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OUR MISSION

Our goal is to empower At-Risk Youth who are at risk of entertaining the criminal justice system.  We help our young men realize their greatest potential and guide them towards entrepreneurship.  We also to prep our young men to become influential leaders and business owners with a desire to impact other young men in their communities, schools and churches.

MARQUIS MCKENZIE

BIOGRAPHY

 

Marquis Mckenzie is the Founder and President of Community Outreach Enterprise a non-profit organization geared towards teaching entrepreneurship to at risk youth.. Marquis develop a passion to help male youth make the right decision and be great role models in their community. In 2008 Marquis after being release from prison, he begin laying his foundation by getting involved in the community and hosting number of events giving back to the homeless community. Marquis is a member of “No Place For A Child Coalition, where he shared his testimony with at law makers and families across Florida, hoping to change laws that send juveniles to adult prison. Marquis is currently the Central Florida regional organizer for Florida Right Restoration Coalition who just ended a 150 years life time ban of voting fights to those convicted of a felony in the state of Florida. Marquis is the Owner of The Dirt Master LLC, a residential, commercial, and construction cleaning company. Mr. Mckenzie enjoys spending time with his kids, helping the community, and being a guest speaker at event

 

eXPERIENCED

 At the age of 15 years old as a juvenile, while waiting to be sentenced as an adult, Marquis Mckenzie experienced at first hand the early stages of becoming an entrepreneur by participating in a six weeks entrepreneurship course. Within those six weeks Marquis increased his reading level, learned basic budgeting skills, how to tie a tie, how to registered a business, and most important life skills to changed his thinking.  This is the experience that Marquis will bring to at-risk youth, along with hands on training.