President Obama: “To Maurice Harris, everything he does is for his family. As a man of faith, a loving husband, and father of five—who just sent his eldest daughter off to college at Southern Illinois University—Maurice has devoted his life to providing for his family through the trades.
The Chicago native got his start in the trades through Chicago’s St. Paul Church of God in Christ Community Development Ministries, Inc. (SPCDM)—a longstanding and trusted organization that offers community workforce development programs like the one Maurice completed to become a plumber, as well as a range of other services.