YOU ARE INVITED! I will be one of the speakers at the Emmanuel House Church at their Friends and Family Day Event today, Sunday, October 19, 2014 at 4pm. The church is located at 6832 Southfield Road, Detroit MI 48228. Speaker’s Biography: A native of Detroit, Michigan, John W. Cromer, Jr. is the 6th child of 14 children, a proud father/grandfather of a daughter and grandchild. John is a former inmate who served 13+ years in prison for shoplifting-retail fraud – (a pair of gym shoes and set of bed sheets). He is out - and - got himself together! He is President and Chief Executive Officer for LolaMax Management LLC and founder of the Detroit I.M.P.A.C.T.S. Mentoring Program- an all-male (14 to 26) peer to peer mentoring program. Through this program, John created the annual Detroit I.M.P.A.C.T.S. Youth Summer Rally to provide free school uniforms, back packs and school supplies to children of low income families, as well as the “TMI” Toys Making I.M.P.A.C.T.S. Program that provides free Christmas gifts for children of low income families. I.M.P.A.C.T.S. stands for: “Intelligent, Motivated, Positive Attitudes Changing The Statistics.” John is a former Senior Corporate Job Developer for “Michigan Works! Affiliates”, and a former Stability Case Manager for President Barack Obama’s (HPRP) Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program through Neighborhood Legal Services Michigan in Detroit. John is an active member of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church in Detroit, where he served as Chairman of the Hartford Employment and Returning Citizens Ministry. He mentors and tutors at-risk and disadvantaged youth. John has recruited for more than 500 Companies including AutoZone, Ford Motor Company/Visteon, AHCC, Forman Mills, Aramark, Barton Malow, Walmart, V&J Foods, Comcast Cable Company, McDonalds, Bank of America and others. John has connected thousands of people to employment opportunities; including but not limited to ex-offenders, hurricane Katrina survivors, youth, homeless and other low income and displaced individuals – to establish the support mechanisms that will keep them in the community, in jobs and contributing to society. John had the privilege to participate in the 2008 Democrat National Convention in Denver, CO and the 2009 Presidential Inauguration. He has worked alongside Actor Dr. Bill Cosby in Community Outreach Forums entitled: The Talk - My Life! Whose In Charge?” - encouraging people that we can do better - as individuals and as people!” and that “black men are more than inmates and unwed fathers!!” John has also been has been featured in local and national TV news programs. John is a strong advocate for prison reform and prisoner reentry programs. He helped to bring change to the hiring practices in the City of Detroit by spearheading the BAN THE BOX ordinance, .i.e. to remove the criminal record question from some employment applications- for city jobs as well as for jobs provided by city-contractors. John was selected by Senator Obama to ask a question during Q&A at a Townhall Meeting. In 2008, John received the Spirit of Detroit Award for “exceptional achievement, outstanding leadership and dedication to improving the quality of life” for the citizens of Detroit. A 2009 candidate for Detroit City Council (“campaigned for 5 months and scored in the top half for the primary election”). John received the 2014 Detroit Medical Center’s Commitment to Excellence Award; 2012 Mountain Mover Award; 2007 Empowerment Summit Award; Rosa Parks Tolerance Award, 2006 State of the African American Male Initiative Award and titled as one of “Whos Who in Black Detroit, and various awards and honors for his efforts to lift people from dependency to the productive world of employment. “Creating employment opportunities for returning citizens has to be more cost effective than re-incarceration, and it should be the central policy behind any attempt to reduce crime and recidivism. Without a job, how else are we to take care of our families and pursue the American Dream? How do we expect people with criminal records to stay out of trouble without a job?” Quote from John Cromer “I am a present, and I am going to wrap myself like a present to be presented to an employer or an opportunity! Even Superman had enough sense to realize that he had to change his clothes to be recognized for he is. He ran into someone’s a phone booth to change!” Quote for John Cromer Please subscribe to my youtube: https://youtube/user/JohnWesleyCromer
Posted on: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 12:35:36 +0000
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