March 5, 2018

Pro Guest Ryan Decenzo

On February 16th, Ryan Decenzo made his way from Huntington Beach, CA to Anaheim to show support to our efforts. Ryan was familiar with our organization; however, […]
March 1, 2018

Broken Decks Are Cool 2

On Feb. 27th, Annette Castellanos, a local graphic designer and friend of ours, returned to Next Up to lead her second workshop for our participants. Again, […]
February 15, 2018

Build Your Own Skatepark with Keen Ramps

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 […]
February 10, 2018

Next Up at Elliot Sloan’s Compound

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 […]
January 30, 2018

Teacher For a Day – Fernando Zuniga

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 […]
December 25, 2017

Christmas Session at Baker Boys Distribution

On Dec.15th, Carly Jacques, Baker Skateboards brand manager, opened up the doors of Baker Boys dist. for a special Christmas session for a few selected Next […]
December 7, 2017

P.ROD at Next UP

Filmed/Edited: Eric Iwakura — additional footage, Vinicius Tinoco. Photos: Luke Lutz Our top secret guest arrived just in time to slip inside unnoticed before school let […]
December 2, 2017

LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP

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 […]
December 2, 2017

LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP

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 […]