June 15th was a truly special day for all of us at Next Up. In addition to stimulate increased interest in school, promote higher education, and […]

On Tuesday, Nov.13th, Juan Carlos of Creative Flow Long Beach led the workshop number 3 out of a four-part art workshop series. Participants’ got to sketch […]

On Wednesday October 31st, we had our very first Halloween Costume Contest and Party for the skaters of our Anaheim community. We encouraged everyone to dress […]

On Tuesday October 23rd, we had our second workshop out of a four-part art series collaboration with Creative Flow of Long Beach. This workshop was a […]

On September 25th, Next Up initiated a four-part Art Workshop series in partnership with Creative Flow of Long Beach. The first part of our series was […]

On July 31st, 2018, Steve Van Doren himself invited Next Up Foundation to The Van Doren Project at Vans Skatepark in Orange, CA. The Van Doren […]

On July 11th, Next Up had the tremendous opportunity of having legendary pro skateboarder, Chad Muska, come to our Success Lab and teach a griptape art […]

Our first field trip of July, was an exciting one. On July 2nd, we rented a van and filled it up with 13 Next Up participants […]

On Friday, June 29th, three of our participants had the opportunity to skate the professional DewTour street course.  For two hours, Leo, Brandyt, and Erick shared the park […]

What organization wouldn’t love a collaboration with Vans?  Next Up got that very opportunity when Vans provided us the chance to have our very own Next Up […]

On June 27th we had the pleasure to host some of the kids from KidWorks of Santa Ana.  KidWorks is a nonprofit organization that offers a […]

On June 21st, Next Up’s  favorite day, we completed 9 years of existence. In addition to our anniversary, it is also the international Go Skateboarding Day, so we packed […]

On June 15th Dickies sent their professional skateboarder, Jake Hayes, to announce the winners of 3 Woodward scholarship. From January through June, Next Up participants competed […]

In order to help the development of our youth, we give them responsibilities and make them accountable.  At Next Up, we have started making our youth […]

A graphic design workshop gives kids insight on what graphic design is and its importance in skateboarding. From logos, to skateboards, clothing,  magazine ads, graphic design is a key part of any company that visually […]

The coolest workshops keep happening here in our Success Lab! On April 5th, we had our friend Benjamin Verdugo from Phoenix,AZ leading the most technological workshop […]

To kick off our educational field trips for 2018, we visited the new headquarters for skateboarding shoe manufacturer Vans, located  in Costa Mesa, CA. The 182,000 sq […]

Part of our mission is to encourage education among Anaheim youth. On Feb. 14th, Keen Ramps’ founder, Cory Keen, led a 3D skatepark design workshop. We […]

On February 3rd we packed a van with 10 Next Up students, a filmer, a photographer, and our volunteer Greg LaRosa and visited Elliot Sloan’s compound […]

In order to hep the development of our youth, we give them responsibilities and make them accountable.  At Next Up, we have started making our youth […]

On Nov. 27th, we had a special guest joining Next Up for an exciting leadership presentation to our kids that encompassed a variety of social issues. Our guest […]

On September 30th, the Anaheim community came together to help Next Up throw a beautiful and successful end-of-summer fundraiser at the Success Lab and skate park.  […]

On Sept. 19th & 26th, Annette Castellanos, a local graphic designer and friend of ours, brought a lot of good intentions and enthusiasm into our “Success […]

A group of 15 Next Up Skaters piled in a van and headed to Los Angeles, California to attend the 2017 Street League Super Crown skateboarding […]

It took more than a year to make this dream a reality, but at least the day came.  Professional skateboarder Nick Tucker came to Next Up […]

This year marked the first anniversary of the Success Lab, and Next Up Foundation has become well-known in the neighborhood.  By July, new kids were signing […]

It was frenzy on Friday, August 18th, as we brought the Success Lab outside and broke out the spray paint.  Our good friend and supporter, Josh […]

On August 2nd, just before schools started, we took our last summer field trip. We visited the Encinitas skatepark, also known as “Poods” park. Poods park […]

On July 26th we took a van with 14 Next Up-pers and drove straight to Sun Valley. Our mission was to skate the famous Sheldon plaza. […]

On July 19th, a selected group of Next Up participants had the chance to visit Transworld Skateboarding Magazine’s Headquarters on an educational field trip.  Marketing Manager […]

The Agenda Show is THE most relevant showcase for fashion and collaboration among respected and up-and-coming lifestyle companies worldwide.  On July 13th, 14th, and 15th, we […]

We are taking advantage of the beautiful California Summer weather by taking as many skate field trips as we can!  On July 1st, a crew of […]

