Marginalized Youth
For content that references youth who are historically marginalized, inclusion practices
Empowering The Future $85,000 Grant Expands Coding Education for Underserved Youth When one student learns to code, it changes their path. When 800 students do—it changes a community. That’s the kind of change NextGen Thriving is proud to support and that’s what our grant to Code for Life intends to do. NextGen Thriving is proud […]
DaNeilia Francis Joins Code for Life Team Code for Life announces that DaNeilia Francis has joined the team as Director of Growth. Daneilia was a part of the very early stages of Code for Life while she worked with Founder, Chris Troy at NY CityServe. She brings her energy and skills to increase the organization’s […]
NextGen Thriving Awards $33,500 Grant to Invictus Bakery to Expand Job Training for Individuals with Special Needs NextGen Thriving is proud to announce Invictus Bakery as the 2024 Grant Award Recipient, providing $33,500 to support an innovative pilot program in partnership with AHRCNYC (Advocacy, Humanity, Reimagination, Change – NYC). This initiative will bring Invictus Bakery’s […]
From Love Comes Every Good Thing Dear Friends & Supporters, ✳️One of my heroes – Martin Luther King, Jr. – once said: Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that. ❤️From love comes every good thing – 👬empathy towards others, 👐a helping hand, […]
Allow Me To Introduce Myself I’m Emily Mallozzi, 👋 the Chief Operating Officer at NextGen Thriving. 👉I joined NextGen Thriving because I was inspired 🎇 by the mission to equip historically marginalized youth with life-changing skills. I’ve spent my career working in the nonprofit sector because I knew in my heart 💗 that I would never be satisfied unless […]
Join NextGen Thriving in Empowering Differently Abled Youth When I first started NextGen Thriving, I had a dream✨to support historically marginalized youth – like my beloved son Patrick.❤️🩹As we approach Thanksgiving🦃, let’s remember the importance of community🫂in creating accessible, supportive pathways for these youth. 🧐Did you know that 11% of youth ages 14 to 24 […]