What we do
NEXTGEN is the official family resource of Manatee County, featuring local events and good news around our community and is brought to you by the Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County, Inc (ELC). The educational and family resource magazine is distributed to the parents of 25,000 elementary school children in 47 Manatee County schools, with an additional 8,000 distributed to over 200 childcare facilities, libraries, medical offices, hospitals and other business offices throughout the county. Our new website features local events, community updates and interactive activities and games for children of all ages.
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Marauders Had a Ball at Tillman!
A handful of professional baseball players were special guests at Tillman Elementary in Palmetto. Brandan Bidois, Elijah Birdsong, Owen Kellington,…
Ready For the Work Ahead!
I became a member of the Manatee County community on July 3rd, my first day of work as superintendent of schools. It has been a wonderful three months…
Creating Young Leaders…
After reading about the events and powerful testimonies from students during the Kiwanis Key Leader program in a March 2020 issue of Kiwanis Magazine…
Blazing a Trail…
In a town where baseball and football are the dominant youth sports, two Saint Stephen's Episcopal School seniors are overcoming challenges and defying…
A Mammoth of a Mission…
Did you know that there is a magical place right here in Manatee County where you can not only get up close and personal with elephants but help in the…
A Flavor For Giving Back…
Hailing from Delaware, working in management at Walmart, longing to sell snow cones on the beach somewhere, Stephanie Edwards made her dreams a reality…
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