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L University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Lorenzo
orenzo Lewis
is a native of
Little Rock,
Arkansas and
has a passion of em-
powering people to be
their best and over-
come obstacles in or-
der to achieve a bright
future. He is a 2015
graduate of Arkansas Baptist College and re-
cently graduated from Webster University with
a Master of Public Administration. Mr. Lewis is
ranked in the Top Ten of the upcoming graduat-
ing class of 2017, bolstering a GPA of 3.56.
He holds memberships with the Pine Bluff
Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Inc., a member of the 100 Greater Black Men of
Little Rock, part of the Chamber of Commerce,
a member National Alliance Mental Institute as
well as a Deacon at Mt. Pleasant Baptist
Church.
Lorenzo is the Founder/Executive Director of
L&J Empowerment; a 501c (3) community
based organization. L&J Empowerment is the
umbrella organization from which The Confess
Project is operated under.
While beginning his nonprofit organization he
saw the need to create a curriculum based agen-
da for males who are between the ages of 18-34
years old. The Confess Project which is a based
emotional health curriculum for males that are
currently residing in college /institutions. Stud-
ies show that nearly 30% males are suffering
from depression and or related trauma while in
school performing academically. This was a
personal passion as he endured a tragic situation
as college sophomore in August 2009 at the
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states that this was one of the worst things to
endure, and remember how hard it was to
achieve graduation in years after. It resulted in
three years additional of undergraduate studies
as well as emotional issues that lasted longer
than expected. The Confess Project was a way
to express how to create solutions while utiliz-
ing practical data in a workshop format.
He recently began the Lorenzo Lewis Annual
Scholarship Program for male and students en-
rolled at Arkansas Baptist College majoring in
Behavioral Sciences.
His career has centered on Public Service and
assisting those in need. During his time working
in youth care for Arkansas Juvenile Assessment
Treatment Center, the spark for service was ig-
nited. It was then; that he figured out his mis-
sion would be to serve others. Given his exten-
sive work tenure in Case Management and Out-
patient Services at Rivendell Behavioral Health
Services in Benton, Arkansas, and Birch Tree
Living Community, as well as Methodist Be-
havioral Hospital, Lorenzo is highly capable of
enlightening the public about the inner work-
ings of Mental Health and available services.
In addition to an wielding an arsenal of experi-
ence, Mr. Lewis has been well equipped with