Albany, New York · Est. 2016

Growing stronger families, one parent and one child at a time.

Magnificent Growth Inc. supports single parents and their youth across the Capital Region — parent workshops, youth mentoring, daily check-ins, and field trips that take families somewhere new.

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2016Founded in Albany

3Core workshops

Capital RegionFamilies served

Parent + youth, together

The top-down systemWe work with the parent first, so the growth reaches the child.

Parent workshopsYouth mentoringDaily check-insField trips & campsAnti-bullyingDrug awarenessParent workshopsYouth mentoringDaily check-insField trips & campsAnti-bullyingDrug awareness

Our mission

Build stronger support for single parents involving their youth's growth and development — bridging the gap between parent and child through intervention, mediation, and coping methods.

Parent first, child second — on purpose.The top-down system prepares the parent, closing the gap in language and environment so both benefit.
New environments, wider horizons.Site visits, camp-like settings and regional field trips that move families out of their daily surroundings.
It takes a village.We focus on positive direction over negative — because a community is shaped by its elders, its education, and its opportunities.

What we do

Three ways we show up for families.

For parents

Parental Workshops

Training parent and child to communicate, learn, and build a better rapport with one another — in a workshop setting built for both.

For youth

Youth Mentoring

Daily check-in phone conversations, support with school work, and workshops on anti-bullying, drug awareness, and sex education.

Together

Field Trips & Camps

Local and regional trips that broaden vision and horizon — new places, new adventures, a different feel for life.

Shavon TaylorPresident & Founder · Albany, NY

From the founder

"If I can do it, there are absolutely no excuses."

I was raised by a single mother in the Cypress Hills projects. We struggled without a father's support. I became my own independent man — three, four jobs at a time — and I want my community to see that hard work pays off.

Shavon founded Magnificent Growth in 2016 to give back to communities where ideas get clouded by their surroundings — and to reroute the negative toward the positive.

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Get involved

Your participation is greatly needed.

Three ways to help parents and youth get a different feel for life, by better heights.

Give

Fund workshops, field trips, and camp programs for Capital Region families. 100% of your gift reaches us through Zeffy.

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Volunteer

Mentor a young person, help run a workshop, or chaperone a trip.

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Partner

Schools, churches, and local businesses — bring MGI's programs to your community.

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Prefer to give by check or mail? Download the Magnificent Growth Inc. donation form. You can type directly into it on your computer or print it and fill it in by hand, then mail or email it back to us.

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Let's raise the whole community.

Based in Albany, New York, serving families across the Capital Region. Reach Shavon directly by phone or email — every conversation starts somewhere.

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