Renegades For Life Inc. was formed as a result of the continuing rise in violence and the lack of services to those impacted by it. Saleem Robinson it’s founder grew up in the inner city of Chicago and having witnessed and experienced violence during his teenage and adult years is what drives him every day to help solve it and that has been his calling for the last 7 yrs. He spent a lot of his time as a troubled youth who was deeply involved in the urban street life where he found respect and the endearing love of his elders. Saleem Robinson has a long criminal history dating back to the early 80’s! At a early age Saleem Robinson who was born James Tribblet became in Grenada Mississippi became involved in crime at a early age of 11. His parents split up, his Mom moved to Chicago and he stayed in Mississippi where he was introduced to crime by having ran with an older crowd. He started stealing, breaking into properties, drinking and smoking cigarettes and Marijuana not long after his family structure became unstable. He found himself in trouble with the law there and decided to move to Chicago with his mom. In Chicago he found his way into gangs, drugs and violence. He has a long history of crimes in Chicago, here we will only highlight those that led to criminal charges, they include Attempted Armed robbery, burglary, drugs, auto theft and weapons charges. All of which he served time for. In 1992 he would would find himself a victim of gun violence and laid up in a comma at Loretta Hospital for two weeks where doctors told his mom that he was not likely to make it. He pull out of the comma and then became addicted to drugs for a number of years where he would often commit crimes to support his addiction. Today Saleem is 26 years drug and alcohol free. Saleem dose not smoke nor vape. In the gangs he found love and acceptance and became widely known and respected and one of it’s highest ranking members.  Because of his wit, charisma and his street savvy acumen he rose up the ladder of leadership. He was known as someone straight forward and with resolve and whenever he spoke others seem to listen with undivided attention. Later in life he realized he could use his influence to help steer and guide the young as well as his elders. As he is well respected in his community for many reasons he is mostly respected for being one who pursued academics and used it to articulate his views about what was happening in his community, why and how he and others could help change it. He had always wanted to be a youth counselor at a very early age and after having started a Youth Outreach organization he can finally help impact their lives. Saleem’s main focus are those Youths who are involved in gangs, drugs and violence and in juvenile jails. He completed training with The P.C.I.T.I. and is a Professional Community Based Publicly Safety/Violence Interdiction Specialist giving him the training to help reduce gun violence in our communities making them safer for all to thrive. He is finally able to help serve the youth population of Seattle where he started the Renegades For Life Inc Youth organization and there’s also another chapter in his hometown of Chicago that he oversees. to date Renegades For Life Inc also mobilized  it’s response to help out those impacted from COVID-19 on the BIPOC communities, the low income and the disadvantage including immigrants!  They have changed the lives of families and youths through careful intervention by keeping them together and providing them with comprehensive tools that work for them and produces a better quality of life! As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization that exists to moderate the negative impacts of apathy and lack of dynamic virtual mentorship programming and assistive services for the at risk youth population of King County, and the greater Seattle area and Chicago’s, Cook County. Executive Director Saleem understands the complex challenges that many of our youths face on a daily basis! He has volunteered his time to work with the Make a wish foundation, kids with special needs! He has volunteered to serve at the local Boys and girls club of America, he has mentored, and counseled young adults who have fallen in the unseen cracks of our society due to drugs, gangs, peer pressure, teen pregnancy, or the lack of sufficient role models to help guide and stabilize them during the most vulnerable times of their development, their adolescent years! He has also completed Advancing Youth Development Accelerated Training which focuses on Youth Development Services. He understands that each personality has its own unique challenges and must be careful guided! He was once one of those whom fell into the cracks at an early age and was encouraged by his mentor Dr. Bobby Gore the founder of a community organization in the North Lawndale area on Chicago’s West side, an area known to many as the Holy city, to pursue a higher education in order to avoid letting the influences of many of the prevalent social ills from taking a grip on his life!  Saleem has independently studied Psychology, Social Work and Political Science for over 17 years after having went back to school and gotten his High School Equivalency degree in 1987 and is currently enrolled in a online Undergraduate program in Social Work and aspires to graduate at the top of his class! He believes that we all must lead by example and truly be the message that we bring! He believes that we as a society must invest time and resources into helping our youths the new age Renegades to build a solid platform for them to stand on and allow them equal and fair opportunities to succeed! He also believes that their lives are valuable and precious.

Saleem believes that we as a society must make a collective effort to guide, as well as nurture them toward a constructive and productive livelihood! That we must be the hat to shelter their heads as we help them to get them together and that we must be that cane, a staff of strength to support them during these trying times! These are the guiding principles that have made a difference in his life and thousands of others and he believes that it is his responsibility to carry and promote these principles to all poor and oppressed people, color nationwide! And if we should ever abandon or stray away from these concepts and principles that we will surely fall into retrogression! The beginning of a nation starts in the home! A rising tide lifts all boats! I am you and you are me! Saleem believes that our minds are for the same cause, our lives are for a new nation and our souls are bound for the same destination! His wish is to teach and train them so that they can become useful to themselves, their families and their communities as a whole! I come as I am, I am as I come! A Renegade for life!