Our History!!!

Ms. Traci Ali, Philantropist and Leader, founded Tomorrow's Cultivating Youth Inc. in September of 2017.  She was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey and has a sincere love and passion for the youth. She currently holds her Master’s Degree in Business Administration/Human Resources. She is the Founder/President of this amazing community-driven and completely volunteer-based nonprofit 501(c)3 organization.  Her passion is  dedicated to serving and assisting the underserved youth in the communities.  During her collegiate years and years as a mother, she accessed valuable knowledge and wanted to give that same knowledge back to the youth, including her own.  She wanted the youth to be exposed to great opportunities and break generational curses of bad money habits,  crime and economic issues.  She
previously held the positions of Payroll Manager and Human Resources Manager for 13 plus years. After careful consideration, she decided to return to her first love, teaching children. She previously taught special needs education, in Newark, New Jersey at the New Ark School and a degreed substitute teacher for Prince William County Public Schools from 2003-2005. She was also a girl scout leader in New Jersey for over six (6) years and then for three (3) years in Prince Williams County. She is a mother of 4 amazing adult children and 1 grandchild. She currently serves on the Stafford County Superintendent’s Leadership Advisory Committee and several other youth boards to bring knowledge and skills to the youth in the community.  

She is currently self-employed, as a Director/Owner of Knowledge Begins Here Learning Academy and teaches homeschoolers since 2012. She is certified in First Aid/CPR/AED and Medical Authorization Training (M.A.T.). She’s committed to the youth in the communities and proved this by creating a 501(c)3 non profit youth charity organization, called Tomorrow’s Cultivating Youth (TCYouth) Inc. in 2017. 

Tracey Thomas, is the co-founder of TCYouth Inc.  Board and raised in Brooklyn New York,

Born in Milwaukee, WI, Sharmine Jones realized that she had a passion for the youth and actively sought to be a volunteer in her community at a young age. Her personal motto was to “Make a Difference”. Always willing to offer a helping hand from Brownies (Girl Scouts) to Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., the importance of giving back to the community has been a resounding passion in Mrs. Jones’s life. 

It was with pleasure that Mrs. Jones joined Tomorrow Cultivating Youth as the org motto “It takes a village” accurately reflected Mrs. Jones growing understanding of the socioeconomic changes that many are confronted with. This motto resonated with Mrs. Jones as she once served as an investigator for child abuse and neglect and realized it was the absence of this village (i.e. support system) that allowed some families to fall into disarray. Additionally, with the current school curriculum TCYouth, Inc., stands in the void to offer workshops, tutoring, and assistance that were either no longer offered or was never an option. 

Currently Mrs. Jones sits on the Executive Board and serves as the Volunteer Director. She is prior military having serve in the U.S. Coast Guard for twenty years, first as an enlisted member and later as an Officer. Mrs. Jones has a Bachelor of Social Work from Jackson State University and a Masters in Human Services specializing in Social and Community Program from Capella.  She is also a published author and writes under the pen name S.N.M. Jones.