

What's New at the First 72-- March Edition!
A Generous Donation from the Lauder Family We've been selected for the 2021 Lauder Family Giving Circle! We are honored to receive a part...


What's New at The First 72-- December Edition!
A Message from our Board of Directors: "As we approach the end of the year - our second year surviving a global pandemic - it is easy to...


What's New at The First 72-- November 2021 Newsletter!
Meet Our New Staff!: Heads up, there are some new faces on the First 72+ team! We are excited to introduce Meagan Jordan, Bianca Dorsey,...

What's New at The First 72-- April Newsletter!
Bridging the Digital Divide Last month, we were honored to be selected as one of the recipients of the “Greater Together Fund for Racial...


Oh, what a year it has been...
As 2020 comes to a close, we are still grappling with a global pandemic, political unrest, protests in our streets, and too many...


A Tribute to our founder, Ben Smith
With tears in our eyes for our loss, and gratitude in our hearts for having shared in his immense and incomparable life, we must share...


A Change is Gonna Come
Dear Friends, For too long, our televisions and our newspapers have been filled with images and accounts of a country in deep, deep pain....


The First 72+'s work featured in The New Yorker!
First 72+ friends and family, The day after COVID-19 forced us to close our office we got a call from a very friendly and curious...

What's New at the First 72+? May Newsletter and Covid-19 Update
What’s New at The First 72? In some ways everything has changed, some things are completely the same. Although our physical office closed...

What's New with The First 72? February Newsletter!
Exciting updates, announcements, and more from The First 72+! Check out this interview that The First 72+ Peer Mentor Henry did with...