Steve Mariotti, an educator who transformed the lives of at-risk youths through business education, passes away, leaving a legacy of empowerment through the NFTE.
Mr. Mariotti believed that imparting business basics to poor, mostly minority students who saw no connection between school and the quality of their lives could help them develop an interest in math and writing, improve their behavior, and instill a belief in themselves and a hope for the future.
The organization, which he started on his modest teacher's salary, now has a $12 million budget, oversees programs in 28 states and 27 countries, and reports that 80 percent of its alumni have earned or are earning college degrees or professional certificates.
Jasmine Lawrence Campbell, an alumna of a NFTE course, who founded EDEN BodyWorks, a beauty products line sold in Wal-Mart, wrote on LinkedIn: There would be no EDEN BodyWorks without NFTE. I'm so grateful for the organization Steve Mariotti founded that radically changed the course of my life.
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