Carl L. Route, Jr.

Carl L. Route, Jr. Community Transformer and Wisdom Council member at Reaching Our Brothers Everywhere (ROBE) since 2019. Scholarship Recipient with MSM Satcher Leadership Institute’s Community Health Leadership Program 2020. Community Activist, Criminal Justice Reformer, Responsible Fatherhood Advocate/Ally/Author (1991 – present), & Advisory Council member with Community Council of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc. (2017 – 2019). Member of former President Barack Obama’s initiative, My Brother’s Keeper Task Force. An Ambassador with the Russell Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (2015 – present).

Founder of Young Fathers of Metro Atlanta, Inc. (2016). A Certified Responsible Fatherhood & Family Life Coach with the National Partnership for Community Leadership (2010 – present). Featured on Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN)with host Lisa Ling, on “Our America” segment titled “Incarceration Generation” (2011). Lead Facilitator of an Access and Visitationpilot program for fathers on Child Supportin Georgia’s largest transition center, a potential model for programs to be facilitated at all 13 of the state’s transitional centers (2009 – 2011).