Richard McLemore II

Richard McLemore II is the founder of 1 Day At A Time. 1DAAT (formerly McLemore Holdings) was created to fill a void in critical housing education not shared with the masses. Having experienced homelessness despite being gainfully employed, Richard understands the struggle to obtain and retain safe and affordable housing. Informed by his own history, 1DAAT’s foundation is holistic housing education.

Richard is the former Director of Employment & Housing at Ujamaa Place, an African American culturally-specific organization focused on young black men who have been involved with the criminal legal system. He is honored to be a part of such an innovative supportive team whose focus is bettering the world one mind at a time.

Richard has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Metropolitan State University, as well as an Associate in Applied Science degree in Micro-Computer Technology, from Century College. Prior to his current position, Richard was the Alternatives to Violence Project Program Coordinator with Friends for a Nonviolent World.

Richard is a firm believer in positive change, and “if you can think it – you can achieve it.”

It is natural, then that he also volunteers his time facilitating psycho-social workshops on mental and emotional healing to those incarcerated in State, Federal, and Juvenile Prisons, as well as county jails throughout the state of Minnesota, a Racial Justice Facilitator for the YWCA, and a circle group leader with juveniles incarcerated at the Ramsey County Juvenile Detention Center. Richard founded the Community Diversion Program – an extension of the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative to help curve juvenile incarceration rates.