mentoring) and listening to me." So from that moment on the founder realized his purpose and mission in life.
Therefore, from the personal rehabilitation work he's done within his own life and his written plans for after he's released, he set out to accomplish his life's mission.
He got his GED, Certified as a Religious Educator, and a Certificate in Theology in Church Ministries while in prison.
Then he took some Supervisory/Management classes, got an Associate Degree in General Studies, a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Human Services, and a Master of Science in Human Services Administration Degree after he was released.
He became a volunteer on the mentor steering committee of the Governor's Intervention Reentry Program, and as he studied the different phases of the program from preparing individuals to leave their institutions to return back to society.
He noticed a gap of service missing in the program that needed to be addressed which he calls "Mentor Support!"
While doing his undergraduate studies in Human Services, he read this quote "The Best Way To Success Is To Find A Need And Fulfill It!"
So, from his personal prison life experience, life mission, the gap missing in a reentry program, and his undergraduate studies quote, the "CITIZENS OF HOPE MENTOR SERVICES, INC" was created.
