WTKR Interview of Executive Director, JoAnne Cramatie of Malons Project, Inc.
Hampton woman loses grandson to violence, creates non-profit to protect special needs children from harm
By: Danielle Saitta
Posted at 10:32 AM, Jul 22, 2024
HAMPTON, Va. — A grandmother in Hampton has spent the last two years keeping the legacy of her late grandson alive.
The nonprofit known as 'Malon's Project' aims to create positivity in the lives of children with special needs and deter them from violent crime.
"My grandson was murdered on August 24, 2020, and he got murdered in the daytime; multiple stabbings, and they have not found out who did it," said Cramatie.
Cramatie wanted to channel the pain she felt into positivity for someone else.
Joanne Cramatie says the idea for her nonprofit came from the pages of her grandson Malon's diary. Those written words are all she has left of him following a tragic end to his life at age 17.
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