Youth Group Guest Speaker

Racquel Henderson has spent over nine years in serving her community by providing second chances in re-entry programs and uplifting youth in higher education opportunities. Racquel currently serves as a Success Navigator at Metropolitan Community College, where she works with a scholarship programs that focuses on the retention of first-generation and underrepresented students by providing intrusive academic support and guidance. Racquel also serves as the Employment & Education Coordinator for Black and Pink—the nation’s largest prison abolitionist organization. Additionally, Racquel works with the TerraLuna Collaborative on the Lived Experience Project which seeks to assist Youth & Families who have been impacted by the Juvenile Justice System in providing Resources and Workshops that Facilitate healing with a focus on gathering their voices and stories. Racquel serves as a Mentor for Sacred Heart School where she works to improve academic achievement, self-esteem, social competence, and avoidance of problem/high-risk behavior by providing a relationship with youth.