Page 7 - Jupiter Spotlight- November '23

Jupiter Spotlight, Page 7
Impact The Palm Beaches Next-Gen:

Empowering Youth, Transforming Communities

Impact Next-Gen is proud to announce its mission to Impact Next-Gen is a 100 percent youth-led initiative
empower the youth of Palm Beach County while positively cofounded by Suncoast High School sophomore Alex
impacting the local community through a unique approach Losquadro, and Oxbridge Academy senior Elena French-
to philanthropy. As the youth-led chapter of Impact the Nino. Together, they are leading a passionate team of young
Palm Beaches, Impact Next-Gen, is committed to fostering philanthropists from several other Palm Beach County high
a culture of giving, generosity, and social responsibility schools who are committed to creating lasting change in the
among young people. lives of those less fortunate.
At Impact Next-Gen, we believe that the future belongs Our organization is open to rising freshman students
to our youth, and we empower them to be changemakers through high school seniors, providing a unique opportunity
today. Our organization operates on a quarterly grant for young individuals to develop their leadership skills, foster
cycle, where members contribute $30 four times a year, a sense of civic responsibility, and learn the value of giving
collectively forming a giving circle. These contributions back to the community. We believe that by educating the
enable us to provide much-needed support to local charities next generation about the importance of teen giving, we can
and nonprofits that are working tirelessly to improve the lives create a brighter future for all.
of underserved populations in our community.
We take pride in our personal approach to giving, as our
donations are made in person during site visits to the selected Feed the Hungry Pantry check presentation, Elena French-
recipients. This unique experience allows our teen members Nino, Alex Losquadro, Kate Whitley, Dan Shorter, Olivia
to witness firsthand the positive changes their contributions Delvecchio, Ebba Pettingill
make. To date, we have donated a total of $2,350 to various
local nonprofits, including the Literacy Coalition of Palm If you want to become a member, sponsor our cause,
Beach County, Feed the Hungry Pantry of Palm Beach or learn more about Impact Next-Gen, visit our website,
County, Speak up for Kids, and Meals on Wheels. impactnextgenpb.com, or contact us via phone or email.
Photos provided by Impact the Palm Beaches Next-Gen

Alex Losquadro, Maura Sartory, Pamela Calzadilla, Literacy Coalition check presentation, Alex Losquadro,
Livi Lieberman Megan Bob, Jeanne Heavilin, Elena French-Nino