Up Next Nevada Launch
On November 17, 2025, the Nevada Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs announced an innovative workforce development partnership with the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) and Nevadaworks to support its statewide expansion of early learning centers and afterschool programs. The partnership engages Gen Z workers, young adults ages 18 to 24 years old, in employment activities supporting licensed childcare, afterschool enrichment programs and youth recreation. The initiative, Up Next Nevada, ensures quality, consistent staffing in Boys & Girls Clubs facilities, while empowering a young workforce to find long-term career pathways in the Silver State. The program also helps address the childcare crisis in Nevada by providing more trained caregivers to address the needs of Nevada’s working families.
DETR’s initial Up Next Nevada investment of $6.5 million supports 160 full-time Boys & Girls Clubs’ young adult employees with a $2 per hour wage increase, college or trade tuition reimbursement of up to $6,500 per year, and one-on-one career coaching with a professional mentor. Up Next Nevada initiative participants gain a deeper knowledge of career expectations and opportunities in fields of academia, healthcare and energy, all identified as state priorities by AB428 (2023) The initiative also supports work readiness training and the hire of 50 teens, ages 15 to 18 years old, for seasonal work at Clubhouses. Nevadaworks, based in Reno, is providing technical support throughout the project’s statewide implementation.
“By 2030, Gen Z will make up more than a quarter of the U.S. workforce. Employers, like Boys & Girls Clubs, who invest early in Gen Z talent will gain a competitive edge in building loyal and skilled teams. We are excited Boys & Girls Clubs are poised to provide the career coaching and support young adults need to be successful,” remarked DETR Director Christopher Sewell.
Up Next Nevada empowers staff to dream, plan and grow into a best-fit career in education, healthcare or energy. Up Next Nevada is a first step toward a meaningful career, as described in the initiative’s launch video here. Below is a highlight video of our media outreach event, featuring Up Next Nevada participants
- Laszlo Demick, Aquatics Director at Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeastern Nevada
- Kaitlin Nichols, Pinecrest School Site Coordinator at Boys & Girls Clubs of Truckee Meadows
- Faith Reid, Program Administrator at Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada
- Lukas Forzani, Program Lead at Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada
