Detroit Shoreway | Youth Development
Rodney Lewallen learned community service at an early age, while accompanying his mother to meetings of the many community and social service boards in which she participated. He also learned that being engaged in his community was a social and moral responsibility. Rodney is employed by the Cleveland Public Library system and provides service to the public, as well as, participating in the Library’s community outreach campaigns. He received the Cleveland Public Library Works of Wonder (WOW!) award for his fundraising and community outreach efforts through his knitting group. Rodney is working to alleviate illiteracy in the Hispanic community and to help teens develop the personal skills to aim high. He is an active athlete, artist and writer. He currently lives in the Ohio City/Detroit Shoreway neighborhood.
