Honoring Stories and Integrating Curriculum™: How To Build and Sustain Communities, Episode 1, Part 1

The Power of Collective Storytelling: Jarrett Kendall, Director of Employment Services 

Contact and Bio
Email: jkendall@fatherssupport.org
Website: www.fatherssupport.org
Twitter: jroc357
Facebook: Jarrett Kendall Facebook
Instagram: jroc1906
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jroc357
What are specific requests you have from St. Louis? Our doors are open to men and women and all gender identities, and we have the resources to assist you with (child support, resumes, mental health, and trauma). We need your support and we are here to support our community.

​Jarrett Kendall is a native of St. Louis who graduated from Lutheran High School North. He went on to earn a Bachelors of Arts in Computer information from Concordia University in Chicago. As a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Mr. Kendall enjoys serving the community by getting involved with several organizations as a volunteer. 
 Some of the organizations that he is a part of include: Faith Community United as a Vice President where he educates clergy and youth about STIs and HIV in the church; 100 Black Men where he serves as the Co-Chair on Health & Wellness, assists with the prostate walk for community health day, and assists with the barbershop tour; and Lutheran North High School as a football coach and one-on-one mentor to the students.
For the past 3.5 years, Mr. Kendall has served at the Fathers and Families Support Center in various roles. Currently he serves as the Director of Employment services where he uses this role to connect with other agencies to create a positive, financial impact in the community. Mr. Kendall is invested in using his connections from various areas of his life to help add value to the local community.

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Episode 1, Part 1: Jarrett Kendall, Director of Employment Services, Fathers and Families Support Center

• Introduction to Podcast, Honoring Stories and Integrating Curriculum™: How to Build and Sustain Communities​
• Introduction to Mission and Vision of Fathers and Families Support Center
• Jarrett’s story of growing up in St. Louis and his career path and how he found FFSC
• Discussion of where violence in St. Louis is coming from
• Discussion about how NSTL became under resourced and what is happening currently
• Jarrett explains how FFSC programming prepares people to navigate a range of sectors, from the courts to the companies they might work for
• Jarrett shares how FFSC employment programming for families connects people to businesses
• Jarrett tells powerful stories of justice-involved FFSC participants who overcome deeply engrained biases through FFSC programs
• Jarrett explains how program participants often have come to view themselves as less, the many obstacles they have been overcoming and how FFSC helps them open significant doors and experience their incredible value to themselves, their families, and our region
• Jarrett explains the power of men mentoring and advocating for one another

Honoring Stories and Integrating Curriculum™: How to Build and Sustain Communities
Honoring Stories and Integrating Curriculum™ Methods this Podcast Features

• Organizations that are rooted in local STL and federal history and engaging in collective action with multiple sectors to transform our region
• Bridge-building communication
  • We all have biases and patterns of judgment that come from similar places that are getting in our way of connecting
  • Stepping out of judgment and into listening for how we are similar, how the collective sharing of our stories helps us move forward individually and together
• Building emotional intelligence
  • The power of collective story telling
  • Strengthening the capacity for self and collective advocacy
• Learning target markets and how to connect with target audiences