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TFINI's STORY
Prior to assuming the roles of Executive Director and Founder of "The Future is Now Initiative," it was brought to my attention that numerous grandparents have been raising their grandchildren for years, instead of enjoying their retirement that they previously prepared for.
After comparing my retirement lifestyle, which, includes thirteen grandchildren who live with their parent, to grandparents raising their grandchildren, I realized, how blessed I am to have the ability to live my best life without family restrictions.
This realization led me to explore ideas and strategies to raise awareness about the many sacrifices these grandparents have made in their new grandfamilies role.
“The Future Is Now Initiative’s” vision is to collaborate with entities that understand the value in supporting these grandfamilies (grandparents and great-grandparents), who were unexpectedly charged with taking on the sole responsibility of raising their grandchildren due to unforeseen family circumstances.
Our vision is to develop programs and cultural opportunities to uplift these grandfamilies by securing financial donations to develop a grandfamilies support network to honor these unsung heroes.
We will raise awareness of certain aspects of these grandfamilies' sacrifices through various marketing efforts.
The hope is to increase the level of support needed to offer enhanced healthy lifestyle programs designed to provide positive life skills exposure.
“The Future is Now Initiative” can only be successful by bringing attention to the sacrifices these grandparents have been enduring by garnering support from businesses, corporations and philanthropists, as well as partnering with athletes and others who have benefitted from being raised by grandparents and great-grandparents over many years.
It appears there is an unawareness of the vast number of grandparents and great-grandparents who have stepped in to raise their grandchildren. The time has come to “Pay It Forward” to those who have been under appreciated for many years.
With support from "The Future Is Now's support, we believe that every grandfamily deserves equal opportunities to succeed.
TFINI's Mission
Our mission is to provide access to education and resources for grandfamilies empowering them to build a better future for themselves and their communities.


The TFINI Vision
The TFINI vision consists of a world where every grandfamily has access to quality healthy lifestyle and cultural resources to uplift their families to live quality lives now and in the future.