Harry Jean-Jacques is the Founder & President of Big Hope Project, a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded by two Haitian-American brothers from Dorchester, Massachusetts that focuses on reparative community initiatives to reduce the cycle of recidivism in communities disproportionately impacted by the War On Drugs.
As a former returning citizen, Harry has long understood the plight of life after entering the criminal system, and the structural economic issues facing his community for decades.
For these reasons, Big Hope Project’s services include free record sealing/expungement, cannabis entrepreneurship & workforce development educational events, and direct outreach for the Massachusetts Social Equity Program.
Harry has a long reputation of being a guiding light for his community, organizing and advocating for the people closest to the pain in his Hometown of Boston, Massachusetts. He is a pioneer for creating accessible online and in-person expungement clinics in urban areas across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, serving as a regional coordinator for National Expungement Week, serving as a certified Technical Assistance Provider for the Cannabis Control Commission’s first cannabis Social Equity Program, and spearheading municipal social equity ordinance campaigns in the cities of Cambridge & Boston.
Harry is the sole provider for his family and carries the Jean-Jacque legacy for justice and the liberation of his people and culture. His mission to close the gap on expungement eligibility is rooted in his compassion for his fellow melanated diaspora. To learn more about his organizations work, follow @big.hope.project on instagram & feel free to send them a message or email bighopeproject@gmail.com for more information.