Helping families form a brighter future

Teenagers helping the NYC low-income community recover from the pandemic

  • Girls smiling with Forming Futures backpacks

    Children happy with their new backpacks - P.S. 280x Bronx, NYC

  • Smiling Girl shows Forming Futures backpack

    Children at P.S. 192 enjoy the new backpacks

  • Female Hygiene Kit

    Hygiene Kit with feminine toiletries

  • Backpacks_School_Supplies

    Filling backpacks with school supplies - Eric, Matthew, Zoe, Allegra & Victoria

  • Victoria donating supplies to child

    Victoria giving “Staples” supplies kit to student at P.S. 170x

  • Victoria & Matthew at Bowery Mission donating 300hygiene kits

    Victoria & Matthew at the Bowery Mission donating 300 hygiene kits containing 5,550 products

  • donating_backpacks_Middle_School_IS219x

    Donating backpacks to middle school I.S. 219x. Allegra, Zoe, Mica and Victoria

  • Forming Futures team_Principal School 219X

    Sabrina Cruz - IS 219x Principal - with Zoe, Allegra, Xuan, Mica, Matthew & Victoria

  • Father Fabian helps Forming Futures deliver school supplies kits to children in Queens

    Father Fabian helps Forming Futures donate to children in Queens

  • School_supplies_kits-contents

    School supplies kits - Ready for distribution to children!

Our Mission

We are a student founded and run 501(c)(3) nonprofit helping the NYC low-income community recover from the impact of Covid-19.

Poverty isn’t uncommon in NYC. In 2019, 56% of children in NYC lived in low-income families.

We create and donate:

  • School supplies kits

  • Hygiene kits

  • New and gently used clothing

to NYC families through distributions at low-income schools and other institutions serving them. We help underserved families. They know that they are seen and respected and they’re not alone. Support Forming Futures today.

 
“ “After the backpack giveaway (which was a heart warming event!), it was so wonderful to see so many of our students come to school the next day sporting their blue backpacks. Thank you so much for your generosity and supporting our students and community.” ”
— Ms. Donna Wright-Bauer, Assistant Principal, PS 236x
 
“ “Basic necessities, like the hygiene kits donated by Forming Futures are incredibly important. It might not always be obvious that these types of products can really make a difference and are extremely helpful. I’m glad Forming Futures understands what young people need and can use.” ”
— Stacy Stewart, Director, Runaway and Homeless Youth, The Door
 

Our Story

Hello! My name is Victoria, and I’m a senior attending high school in the Upper West Side of NYC. From a young age, I’ve always realized how privileged I am, and it saddens me to see children lacking basic necessities, a problem which has been exacerbated by Covid.

In 2020 when my friend Sandra Garcia Medrano, who is a public school teacher, told me that one of her students was sharing a notebook with his older brother because his family couldn’t afford to buy two notebooks, I felt that I had to do something about it. So, in response, I founded Forming Futures to help low-income families in New York City recover financially and emotionally from Covid.

 

  • School Supplies

    Help a child reach their educational dream

    Open the Backpack
    Forming Futures Backpack

  • Hygiene Essentials

    Health and wellbeing starts with hygiene

    Open the Bag
    Hygiene products

Preparing the Kits

  • We seek product donations, close outs, and price discounts.

  • Once we have enough supplies, we hold a covid-19 safe packaging event where volunteers assemble our school supplies kits and hygiene essentials kits.

  • We add a personal touch with a handwritten note in each kit.