Tomorrow’s leadersare a few years older than you.
Kids don’t always think the old-timers are cool. They look up to the cool kids who are just a few years ahead of them. So that’s exactly who we’re building.
2026 Selection
Two new mentees chosen for one-on-one guidance for shaping tomorrow's community leaders.
Real role models are close in age.
A speech from an adult gets a polite nod. A 17-year-old who’s already building something gets a 13-year-old’s full attention. Influence travels fastest across a gap of just a few years.
Near Future Leaders puts that to work. The way to make a real impact on a community is to empower and arm today’s youth so they quickly become leaders for the generation right behind them.
Movement. Power. Influence.
Real movement
One young leader who’s ahead of the game sets the pace for everyone watching. Momentum spreads peer to peer, not top-down.
Real power
Youth equipped with direction, skills and a head start have something to show, not just something to say. That’s power the community can feel.
Real influence
The next wave copies what the cool kids do. When the cool kids are building their futures, getting ahead becomes the thing to do.
Arm one. Inspire the next.
Empower
Give today’s youth the exposure, tools and confidence to get to the starting line early.
Arm
Help them turn that head start into something real they can point to.
Lead
They step up as leaders for the kids just a few years behind them.
Repeat
That next wave gets on it too, because now getting ahead of the game is cool.
Getting ahead of the game is cool now.
That’s the whole shift. Not lectures. Not waiting. Young leaders out front, and a next wave that can’t wait to catch them.
Your spot on the starting line is open.
Youth, parents, mentors and partners: tell us who you are and we’ll be in touch.