2025 Design Your Future Fund - “We don’t wait for the future. We design it.”

At Design Your Future Inc., we believe young people deserve more than just support—they deserve real opportunities to lead, create, and build the future they imagine.

We work directly with public high school students in New York City, equipping them with the tools, mentorship, and hands-on experiences they need to thrive academically, creatively, and professionally.

Why This Matters

Across NYC, students, especially Black and Brown youth, face deep opportunity gaps in education, wellness, and career exposure. At DYF, we fill those gaps with:

Much like college majors, the House system at New Design helps students focus their learning around their interests, strengths, and future goals. Each House offers a focused pathway that connects coursework, college exploration, and career exposure to prepare students for life beyond high school.

A student’s House serves as both an academic pathway and a home base, helping define course selection, learning experiences, and opportunities for connection and mentorship throughout high school. DYF supports: 

• The House of Design is for students who are curious, creative, and excited by how ideas become visuals, products, and experiences. 

• The Service & Discovery House welcomes students interested in helping professions—or for students still discovering how they want to be of service to the world. This House focuses on careers in education, nursing, social work and counseling, EMS, public safety, and community health.

• The Hustle House empowers students to turn ideas into action. This House blends business, marketing, communication, and leadership with creativity and real-world application.

• The STEAM Punk House is where students explore how science, technology, engineering, art, and math come together to solve complex problems. Using the design process, students engage in hands-on learning in areas like biodesign, 3D modeling, environmental sustainability, coding, and emerging technologies.

These programs don’t just keep students engaged, they change how students see themselves and what they’re capable of.

Your Gift Builds Futures

When you give to Design Your Future Inc., you're helping us:

✔️ Pay students for their time and talent through stipends and internships
✔️ Sustain and expand youth-led creative programs across NYC
✔️ Hire teaching artists, mentors, and industry pros that reflect our students
✔️ Provide supplies, meals, and safe spaces for learning and healing
✔️ Build Social Emotional capacity in youth 

We Design With Purpose

When we say “design your future,” we mean:

• Students learning to pitch their ideas

• Students leading and facilitating skill building 

• Students writing their first invoice

• Young artist utilizing creative outlets

• Every young person ready to take their future into their own hands—with a little help

Help Us Build What’s Next

Your donation fuels youth power, creativity, and self-determination.

Whether you're giving $25 or $2,500, you are investing in students who are building their skills, their confidence, and their communities.

Thank you for believing in youth.

Thank you for helping them design their future.