A native of California, Scott began his career there as an at-risk youth specialist for the State Department of Education. He assisted in the development of a statewide rites of passage program for young African American males and soon became a national spokesman for the use of service-learning in urban school settings.

Since returning to Philadelphia, where he had earned his undergraduate degree and Master’s in Applied Positive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, Charles’ work has been featured in numerous national and local media outlets, including NBC’s The Today Show, ABC’s World News Tonight, NPR’s Morning Edition and in the feature-length documentary Number One with a Bullet.

Charles was one of 10 Americans to receive the prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leaders Award in 2008. He is also a past winner of the American Cities Foundation's Men Making a Difference Award, and the Lucien E. Blackwell Community Service Award.

Charles currently teaches about the realities of gun violence, offers bystander first aid training, and gives crime victim support.

Gun Control, Health, At-Risk Youth, Youth Development, Education Professionals, Public Education, Education, Social Activism, Youth