Rene Howitt is a child and education advocate in Missouri. She is the founder of COPE24, a nonprofit organization that teaches life, parenting, and social-emotional skills to students in schools throughout the country. She is also a recently termed-out member of the Missouri Task Force on Children’s Justice and of Missouri Critical Event Review Committee. We’ll talk about her journey from volunteer to national nonprofit director, how she got involved in state government, and how you can organize around issues important in your community.
The #EladPod is an open Missouri online town hall program designed to bring our government back to you. Hosted by Elad Gross, a Missouri civil rights attorney and educator. Learn more at http://www.eladgross.live