Bringing Power to Youth Voices.
The Thinkubator is a Bronx-based innovation and workforce development organization. We bring power to youth voices through internships, consultancy, work-based learning experiences, jobs, academic advising, mental health and wellness and career counseling. We are working toward a more equitable, just, and inclusive world.
From Grassroots Vision to Transformational Impact
Since 2020, The Thinkubator has empowered young people and strengthened communities through work based learning, economic opportunity, and community driven innovation.
Founded as a grassroots organization, The Thinkubator has grown into a dynamic platform for opportunity, supporting hundreds of young adults through training, mentorship, and workforce development initiatives. Our work is rooted in the belief that when communities are equipped with resources, knowledge, and pathways, they can shape stronger and more equitable futures
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 Read our annual report, the impact we have made, and why it’s so important to financially support our youth as we prepare them for the workplace and build a more equitable, just, and inclusive workplace.
The Thinkubator is Four Years Old. Stay tuned for our Comprehensive Report!
47
Bronx Interns
15
Poughkeepsie Interns
5+
Events
With 100+ attendees
The Thinkubator Cafe and Training Center Launched (Bronx)
The Thinkubator Nutrition and Training Center Launched
35
Youth Served
47
Bronx Interns
15
Poughkeepsie Interns
15
Community Events
Bronx After School Program Launched
60
Individuals and Families Supported
The Thinkubator Counseling Launched
65
Individuals and Families Support
10
Clients Counseled through Thinkubator Counseling
3
Policy Briefs Written on Emerging Issues
Launched The Cadence Institute for Policy and Society
100+
Interns
20+
Events
35
After School Youth Served
3
Major Impactful Programmatic Areas
1000
Impacted
The Thinkubator is making a true impact
in the lives of youth!
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1000
Internships
provided by Bronx based companies to Bronx youth during 2018-2020.
60
Businesses
engaged and focused on youth talent development and providing work-based learning experiences to Bronx youth.
160
Junior Consultants
(students) hired through The Thinkubator Solves program to provide solutions to real world business and public sector challenges.
The Thinkubator aspires to a world where young people from the Bronx and similar communities are trained, educated, and powered to bring their voice to business, organizational, societal, and world challenges.
The Thinkubator is a Bronx-based innovation and workforce development nonprofit organization. We craft innovative strategies to complex local challenges that have global implications. The Thinkubator approaches our work with a racial and economic equity lens through three major areas: education, research, and community.
Education provides education, career, and work-based learning opportunities for young adults. We seek to prepare diverse, low-income youth from the Bronx and similar communities to succeed in the workplace and the world.
Community concentrates on the intersection of issues that inhibit communal growth, development, and productivity and tackles them head on with the communities we serve.
Research conducts research, analysis and creates policy solutions to complex challenges. It leverages its data collection and strong analytical skill set to provide strategic consultancy to education, nonprofit, public, and private sectors.
Dr. Edward Summers, President and CEO, The Thinkubator discusses The Thinkubator’s Impact and the Fundraising Campaign for The Thinkubator