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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The Way to Inspire and Give…Â
"You don't have to be a foster parent to do foster care. Use your voice for those who can't speak up for themselves." Tori Hope Petersen...
Mistakes Are Part of Learning…
It’s so hard to watch our children struggle, fall, and even fail. However, for learning to take place, struggling and failing are part of the process...
Aiming for the Big Top!
Come one, come all and see The Amazing Emilie Bergbom flying high! Emilie is a nine-year-old Aerial Acrobat with her sights set on the Circus...
Hero on the Streets…Â
It's just after sunrise, and Pastor Jerry Parrish curves down a familiar road in east Bradenton, easing his black Impala into the driveway of a...
The Lovelee Worthington… A Hidden Gem
Just west of the Ellenton outlet mall and interstate 75 lies a hidden gem on the banks of Lovelee Lake, called Worthington. Originally Lee's Crab...
Strong Hopes for the Future…
Like intriguing characters woven into a page-turner adventure novel with each chapter more astounding than the next, a collection of diverse life journeys...
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