Rene Merritt

Through the Storm Rene Merritt

Rene Merritt, a divorced mother of three adult children, Trene', Trevor and Camron, was born and raised in Florida where she still resides. Since 2005, both Rene's life and career have been geared toward the improvement of our youth, through taking positions at Children's Medical Services, School Health and Early Steps. In 2013, Rene began mentoring part-time, which prompted her to enroll at Eastern Florida State College where in 2017 she earned a College Credit Certificate in Child Development Early Intervention. Rene has a heart of gold and wanted to do more for her community. In 2019, she founded Dear Young King, Incorporated, a nonprofit organization with the mission to uplift, encourage and motivate our young males. In her spare time, Rene likes to travel and write. She finds that writing is therapeutic and through her transparency has found her own healing. With her youngest child recently graduating from high school, Rene has more time to write, and as a result of her own personal experiences, is now focusing more on the empowerment of women through her writing. Writing is currently a hobby of Rene's, but she hopes to make it a full-time career one day.