The Gephardt Institute recently celebrated this year's Gerry and Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award honorees. The award recognizes WashU community members whose efforts reflect their, and the university's, commitment to St. Louis.
Student Young tutors incarcerated students, co-founded reentry fund to help formerly incarcerated make fresh start
April 14, 2021 SHARE Kennedy Young is among 13 members of the Washington University community who will receive a Virgil Ethic of Service Award during a virtual ceremony at 6 p.m. April 21. Young is a co-founder of the Reentry Collective, which provides direct cash assistance to formerly incarcerated people.
Kennedy Young, a junior at Washington University in St. Louis, used to believe that only bad people went to jail.
“I didn’t understand the prison system and how it disproportionately impacts poor folks and people of color,” said Kennedy, who grew up in Little Rock, Ark.