Mission: To promote leadership, social responsibility and to provide civic training to underserved communities through service and mentorship.
About Us: Generation Change, Inc. was originally established in 2007 to serve as a civic engagement vehicle.
Generation Change is a 501(c)(3) organization that provides mentorship opportunities to school aged young men by encouraging and rewarding their community service efforts.
Community service builds connectedness and is one way for us to perform our civic duty in the communities we live in. This is especially helpful in disadvantaged and underserved communities where we often witness increasing violence and decreasing resources.
We all know that service doesn’t have to cost a thing (service is free). Generation Change Founder Kouri Marshall was introduced to community service at a young age and believes that community service has helped guide him to where he is today. Generation Change is on a mission to connect young men to service opportunities and human capital that can help unlock the futures that they deserve. We believe that service, civic engagement, and community building are the keys to the future.
About the founder
Kouri Marshall
Kouri Marshall is the Director of State and Local Government Relations, Central Region at the Chamber of Progress. He previously served as the Deputy Director of Agency Personnel and Executive Appointments in the Office of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker. Kouri lived in Washington, D.C. for nine years before returning to Chicago to serve as the Chief of Staff for the Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st District. He previously served as the District of Columbia’s State Director for President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign. Kouri has also served as a senior advisor to a number of national leaders and organizations.
Kouri graduated from Eureka College – President Ronald Reagan’s alma mater – where he was elected as the first African American Homecoming King in the 150 year history of the college. The Eureka College Board of Trustees and Alumni Board named Kouri as the 2013 Eureka College Outstanding Young Alumni of the Year. He is the recipient of Campaigns & Elections Magazine’s 2016 Rising Star award, one of the political industry’s most prestigious honors.
Kouri is the co-founder of ChiGivesBack, Inc. a nonprofit that has generated nearly $3 million in resources for low-income communities in Chicago — he served as the organizations Board Chairman from 2018 - 2023. He is also a member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago’s Young Professionals Board of Directors and is a member of the Eureka College Board of Trustees. Kouri received his Masters in Public Administration at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and resides in Chicago, IL with his wife Dr. Kayla Marshall and son Kouri Marshall II.