Emmett Folgert

Emmett Folgert was founder and executive director of the Dorchester Youth Collaborative. He created violence prevention, mentoring, workforce development and direct service programs for underserved youth, including runaway, homeless and gang involved youth and their families. He is a successful public policy advocate and also created the Center for Urban Expression, where youth and adults partner to create media that addresses problems urban youth face. He has written screenplays and stage plays, including the stories for Squeeze, a Miramax film.

Emmett received the White House Champion of Change award. He is a guest lecturer at Harvard, Northeastern and Boston College. He also consults with violence prevention programs in Chicago, NYC, Washington DC and Baltimore, Emmett is a regular commentator for local and national print, radio and television media. His recent articles appear in CommonWealth magazine and Massachusetts Health Council publications.