Next100

Policy Entrepreneur Nia Johnson and policy partner Latinas Contra Cancer are on a mission to advance health care equity and accessibility in East San Jose. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Next100 and Nia Johnson are proud to support Latinas Contra Cancer (LCC)'s fundraiser to provide financial relief to cancer patients dealing with unexpected medical expenses. In addition to the statistics (pictured) related to #Latina #women and #WomenofColor, especially #Black women, have higher chances of being diagnosed with breast cancer at younger ages and later stages, which leads to higher death rates. In Nia's home state, California is expected to see: 📌 32,660 new cases of breast cancer 📌 4,570 breast cancer deaths in 2024 which may further exacerbate the existing racial health disparities 👉🏽 As profit-driven companies further expand into cancer treatment centers to boost their bottom line, we must strive to keep life-saving services affordable and accessible for the patients who need it most. 👈🏽 Together, LCC and Nia are working to shape the narrative around racial equity and corporate accountability in health care. Donations are accepted year-round and every contribution makes a difference. Let's raise awareness and support those in need during this crucial time. #BreastCancerAwareness #HealthEquity #DonateNow #EastSanJose

🦇 Spooky season may be done but the chilling disparities in supportive housing for foster youth who age out of the system remain. 👉 Earlier this week, Policy Entrepreneur, Cheyanne Deopersaud, shared her first report, “Trapped in Transition: The State of Supportive Housing for Former Foster Youth in New York City.” ⭐ This report is the *FIRST* NYC supportive housing report *centering* youth voices from foster care!! …and…. ⭐ Over 60 NYC youth have spoken about the reality they faced living in the housing that was supposed to be a safety net (but wasn’t) when they aged out of the system. "I shouldn’t have to feel unsafe or feel like I’m less than just because I’m in affordable housing.” "They put us in survival mode. They made us feel like we weren’t a demographic that was cared about.” “My caseworker told me I need to start living in the real world….” “The staff made me feel invisible, inferior, the staff made me feel small...” Are just some of the grievances aired by interviewees. 🔻 You can read the full report with video testimonials, quotes, and tables here: https://shorturl.at/TZGRs

🎉 We are thrilled to highlight and celebrate Policy Entrepreneur Derrell Frazier for his successful completion of the prestigious Leading with Conviction (LwC) program, hosted by JustLeadershipUSA. 🎉 On Monday, October 21, 2024, Derrell graduated alongside his fellow cohort members after a transformative experience that spanned both virtual and in-person engagements. Leading with Conviction is a rigorous training initiative designed to empower leaders with direct justice system involvement to become champions of criminal justice reform in their communities. And Next100 is so proud of Derrell Frazier for all of his accomplishments in his unwavering advocate for justice-impacted young people and emerging adults. #CriminalJusticeReform #JustLeadershipUSA #LeadingWithConviction #LwC #DerrellFrazier

Governor Wes Moore’s groundbreaking executive order granting 175,000 pardons for marijuana possession is a major step toward racial equity in Maryland. Derrell Frazier reflects on the far-reaching impacts of this decision on employment, education, and the future of justice reform, while advocating for continued efforts to fully dismantle systemic barriers. Read more here ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gNFF_GUP

⚠️ Permanent housing pathways for asylum seekers are scarce and confusing. Rudrani Ghosh outlines the housing challenges faced by asylum seekers and what NYC can do to support ALL New Yorkers. She writes, “increasing the housing supply and expanding asylum seekers’ access to it will benefit all New Yorkers by increasing housing options for voucher holders, lessening the time people experiencing homelessness have to wait to be matched with permanent housing, and decreasing the rental costs in the housing market overall.” ⚠️ In fact, last year, out of the estimated 25,604 asylum seeker households to be residing in temporary shelters, choosing to permanently house them using CityFHEPS vouchers, alone, would have saved the city nearly $3 billion annually. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/getTRQ9v 

Our new survey from Next100 and GenForward shows that the majority of young adults don’t believe democracy is working well, and their faith in its potential is mixed—especially among marginalized communities. With election season in full swing, political leaders must see young people not just as voters, but as key stakeholders in the future of our democracy. Addressing their concerns and rebuilding trust is essential. https://bit.ly/46PuBr8

Young adults are losing hope in democracy, and checking out of a political system that doesn't represent them or meet their needs. Regaining their trust will require economic and political reform. According to our new survey with GenForward : 🔴 By almost a two-to-one margin, young adults don’t think the two-party system is working 🔴 Just 27 percent of young adults consider themselves politically active 🔴 15 percent of young adults think federal leaders can relate to the challenges their communities face Learn more about our survey results from Next100 Deputy Director Tabitha Decker, Chantal Hinds, Cathy Cohen, and Kumar Ramanthan: https://lnkd.in/dgCsD9YB

👉🏽 Empowering NY students with climate education means preparing them for real-world challenges. 👈🏽 Thankfully, Next100’s own kier blake, developed a model called critical climate change education (CCCE) AND a how-to on teaching it in schools to bridge this gap! “School is not a preparation for life, it is life. If we are not preparing students for life, we’ll keep saying, ‘Oh, they’re too young,’ all the way until they are up out of high school. And, by then, we’d have deprived them of the very skills we demand they develop on their own when we’ve never provided the pathways to build up agency.” —Trudi L. Volk as quoted in the piece 👉🏽 Read here for a simple guide on implementing Critical Climate Change Education (CCCE) in your classroom to empower the next generation: https://lnkd.in/gdjuQU4u 👈🏽

Have you heard??? The Supreme Court is right about one thing: its decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson does not actually address or resolve homelessness—because it is not designed to. Earlier this week, Sofie Fashana and Rudrani Ghosh, published a piece on what New York City can do to proactively address homelessness, rather than criminalizing our youth and asylum seekers on things right here in NYC like: 📌 Criminalizing sleeping outdoors despite having a Homeless Bill of Rights (2023) 📌 Penalizing the largely Black (56%) and Latine (32%) persons that make up the NYC homeless population 📌 Putting the 119,320 public school students who are homeless further at risk If you haven’t read it yet, don’t wait ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/gC7dabx5 #Homelessness #NYC #Youth #AsylumSeekers