Nonprofit

Unlocking Futures, Inc.


  • About Us

    Unlocking Futures is committed to disrupting the persistent cycle of generational poverty in underprivileged and marginalized communities. With over three decades of experience, our mission revolves around empowering each individual youth to take ownership of their lives, choices, and future prospects.

    We engage youth aged 12 to 24 with our "Curriculum of Possibilities," centered on fostering self-transformation, goal setting, and dismantling detrimental psychosocial conditioning to cultivate profound self-worth. Our evidence-based programs consistently yield tangible positive results, including enhanced academic achievement and heightened self-esteem. We emphasize nurturing self-awareness, self-efficacy, and alternative thinking to equip young individuals with the courage to break free from negative cognitive and behavioral patterns and self-imposed limitations. Our coaches collaborate with students, school staff, and parents, addressing impediments to academic achievement and graduation. This revitalized self-worth strengthens familial, peer, and community bonds, facilitating the pursuit of educational goals.  Unlocking Futures tailors its programs to meet the unique needs of the communities it serves, employing diverse learning methods such as small group workshops, one-on-one coaching, weekend retreats, and hybrid sessions. We see measurable improvements in academic performance, reduced suspensions, lower academic probation rates, increased attendance, and the fostering of collaborative peer relationships.


    Unlocking Futures is committed to disrupting the persistent cycle of generational poverty in underprivileged and marginalized communities. With over three decades of experience, our mission revolves around empowering each individual youth to take ownership of their lives, choices, and future prospects.

    We engage youth aged 12 to 24 with our "Curriculum of Possibilities," centered on fostering self-transformation, goal setting, and dismantling detrimental psychosocial conditioning to cultivate profound self-worth. Our evidence-based programs consistently yield tangible positive results, including enhanced academic achievement and heightened self-esteem. We emphasize nurturing self-awareness, self-efficacy, and alternative thinking to equip young individuals with the courage to break free from negative cognitive and behavioral patterns and self-imposed limitations. Our coaches collaborate with students, school staff, and…

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    • 25 West 36th Street, New York, NY 10018, United States
      8th Floor
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