Photos: Thiago Santos. Wednesday, June 21, 2017 marks a special day in Next Up history.  Yesterday we celebrated the Foundation’s eighth anniversary, International Go Skateboarding Day, […]

On June 16th, we had the privilege of taking 13 Next Up skaters to the Dew Tour competition in Long Beach, California. The invitation came from […]

Practice makes perfect… On June 6th, Andres Alfonso was back at Next Up for Graphic Design Workshop number 3, the most successful yet.  A group of […]

History is in the making at Next Up Foundation.  We experience major accomplishments on the regular, but this summer, as the program hits its eighth anniversary, […]

We had a long-awaited introduction to photography workshop today at the Success Lab!  Luke Lutz, a skateboarder and photographer from Orange County, California, came out to […]

On May 20th, we hosted an extra-special Saturday workshop here at Next Up with the marvelous Marcus Bandy, former professional skateboarder, teacher, photographer, and creator/editor of […]

On May 22nd, Next Up participants had quite a unique opportunity at the Success Lab, thanks to NYC artist Alinne Fernandes and Vans!  Miss Fernandes first […]

On May 6th we paid a visit to the famous Stoner Skatepark in Santa Monica.  On May 6th, a group of Next Up participants, chosen based […]

On May 2nd, Next Up hosted Tyrone Romero, the current Team Manager for Diamond Shoes. Tyrone gave our participants a workshop on the role of a […]

Black Book Sessions stopped in Anaheim, CA where they teamed up with Next Up Foundation to put together a free creative festival for young artists open […]

Professional skater, Kurtis Colamonico, made his way to Next Up on March 23 of 2017 to share his passion for skateboarding with our students. He not […]

Photos kindly taken by Jesus Gamez & Erik Heredia On February 16th, professional skateboarder Felipe Gustavo joined us at Next Up for some skating and conversation. […]

On March 11th, Bronson Speed Co. invited Next Up participants to attend their Ditch ‘Em program at Active Ride Shop Headquarters.  Local skaters in attendance were […]

We had the honor of hosting Ricky Lozano for our second ART workshop, a widely popular activity here at the Success Lab.  Ricky led the session […]

On January 24th, Nyjah Huston paid a visit to Next Up headquarters, drawing a huge crowd of Next Up participants and local skaters from Anaheim. It […]

By far, the most engaging of our Success Lab workshops are those that involve ART.  Joshua Madrid kicked off our very first art workshop with an […]

On December 10, 2016, we loaded up two vans with 33 participants — our biggest field trip yet — and traveled to Nyjah‘s private skateboarding facility in […]

On Nov. 22, 2016, we had the honor of hosting professional skateboarder, Daewon Song, at our headquarters. With him Daewon brought stoke, style, and something very […]

On October 13, 2016, we had the pleasure of hosting professional skateboarder Carlos Ribeiro at Next Up Foundation. Approximately 80 local skaters and Next Up participants gathered […]

Next Up loaded a van and headed up to Los Angeles last week for our yearly field trip to the Street League Skateboarding Super Crown Championship. […]

We have been working really hard in order to clean, organize, and prepare our new headquarters since the City of Anaheim gave us sole access to […]

On Thursday, August 11, Next Up Foundation eagerly hosted its first fundraising event since the City of Anaheim granted the organization sole access to the property […]

On late April, some of our Next Up participants had the privilege to go watch a private vert session at Elliot Sloan’s ramp; it was one […]

On Tuesday, June 21st, our community came together with the City of Anaheim to celebrate our 7th anniversary, International Go Skateboarding Day, and the grand opening […]

Throughout November and December of 2015, we had an online fundraiser on Indiegogo. Our goal was to raise funds in order to expand our skateboarding programs; as […]

Throughout November and December of 2015, we had an online fundraiser on Indiegogo. Our goal was to raise funds in order to expand our skateboarding programs; […]

Next Up Foundation was invited to attend to the Street League, Los Angeles stop, on July 10th & 11th, 2015. It was our second consecutive time at this amazing event, and our kids couldn’t be happier to experience such event. Imagine the impact of seeing your favorite skaters live, in front of you?

