Reality Check Visits Congress

(I-Newswire) January 27, 2010 - January 26, 2010 - With a passion for helping teens and young adults, ex-con Lawrence Lawton will be meeting today and tomorrow in Washington DC with members of the House Sub Committee on Crime. Lawton hopes to have his message and successful program of reducing juvenile crime to be shared across the United States.

At the encouragement of his hometown representative Congressman Bill Posey, Lawton has scheduled meeting with members of the House Sub Committee on Crime including Congressman Rooney (Florida), Gohmert (Texas), Lungren (CA), Poe (Texas) and Wasserman-Schultz (Florida). The House Subcommittee on Crime has jurisdiction over Federal Criminal Code, drug enforcement, sentencing, parole and pardons, internal and homeland security, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, prisons, criminal law enforcement, and other appropriate matters as referred by the chairman, and relevant oversight. The Chairman of this subcommittee is Congressman Scott (D) from the State of Virginia.

While in Washington DC, Mr. Lawton will also meet with Dennis Greenhouse, Director of the Community Capacity Development Office (CCDO) of the US Department of Justice. The CCDO is charged with working with partners to keep communities safe, enhance existing programs, and build successful community coalitions. The CCDO mission is to work with local communities to design strategies for deterring crime, promoting economic growth, and enhancing quality of life.

Lawton’s Reality Check Program helps teens and young adults to become productive members of society and avoid the pitfalls that will send them to prison. Lawrence Lawton spent 11 years in Federal prisons and now dedicates his life to helping teens and young adults.

For more information please contact Joe Reilly at 321-327-2921, call Mr. Lawton directly at 321-917-7694 or visit the program’s web site at www.realitycheckprogram.org.

About Reality Check Program:
"The Reality Check Program opens the eyes of teens and young adults on the wrong road in life. We urge parents to be pro-active. Our goal is to educate this high risk group to the pitfalls and consequences of bad choices."

Through pictures and stories you will see what prison is really like and how a teen or young adult can avoid making the same mistakes. The Reality Check Program is about helping teens and young adults make the right choices.

Company Contact Information
Reality Check Program
Erica Clydesdale
2550 Palm Bay Road
32905
Phone : 3213272921