On today’s episode we sit down with DeRico Symonds. DeRico grew up in the west end of Halifax, and from a young age has always had an interest in helping families and communities. After graduating university he worked with Phoenix (a non-profit community based organization) for five years. He is now manager of the Youth Advocate Program for the city of Halifax and is also a part-time black student support coordinator for the Mount Saint Vincent University. DeRico has some exciting plans for which path his career will take in the near future! Listen in as we go through it all.