Press Releases
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march 2018
“We saw a need in the community and we addressed it,” said Glover, a former counselor at Kent-Meridian High School who overcame a troubled life as a teen to find a way to reach out and help others. “We’ve been an all-volunteer program for three years. … It was hard work and dedication that brought us to this point.”
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april 2017
“I work with kids every day that would have benefited greatly from legal counsel in some of their situations,” said Kendrick Glover, director of Kent-based Glover Empowerment Mentoring. “I thank Councilmember Upthegrove for his leadership in taking a positive step in working to reduce the disparities in our juvenile justice system.”
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june 2016
“It’s important for us to continue to lead with compassion and hope because we know some of our youth do not have people in their lives to actually be there, to stand in their corner and walk alongside them as they go through some of their trials and tribulations,” Glover told a sun-splashed crowd at the Juneteenth celebration and festival at Morrill Meadows Park.
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april 2016
“It will be a huge lift for our program, organization, as far as transportation,” Glover said. “A lot of our mentees don’t have transportation to and from our group. This will allow us to reach more students and youth in the community.”
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July 2015
“Racial disparity has no place in our justice system, especially not in a system responsible for the well-being of our youth...”
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december 2015
“You can make mistakes in your life, but you can turn it around,” Glover said. “You can turn tragedy into triumph.”
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