501(c)(3) NONPROFIT · EST 2010
From Accountability
to Career Readiness.
Advising Generation Z Foundation has spent 16 years equipping Gen Z and Gen Alpha — through mentoring, behavior accountability, and digital learning — to become the leaders communities need. Now we're building the bridge to what's next.
New · 2026 Initiative
AGZ has launched the Classroom to Career Initiative — connecting secondary students to 10 essential industry pathways through bilingual career videos, digital curriculum, and regional career summits. Learn more →
AGZ's mission has not changed. We want to help Gen Zers navigate the next stages of their lives — graduation, college, military, career, or trade. We're growing with our clients, which is why we evolve our programs every four years.
AGZ's Total Impact Since 2010 - through four core programs and two initiatives, over 16 years of building ecosystems for Gen Z and Gen Alpha.
30,000+
Youth Served
Classrooms, courtrooms & community programs converted
7,400
Saved from Prison Pipeline
Through the Discipline Reimagined Journey initiative
318
Learning Labs Created
Classrooms, courtrooms & community programs converted
14,000
C2C Goal · 2030–2036
Youth to reach through Classroom to Career across 60 locations
PROGRAMS THAT TRANSFORM
Mentoring first.
Then accountability.
Then a bridge.
AGZ began in 2010 with Lipstick Ready and Shepherds of Healing — group mentoring programs run by college students in their practicum hours who wanted to build careers in education, criminal justice, and psychology. They went into schools, courts, and community centers and met young people where they were. That first chapter was about showing up. Then we launched the Discipline Reimagined Journey. Because accountability was always the first step toward a future worth showing up for.
IINITIATIVES FOR THE FUTURE
Now we're building
the bridge to
what comes next.
Gen Zers were in secondary school when we started. Now they're entering the workforce. We're growing with our clients. The Classroom to Career Initiative is the next four years — connecting the same young people our discipline work was fighting for to the 10 essential industries that need them before the 2026–2036 generational shift is complete. The first four years built the foundation. The next four years build the bridge.
THE 2025–2036 GENERATIONAL SHIFT
Seven Generations on the Planet.
Five in the Workplace. Three Retiring by 2030.
Without direct talent pipelines and programs that close the gap — the regions and industries that depend on the next generation will feel it. AGZ exists to build that pipeline.
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PROGRAMS & INITIATIVES
Meeting Youth Where They Are.
Building the Path to Where They're Going.
From mentoring to technology to career readiness, AGZ's programs and initiatives grow with every generation it serves.
Girls & Boys Ages 8-18
Youth Mentoring Programs
Lipstick Ready (girls) and Shepherds of Healing (boys) — AGZ's original and longest-running mentoring programs. Group mentoring, conference experiences, and peer accountability for youth in schools, courts, and community settings.
TWO INITIATIVES
Two Initiatives: DRJ & C2C
The Discipline Reimagined Journey (DRJ) and the Classroom to Career (C2C) initiatives form the bridge from where young people are to where they need to go. Each designed to face the workforce criss head on by guiding youth through discipline and career paths.
Help Us Reach 14,000 by 2036
Every dollar funds accountability, curriculum, and career readiness for the next generation.