Angela Austin talks with LaShawn Erby, Vice President and Co-Founder of the Next Young Phenom Foundation, Inc

More about LaShawn Erby and Next Young Phenom Foundation:

Mission: Cultivating Creativity in Children and Constructing Connected Communities

Goals:

• To create a platform to promote arts, science and technology education
• To develop and support initiatives which strengthen early childhood education in technology and the arts
• To initiate and engage in programs and partnerships whose outcomes include reducing recidivism for juveniles and adults
• To initiate and engage in programs that work to increase literacy and reduce the drop out rate in communities of color
• To establish a medium that encourages children to express their artistic creativity
• To provide scholarships and opportunities to under-served students