June 21st is the first official day of Summer, Go Skateboarding Day and Next Up’s Anniversary. This year we celebrated our sixth anniversary at Poods Park […]

Next Up Long Beach was on break due to a lack of funding. After two years of operation in the city of Long Beach, we had […]

On December 6th, Next Up had the great privilege of being invited to TWS’ skatepark in Oceanside, CA for an awesome Christmas celebration! The kids got […]

On November 10th, Next Up Anaheim was honored to have new pro Sewa out for a second visit to our program. Our kids were treated to […]

On November 4th, the Boulevard team Danny Montoya, Rodrigo Petersen, Tiago Lemos, Carlos Iqui and Danny Cerezini paid a visit to Next Up Long Beach. They […]

On October 4th, Next Up Foundation was invited to attend the Cons Project LA, a workshop about how to film skateboarding sponsored by Converse at Active […]

On Saturday, August 30th, Find Art gallery in Costa Mesa threw a party to benefit Next Up Foundation, an Orange County based non-profit that provides youth […]

Next up foundation was invited to a VIP experience at this year’s Street League in Los Angeles. This two day event started on Saturday July 26th […]

June 21st is the first official day of Summer, Go Skateboarding day and NEXT UP FOUNDATION’S 5th year anniversary and we had a great time with […]

This was our 3rd time participating in the Vans Pool Party. We had placed our table in a very strategic spot at this year’s event. Being the most recognizable […]

Next Up was invited to speak at the 7th Annual International Association of Skateboard Companies (IASC) Skate Summit. We had the chance to share our challenges, accomplishments […]

In late April, Bob Burnquist and the brazilian Social Skate Foundation’s founders Sandro dos Santos and Leila dos Santos made a visit to Next Up Anaheim. […]

Rio Contiguo High School is a Youth Guidance Center within the Juvenile Court School system in Santa Ana, CA. Many of the youth attending this school […]

The Agenda Trade Show, held in Long Beach on Jan 7th and 8th, harvested the leaders in skate, surf, streetwear, and footwear brands. With over 700+ […]

It’s Christmas time and Santa Claus visited Next Up Anaheim, Long Beach and Santa Ana on December 2nd, 3rd, and 4th to start the holiday season. […]

On October 23rd, Next Up Foundation Santa Ana had the privilege to receive the visit of Dwindle Distribution riders; James Craig, Youness Amrani, Sewa Kroetkov and […]

On September 21st Next Up Foundation of Anaheim, Santa Ana and Long Beach had a wonderful opportunity and privilege to meet at the world renowned The Berrics […]

The Welcome Back to School Contest took place on August 26th in Anaheim and August 27 in Long Beach. Next Up had a total of 53 […]

From July 20th through 28th Next Up Foundation had the opportunity to have a booth at the VANS US Open of Surfing 2013 raising awareness of […]

On July 25th & 26th Next Up Foundation had the great privilege to have a booth at the Agenda Show 2013 at the Long Beach Convention […]

June 21st, Official first day of Summer, Go Skateboarding Day and Next Up Foundation 4th Anniversary. Do we need any more reasons to celebrate? June 21st the Boys […]

Next Up Foundation took a field trip to the DC Shoes training facility and had a blast with special guests Yuri Facchini, JP Souza and Filipe […]

Experts from both within and outside the skateboard industry were gathered for two days in May giving business leaders new perspectives, insight and the knowledge they […]

On April 16th, legendary Flip Skateboards pro, Trasher Skater of The Year Geoff Rowley came out to Next Up Long Beach to show his support to […]

On March 5th, Next Up had the great privilege of being acknowledged by Mayor Tom Tait for our work in the city of Anaheim. We were […]

On February 6th, Next Up Santa Ana was honored to have the Expedition One team return for a second visit, with even more guys than before! […]

On Tuesday, January 22, Next Up Foundation was extremely proud to launch our newest program at the Boys and Girls club of Long Beach! To get […]

On December 1, ten members from Next Up Santa Ana and ten members from Next Up Anaheim met at the TWS headquarters to get a tour […]

We couldn’t let this day go by without a little celebration, then we decided to go to Centennial Park in Santa Ana,CA so we could benefit not only […]

Photos taken kindly by Grazi Oliveira On Oct 27th Vans hosted Steez Yourself – a benefit party for Next Up Foundation. On top of that, the“Just One Board” program, […]

On Monday, October 1st, Next Up Anaheim was proud to have special guests from Brazil, Carlos Iqui and Patrick Vidal! It was still very hot in […]

Sept.22nd our good friend, photographer and artist Heverton Ribeiro had an amazing art show at Find Art Gallery in Costa Mesa,CA. Sixteen photos printed on canvas […]

On May 3rd, Chris Mendes came out to Next Up Foundation Skate Program to show his support for Next Up. It was a big pleasure having […]

We have been spending time with the kids at the Boys&Girls Club of Anaheim, CA teaching them lessons on how to overcome obstacles.