Given the transformations we experience as we partner with participants on their journey, we are reminded, time and again, that our participants never needed a second chance. Our holistic, evidence-informed re-entry program is the first of its kind, working to dramatically reduce the rate of reincarceration. With the imprisonment rate of Black males at nearly six times that of white males and Hispanic men at nearly three times, this is a problem disproportionately impacting Black and Hispanic communities across our country.Ĭoncordance is working to break the cycle of reincarceration and forge a path toward equity by supporting people who have been released from prison and are re-entering society. Most incarcerated individuals have experienced horrific trauma at a young age, which is the result of being born in neighborhoods that have been devastated by inequity and often lack social capital and positive support systems. The First Chance Campaign is a $100 million fundraising effort chaired by World Wide Technology Founder and Chairman David Steward to expand our re-entry model to 11 additional U.S. He wanted the pastor of the Methodist church he. Steward and his wife Thelma have been married since 1976, and the couple have two children, Kimberly, the CEO of K Period Media, and David, CEO of Polarity Ltd.Approximately 100 million people in this country are affected by incarceration, making it one of the most significant societal issues we face today. David Steward, one of the honorees at a Jazz at Lincoln Center gala in April, made a request that may have thrown organizers for a bit of a loop. He has received honorary doctorate degrees from Lindenwood University and Harris Stowe University. Louis Science Center, United Way of Greater St. It has come to our attention that this African American entrepreneur is. Steward has served on numerous boards and committees including the St. David Steward has flown under our radar until now. In 2018, Steward donated $1.3 million dollars to the University of Missouri to create the David and Thelma Steward Institute for Jazz Studies. Woods award for Outstanding CEO of the Year. He is a five-time winner in the Fast 50 awards and has also won the Granville T. Steward has received numerous awards and commendations for his work in the technology field. The company was named the number one African American owned business by Black Enterprise magazine for seven consecutive years. World Wide Technology now has 1,381 employees in forty-eight states and six countries. He started the firm in a 4,000 square foot building in Kansas City, Missouri with five employees. In 1990 Steward founded his own electronics distribution company, World Wide Technology, which focuses on telecommunications networks, conversion services, and enterprise wide imaging. By 1987, Steward established Transport Administrative Services, which focused on discovering underpayments for companies and he quickly established relationships with four of the seven major railroad companies in the United States. The company focused on obtaining refunds for customers who were charged to much by major corporations such as Pfizer, Ford and Campbell’s Soup. During his time at Federal Express, Steward was recognized as Salesman of the Year, and inducted into the company’s Hall of Fame (1981).Īfter working in mid-level positions in corporate America in 1984 Steward purchased a consulting firm he had previously done marketing work for and renamed it Transportation Business Specialists. His next position was as a senior account executive at Federal Express (1979-1984). He remained at the railroad from 1975 to 1979. He then worked at Missouri Pacific Railroad as a sales representative and was the first black person to serve in that position in the company. Steward first worked as a substitute teacher and served as an associate executive for The Boy Scouts of America, where he often went without a paycheck, before taking a job at Wagner Electric as a production manager (1974-1975). He also attended segregated Clinton Senior High School, graduating in 1969, and then Central Missouri State University, receiving his BS in business management in 1973.
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Steward lived through segregated movie theaters and schools and was part of a group that integrated a public swimming pool in 1967. The family bought a small farm, where they lived in poverty. The family of ten relocated to Clinton, Missouri in his youth so his mother could finish her formal education. His father, Harold, was a mechanic, trash collector, and janitor, and his mother, Dorothy, was a homemaker. Stewart was born on Jin Chicago, Illinois. Steward is currently considered the second richest black man in the United States, worth over $3.7 billion dollars.
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