I'm proud of him
I ran into Kevin Cedeno this afternoon. He's still flying high after receiving an acceptance letter from John Jay College last week, and his work with the Youth Justice Board has him interviewing Department of Education bigwigs (on the schedule, Chancellor Joel Klein and possibly Mayor Bloomberg) and criminal justice experts. Three years ago, Kevin visited YW8? (Why Wait?) youth ministries at Abounding Grace at the invitation of a friend, and joined us the following month on a youth retreat upstate. He interned at Xcel Summer the next two years and was a founding member of Xpress and the XL Service Corps. Now he and Lorreal Torres (another incredible story in her own right) are the youth delegates on Generation Xcel's Board of Directors. We're so proud of Kevin that he's literally become an icon for us, with his picture Xcel's new logo:
(Photo by Michael Mowery. Logo design by Jason Bowman of Hopeful Productions.) The Dept. of Ed. describes the Youth Justice Board, sponsored by the Center for Court Innovation, as follows:
The Youth Justice Board provides an opportunity to introduce the voices of young people into the public safety policy-making process in New York City. Over the course of one year, fifteen teenagers research a public safety issue and recommend solutions in a final report. ... At the end of the year, participants will present their recommendations to policymakers in New York City. Participants will receive a stipend, and a hands-on education in investigation, policy development and presentations.Not bad for a kid from one of the worst high schools in the Bronx who wanted to quit school two years ago.
posted by Jeremy Del Rio @ 3/30/2005 07:02:00 PM
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