When asked to share a story about his volunteer work at Hope, Omari recalls a moment when he was asked to share with youth leaders at Hope what it is like to be an African-American mentor. He said, “Until that moment I didn’t realize how a big a role I am really playing in the community as a mentor – not just as a black man but as a father figure.” Omari started volunteering over two years ago with Youth in the City.
Most recently he worked with youth at Hope to create a documentary film about a historical event in African-American history. He states, “I saw a lot of kids change through the process. With each workshop, they met new people and started to put more of themselves into it. It changed their perspectives.”
A father, activist, mentor and community member, Omari aspires to his belief that, “It takes one person to change the world.”