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55,000
Students Reached
200
Community Partners
50+
Clubs

1993

Next Generation began in 1993 when Steve Robinson started meeting with students at East Jefferson High School during the lunch hour. By the fall of 1994, this “lunch club” took place in three other Jefferson Parish high schools. During the 1994-95 school year, there was a tremendous growth in the number of students participating, with over 200 young people weekly attending the lunch clubs.In the 1995-96 school year, a fourth club was added and Next Generation officially became a non-profit organization.

1996-2002

From 1996-98, Next Generation Ministries, Inc. continued their expansion to include 8 Jefferson Parish Schools. From 2000-2002, the Assistant Director, Jason Robinson, continued to maintain the clubs with the help of trained leaders from within the schools. In 2002, Benjamin Comer was appointed as the Executive Director, taking Next Generation to a whole new level.

Now

In 2014, expanding their reach beyond local schools to the entire Gulf South, where Next Generation hosts character clubs in eight parishes in Louisiana and two counties in Mississippi. In 2014, Next Generation announced Cynthia Sellers as the Executive Director, utilizing her seven years of experience with the organization. As the staff and influence continue to expand beyond the Gulf South Region, the vision behind the mission is still the driving force behind all Next Generation does.

What We Do

Next Generation connects the dots between students, mentors, and schools for Next Gen Clubs to run efficiently and effectively. These clubs occur weekly and serve as avenues to connect students to local mentors. During Next Gen Clubs, students find a safe place on campus to discuss real-life issues and relevant topics from a biblical perspective. At Next Gen Club, the mentors and student leaders teach on a wide range of information relating to issues that teenagers face such as bullying, suicide, violence, drug abuse, relationship struggles, excellence in education, and human trafficking. Next Gen Clubs aim to improve students’ health by focusing on the whole person through teaching about emotional, physical, spiritual, and mental well-being.

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Under the Equal Access Act, public schools are mandated to offer equal opportunities to extracurricular clubs, regardless of their religious, political, or philosophical affiliations. The Act ensures that student-led clubs can convene during non-instructional time without facing discrimination based on their beliefs. Next Generation Mentors can actively engage with Next Generation Clubs, provided they meet the necessary criteria and the school does not enforce discriminatory policies against extracurricular groups. The Act prohibits federally-funded public secondary schools that allow non-school-sponsored groups of students to meet from discriminating against any meeting of students on the basis of religious content if: 1) The meeting is voluntary and student-initiated. 2) There is no government sponsorship. 3) No unlawful activity is permitted. Next Generation Mentors can direct, conduct, control, and/or regularly attend a Next Generation Club if the club has been formed as a student organization and if the school has not established a restrictive policy or is not enforcing such a policy with all extracurricular groups.
Reference Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/5345

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Change A Campus, Change The Culture

Next Generation began in 1993 when Steve Robinson started meeting with students at East Jefferson High School during the lunch hour.  By the fall of 1994, this “lunch club” took place in three other Jefferson Parish high schools.  During the 1994-95 school year, there was a tremendous growth in the number of students participating, with over 200 young people weekly attending the lunch clubs.In the 1995-96 school year, a fourth club was added and Next Generation officially became non-profit organization. From 1996-98 Next Generation Ministries, Inc. continued their expansion to include 8 Jefferson Parish Schools. From 2000-2002, the Assistant Director, Jason Robinson, continued to maintain the clubs with the help of trained leaders from within the schools.In 2002 Benjamin Comer was appointed as the Executive Director, taking Next Generation to a whole new level.  He served with Next Generation for 12 faithful years, expanding their reach beyond local schools to the entire Gulf South, where Next Generation hosts character clubs in eight parishes in Louisiana and two counties in Mississippi.In 2014, Next Generation announced Cynthia Hassenboehler as the Executive Director, utilizing her seven years of experience with the organization.   As the staff and influence continue to expand beyond 43 schools and 4000 students, this vision behind the mission is still the driving force behind all Next Generation does:

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Your generosity paves the way for teenagers to experience life change. As a 501(c)3 non-profit, Next Generation strives to steward well your tax-deductible donation so that it serves the mission of the organization. All donor information is kept secure within the Next Generation database and your information will never be shared with an outside organization. All credit card and checking account information is hidden and cannot be altered or accessed by an employee or outside company. Your giving transforms generations. When you invest in students, you invest in the future.

Our Board

Gary Borgstede
President
David Mahoney
Secretary Treasurer
Phillip Nicaud
Director
Ed White
Director

Our Staff

Cynthia Sellers
Executive Director
Leah Thompson
Administrative Assistant
Tina Bergeron
Regional Coordinator
Christian Higgins
Regional Coordinator
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