Youth
For content that references youth – the target audience for the Foundation’s grantmaking
Giving Back Starts at the Heart: A Conversation with Lauren Holt What inspired you to join NextGen Thriving’s Board of Directors, and how does it align with your personal values? I joined Silver Tree Consulting in 2022, which gave me exposure to the mission of the Foundation and subsequently the opportunity to serve on its […]
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 […]
Support NextGen Thriving this Season 🪴 Growing up from humble beginnings and life experiences fed my passion to establish a foundation that serves and empowers historically marginalized youth.🛫 I founded NextGen Thriving (formerly Silver Tree Foundation) four years ago and committed to donating 50% of Silver Tree Consulting & Services profits to this worthy cause. […]
🙌 Made possible by a grant from NextGen Thriving, Code For Life USA, Inc. scaling its impact ⚖️ with a new Director of Growth – Welcome Gyna Uhrlass!👋Gyna is a passionate leader dedicated to community 🫂, connection 🔗, and growth 🪴. As the founder of The Mothering, a welcoming network for mothers in New York […]
NextGen Thriving Expands Leadership Team NextGen Thriving welcomes W.K. Kellogg Foundation Executive VP and Head of Technology & Integrated Services Sarah Takatani to its Board of Directors and appoints Emily Mallozzi as COO, signaling a significant step in its mission to empower historically marginalized youth. NextGen Thriving is excited to announce two significant updates to […]