Within the urban community and abroad, Parris Jones serves as a voice of strength for a generation. An architect for social change, as well as an innate ability to both influence and inspire, Jones is one of today’s most gifted leaders in both the teen economic and entrepreneurial arenas. In every aspect of his teen leadership, Jones has been highly instrumental in representing and articulating the views of young people and providing the key relationships necessary to foster productive lifestyles. Jones has successfully merged a lifetime of grassroots activism, media savvy and leadership to start a lifestyle coaching service to teens and Adullams's Cave, an organization committed to lowering the recidivism and first time offending rate in teens. His commitment to fostering broad-based communication about various teen and juvenile offending issues has led to speaking requests, as he travels the nation addressing teens from various backgrounds.