What We Do
Our Vision:
To regenerate the critical thinking and the unwavering hope of the next generation.
Our Mission:
To make healthy relationships the priority through programs that foster individual empowerment, parental engagement, and community support for risk avoidance strategies.
to regenerate means to restore or renew.
In biology, regeneration is the regrowth of an injured or missing part. Regeneration in persons who have experienced various degrees of physical, mental and/or emotional injury requires resiliency (the ability to bounce back). That is what we nurture in the hearts and minds of the youth and families we serve through our programming at ReGen Next.
In 2011, Alternatives of Kalamazoo, a non-profit pregnancy resource center, added a sexual health educational component in response to the higher than state average rates of teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Calhoun and Kalamazoo counties, respectively. The goal of the ReGen Next campaign was to decrease the statistics by encouraging youth to avoid risk behaviors like teen sexual activity, alcohol misuse, and illicit drug use and to think more critically about the formation of healthy relationships. As our Education team learned more about the protective factors that are integral to positive youth development (PYD), we realized that our efforts must not only provide information for teens but must also include resources for parents and community.
ReGen Next, LLC was formed in 2018. And, now, due to the continued growth of our outreach and influence beyond our local community, ReGen Next INC was established in December 2021 and is becoming an independent 501c3. Our team is excited about the possibilities!
Through classroom instruction, presentations and workshops, we strive to improve the health, academic and life outcomes of youth by equipping them with the tools, information, and support that will empower them:
a) to recognize the traits of healthy/unhealthy relationships
b) to delay the age of sexual debut
c) to voluntarily refrain from other youth risk behaviors, like underage drinking, illicit drug use and violence
d) to understand the harmful relational, emotional and societal effects of pornography, sexual exploitation and abuse
We empower parenting teens and adults in their role as the primary educators, protectors and guides of their children by providing educational workshops and parenting classes that offer strategies which increase levels of parent-child connectedness and inspire healthy decision-making.
And, through the implementation of social marketing strategies, we create a culture in community which shifts social messaging from the normalization of unhealthy behaviors and risk (harm) reduction to the prioritization of healthy relationships and risk (harm) avoidance.
ReGen Next Platform
Middle and/or high school
(Michigan)
Climax Scotts
Loy Norrix
Portage Northern
Calhoun Area Career Center
Olivet Public Schools
Galesburg-Augusta
Heritage Christian
Reformed Heritage Christian
Sojourner Truth Girls Academy
21st Century After School programs - Northwestern MS and Springfield MS, Battle Creek Public Schools
Let's Talk About It (LTAI Girls Home)
ACTS II Ministry for Teens (LTAI Boys Home)
Muskegon Covenant Academy
KEYS-Kalamazoo Co. Juvenile Detention Center
Kalamazoo Public Library
Young Kings and Queens
Faith-based youth and
young adult
Berean Baptist Church-Kalamazoo
Bible Baptist Church-Kalamazoo
CBANA Youth Conference Falam Baptist Church -Battle Creek
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Camp-Albion, MI
Kalamazoo Free Methodist Church
East Oregon University -La Grande, OR (virtual)
Intervarsity Ignite Conference -Ypsilanti, MI
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)-
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo
Parent Education
Parenting For Life in-person classes at Alternatives Care Centers- Kzoo/BC
Parenting for Life eClasses (virtual) launched June 2020. PFL assessment sites now in Michigan and Indiana.
Kalamazoo Gospel Mission
The Haven Mission (In As Much House)-BC
KRESA-Kzoo
Goodwill Industries-BC and Kzoo
Endeavor Charter Academy-BC
Calhoun Co Health Public Health Dept (hosted at Faith Assembly, Battle Creek)
St. Michael’s Lutheran Church-Kzoo
Trenches Community Church-Kzoo
Parent University-Battle Creek Public Schools
Urban Alliance-Kzoo
Government
June 2019 - The healthy relationships abstract ReGen Next: Taking Relationships From Convenience To Commitment was featured as a poster presentation at the Administration for Children and Families/Family and Youth Services Bureau’s (ACF/FYSB) Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (APP) Conference held in New Orleans, LA with 700+ federal grant recipients in attendance.
Spring 2020- Consultant for Public Strategies project commissioned by the ACF/FYSB of the US Department of Health and Human Services to create Success Sequence (poverty mitigation) infographic and tip sheet for 2020 SRAE federal grant recipients.
College/University
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Kalamazoo College
Western Michigan University
Website
November 2017 – launched www.ReGenNext.com
Social Media
Facebook: ReGen Next
Instagram: regeneration_next
YouTube: ReGen Talks coming soon!
For Educators
Ascend SRAS certification conferences-host site for 4 events (2014, 2016, 2018, 2019) with attendees from Michigan, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Canada
US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook
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