Harry Grammer
Founder and Board President @New Earth Organization
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WORK HISTORY
Founder and Board President @New Earth Organization
Los Angeles, CA, US
Lead a county-wide initiative to repurpose juvenile probation camps into Vocational Training Centers for system-involved youth.• Develops and directs programming for over 500 incarcerated and at-risk youth per week taught in probation camps, group homes, community schools and at New Earth’s two re-entry center in Culver City and Gardena.• Developed the first juvenile re-entry center in Culver City that provides high school education programs, job training, development and placement services, case management and other supportive services to court-involved and at-risk youth• Creates processes and methodology to support youth in a therapeutic and research-based capacity• Manages program directors that manage instructors, case managers, teachers and support staff to source jobs, provide vocational training, educational and creative opportunities for youth clients.• Responsible for program expansion by forging relationships with government entities like Los Angeles County and Probation. New Earth offers programing in 17 facilities throughout Los Angeles and Orange County.• Piloted a program at Riker’s Island Juvenile Justice Facility in NYC• Works with university researchers to develop an evidence-based success model for juvenile justice system-involved youth.
EDUCATION
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Psychology
Harvard University
Executive Certificate, Nonprofit Leadership
California State University, Northridge
Business Administration and Management, General
Pacifica Graduate Institute
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Depth Psychology with emphasis in Community Psychology, Liberation Psychology, and Ecopsychology
Pacifica Graduate Institute
Master of Arts (M.A.), Depth Psychology with emphasis on Community Psychology, Liberation Psychology, and Ecopsychology
ABOUT HARRY GRAMMER
Dr. Harry Grammer is an activist, scholar, and poet and founded New Earth in 2002 and since then has been an integral part of reforming the juvenile justice nationwide system. In 2017, New Earth was honored as Non-Profit of the Year by California Senator Holly Mitchell and Harry was honored as a CNN Hero. In 2018, Harry was selected as an inaugural Obama Foundation Fellow. As the Founder and President, Harry brings his leadership and visionary spirit, along with an extensive background in teaching poetry, advocacy and self-expression to incarcerated and at-risk youth. For 19 years, Harry has been the head instructor and training for all New Earth programming that is offered to over 1,500 incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youth per year in Los Angeles County. Harry has personally worked directly worked with over youth since the inception of the organization. In addition to developing and teaching core curriculum, and designing new programs, Harry also trains and manages New Earth staff both in detention centers and at New Earth’s two charter school reentry centers. He has a stellar track record with an 83% success rate in keeping the youth he works with from recidivating and on a path of productivity. Learn more at http://newearthlife.org
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