His name is Jewel Jones and he's only 21 years of age.
Growing up, Jones’ parents kept their son active in the community and church. Every week, they took him and his sister, Shaina, to volunteer at a Detroit nursing home.
“They’d not only cook but actually help feed some of the older individuals,” says his uncle Carlos Jennings, head deacon at Jones’ church. “All he knows is how to help others, so this state rep opportunity falls in line with the way he was raised.”
As a mere toddler, Elder Dr. Paul Turner Jr. of Spiritual Israel Church and Its Army in Detroit made Jewell a “junior deacon in training,” responsible for church maintenance and finances with senior deacons.
“I put him in a position of authority at age 2 because I saw so much in him as a little boy, and I saw the potential for leadership in him,” says Turner, one of Jones’ mentors.
Now a senior deacon, Jones remains an active member of the church that shaped him into a leader.
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Jewell Jones makes history as Michigan's youngest state representative
Growing up, Jones’ parents kept their son active in the community and church. Every week, they took him and his sister, Shaina, to volunteer at a Detroit nursing home.
“They’d not only cook but actually help feed some of the older individuals,” says his uncle Carlos Jennings, head deacon at Jones’ church. “All he knows is how to help others, so this state rep opportunity falls in line with the way he was raised.”
As a mere toddler, Elder Dr. Paul Turner Jr. of Spiritual Israel Church and Its Army in Detroit made Jewell a “junior deacon in training,” responsible for church maintenance and finances with senior deacons.
“I put him in a position of authority at age 2 because I saw so much in him as a little boy, and I saw the potential for leadership in him,” says Turner, one of Jones’ mentors.
Now a senior deacon, Jones remains an active member of the church that shaped him into a leader.
More of this inspiring story can be found here:
Jewell Jones makes history as Michigan's youngest state representative