Edward L. Andrews, CEO & Founder

Our Founder

Our Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Mr. Edward L. Andrews, B.S., is a sociologist, author, lecturer, and Urban Trauma specialist. Featured in three articles in the Hartford Courant newspaper, he became a guest on the talk show HPTV. Mr. Andrews authored "The Reminder,” a novel that reads like a memoir of his life from the streets of Brooklyn, New York. Now a long-time Connecticut resident, he participates in conferences, panel discussions and has been a keynote speaker at several events addressing criminal justice and urban trauma issues. Mr. Andrews has tutored and mentored young adults in psycho-education groups, volunteered his services for City Hall in Hartford, and became a Case Manager for a Halfway House in Waterbury.

Building SCRIP

On his journey to assisting the justice-involved population, Mr. Andrews founded SCRIP, Inc. to equip marginalized individuals with the requisite skills necessary to overcome their barriers to success and compete in today’s economy. His passion was fueled by his own personal experience with the criminal justice system fueled he designed an intervention to help the often overlooked rediscover who they are. Building upon his other endeavor “Hidden Agenda,” which is a social service initiative that evaluates the historical and systemic challenges affecting minorities and urban communities, he created SCRIP as a strong counseling and educational initiative to transform the lives of participants and their families.