The Golden Heart Group

Jean Wrice, born in Philadelphia in 1939, is the wife of the late great Anti-drug Activist leader, Dr. Herman Wrice. She helped her mother raise her six brothers and sisters. She graduated Girls High School in 1956 Salutatorian of her class and married Herman Wrice in 1958. She is a mother to seven and an adopted mother to many. One of her first jobs was working at the main branch of the Philadelphia Library where she assisted with bringing reading to the community through the Book Mobile and spear-headed the push to bring the Charles Durham Library to Mantua.

Jean has been a board member of the Community Education Center, Powelton Mantua Educational Fund, Youth Services Inc., Peoples Emergency Center, and the Young Great Society Daycare Center.

Currently, she works with Mantua Cares and Mantua Against Drugs providing leadership and guidance to the community and is in the process of revitalizing her late husband’s building for youth programs.

Tony Wrice, son of Dr. Herman Wrice, founder of “Mantua Against Drugs” and “Turn Around America”. Tony worked alongside his father in implementing “The Wrice Process” in over 300 cities across the nation as well around the world!
Tony Wrice is a graduate from Northwestern College in Iowa in which he received his bachelors of Art in Sociology and Physical Education. Tony participated in collegiate athletics in which he accomplished numerous honors and awards.

He was selected on College’s Elite Football Team when he was named as an All-American in 1984. He was a free-agent in the National Football League for the Seattle Seahawks in 1985.

Mr. Wrice is director and coordinates the “MAD” group in Philadelphia in which “The Wrice Process” grass roots formed in 1985. Tony travels around to different neighborhoods, cities, and states giving “motivational” speeches to encourage youngsters about education as well as a better
means of life!

Tony Wrice resides in West Philadelphia in a small section of the city called Mantua. Tony continues his mentoring with the youth in Mantua. The community activist leader continues the vision and legacy on the street corners of Philadelphia that his father started. Occasionally, you will hear Tony’s voice chanting in the blue sky, “Up with Hope”!

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