1. Roosevelt Scott
Cranston, RI 02905
Rooseveltscott2004@cox.net | RooseveltScott@LinkedIn
401.660.3967
My Goals:
• work with displaced/homeless individuals
• run a home for displaced families
• help people recovering from addiction
• work with teens and help them to understand the danger of joining a gang and doing drugs
• run a home that would help people, especially men, transitioning from prison
Experience
PrisonMinistry:
 Fedpeople inthe homelessshelter
 DeliveredThanksgivingfoodbasketstothe needy
 Gave weeklyalcohol anddrugtalkto teens &adult males inprison
 Sponsored/mentoredteenandadultmalesnew toalcoholics anonymous
Mentoring:
Have regulartalkswiththe youngerteenfamilymembersaboutmyexperience withalcohol anddrugswithhopesto
make a positive difference intheirlife. Particularly, twofamilymembers foundrecovery.Theyare bothstill soberand I
am so proudto have helped themchange theirlives.
CrisisPrevention:
 Providedsafe haveninmyhome fortalksbetweentworival gangsinthe neighborhood.
 Startedboxingtrainingclubwiththe hopesof keepingkidsin myneighborhood outof gangsand off the streets.
 Manage Little League Baseball andPopWarnerFootball teamswiththe hopesof keepingkidsinthe
neigborhoodoutof gangsand off the streets.
 Pizzanightonce a weekwithall the kidsinthe neighborhood andtalkedtoaboutthe dangerof doingdrugsand
joiningagang. Itgivesme great satisfactionwhenI runintomanyof those kids overthe years, whowouldtell
me how importantthose Tuesdaynightswere tothemandhow muchit made a differentintheirlife.
Role Model:
Four or five timesayearI run intoone of the kidsthatwere on one of my sport teamsandtheythank me for giving
themsomethingtodoand keepingthemoff the street.Thentheyalwaysgoonto tell me a success story,perhaps
joiningthe military,graduatingfromcollege,beingafull time employee andsuccessful father.
I was at an AA meetinginWorcesterlastsummerandran intothree people who rememberwhenIuse togo to the
prisonandgive advice aboutalcohol anddrugs andtheytoldme the reasontheydecidedchange theirlifeisbecause of
somethingIsaidandthe example Isetforthem.