New Futures

Transforming Lives Through Learning

New Futures offers financial and mentoring support to at-risk D.C. young people seeking economic self-sufficiency through post- secondary education. Our unique approach supports short-term professional certification and career-oriented, two and four year college programs.

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News & Notes

  • New Scholar Workshop Held January 11th
    As a part of its program to maximize the chances for success for all of its scholarship recipients, New Futures held an orientation workshop for its recent scholarship awardees.  The ...
  • Fall Scholars Honored at Luncheon
    New Futures honored 14 new scholarship recipients at an award luncheon on Saturday, December 5th.  Board Members and key supporters were moved and inspired as the scholars shared their stories ...

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Student Profile

Celia Franco editedCelia came to the US on her own in 2005, with no knowledge of the English language.  She enrolled in high school and ESL classes, while struggling to support herself and send money back home.  Now, a recent high school graduate and New Futures scholarship award recipient, Celia will first be using her New Futures scholarship to take additional ESL classes to perfect her language skills.  She then plans to pursue an associate’s degree is Diagnostic Medical Sonography at Montgomery College.

Meet some New Futures Graduates

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Our Partners

New Futures has 13 Community Partners that nominate and mentor scholars. This is our featured Community Partner for the month:

Year Up

Year Up is a one-year, intensive training program that provides urban young adults 18-24, with a unique combination of technical and professional skills, college credits, an educational stipend and corporate internship.  Upon graduating from the Year Up program, New Futures helps many Year Up scholarship recipients pursue computer certifications which allow them to gain employment in the promising field of Information Technology after just a short period of specialized training.

Meet more of our Community Partners

New Futures thanks these generous organizations for their support:

  • The Sunrise Foundation
  • The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
  • The Arcana Foundation
  • The John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation
  • The Rotberg / Comens / Bray Foundation
  • The Miller & Chevalier Charitable Foundation
  • The Harman Family Foundation
  • The Sheldon and Audrey Katz Foundation
  • OmniStudio, Inc.