Bounce Back Generation

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Bounce Back Generation

Bounce Back Generation is a nonprofit dedicated to creating and sharing tools that build resilience to the stressful times we live in. BBGtv.org is our media site, where youth content creators share what makes them feel good, how they learn more about themselves, and how they bounce back from adversity.
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What is Bounce Back Generation?

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We are a resource for youth and those who care for them including parents, educators, medical professionals, and mental health providers. We are guided by sound science with content created by peers who share as they learn, and practice building resilience in response to the challenging times we are living through.

Our 3 goals:

  1. Share what we learn about managing our nervous system in ways that bring us healing and power.
  2. Reveal the science behind what makes us stronger together, using BBG’s Building Blocks for Resilience.
  3. Create a place that is safe, accessible, and helps visitors build confidence and become open and comfortable asking for help.

Welcome, we are glad you’re here.

Please Note: While we are guided by mental health training and professionals, we are not therapists. We are peers learning and sharing our knowledge, and urge all to reach out for help when needed through our Resources Page. To learn more about how we and Bounce Back Generation work, click here.

Thank you to Potrero Terraces and Annex residents who, for over a decade, worked with us to create the Healthy Generations Project and taught us about what true community resilience can do. Watch this video to learn more.

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Health Generations Project

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Staff

Jennifer Dhillon

Founder/CEO

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Jennifer Dhillon - Founder/CEO BBGtv

Jennifer Dhillon

Founder/CEO
I get excited about getting people together to think about and create solutions to tackle life’s biggest challenges. For me, the stressors of life can be used to encourage us and challenge us to change, or can drag us down and defeat us. I’d like to find out how to transform the energy of stress into the power of resilience.

Shankel McNeal

Program Director

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Shankel McNeal

Program Manager
I was born and raised in San Francisco and saw a lot of different walks of life and its struggles. The superpower I’m working on right now is enhancing my abilities as an empath while navigating and overcoming my Kryptonite of people pleasing. I get most excited creating a space for people to meet, greet and share life experiences with each other with understanding.

Liam Donaldson

Creator Coordinator

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Liam Donaldson

Content Creator Coordinator
I’m 26 years old and I grew up in the Bay Area. I have two moms that always taught me to look for the good in people. I consider myself a creative tinkerer. I make everything from books to clothes, to music to movies, performances to installation artwork! Anything I can try!

Ren Weber

Graphics/Content Creator

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Ren Weber

Graphic Artist & Content Creator
I’m from San Francisco, California. Coming from an artistic family, I’ve always been interested in visual art and writing. I’m currently majoring in Psychology and I love being able to incorporate that interest into my work as a graphic designer here at BBG.

Elijah Roberts

Content Creator

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Elijah Roberts - Content Creator for BBGtv

Elijah Roberts

Content Creator
I was born in New Jersey to an Air Force family, so we moved to California when I was three. I believe my superpower is storytelling. I get excited about a lot of simple things. Chocolate chip cookies, cold weather, and other foods. But what really excites me more than anything is seeing an idea go from a concept in my brain to something that I’m physically watching on my screen. I’ve never experienced a more fulfilling feeling.

Kelsey Jeter

Content Creator/Community Outreach

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Kelsey Jeter

Content Creator
Born and raised in the Bay Area and have experienced my share of highs and lows which reinforced my desire to help others. I consider myself a problem solver and try my best to put out positivity and good energy. The superpower I’m working on is self health and healing because it’s easy getting caught up in helping others and forgetting about yourself. It’s important to recharge your batteries and build yourself back up so you can continue doing the things you love.

Nassar Albaqqal

Content Creator

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Nassar Albaqqal

Content Creator
I’m 21 years old, and I’ve lived in the Bay area now for most of my life. As a student I also take my education seriously. The superpower I’m working on is developing my resilience to challenging situations. Like losing a friend or family member, or dealing with difficulties in school. Developing resilience means having coping skills that are healthy and also allow me to confront what’s bothering me. In the past I usually would just ignore things like that.

Paloma Wood-Assemian

Content Creator

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Paloma Wood-Assemian

Content Creator
While I was born and raised in West Oakland, my family and I were pushed out of the city due to the gentrification making the area unlivable financially. I am now devoted to assisting my community in finding love, light, and happiness within. The superpower I’m working on right now is my empathy, as I am working to improve my relationships with other people. I think that community is very important, and in order to participate as a community you must find empathy and care within all life forms.

Board Members

Megan Dunbar

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I work in Public Health professionally, with a focus on tackling the big barriers to health equity and access – such as racial, gender and economic disparities.  I also have a tremendous passion for the performing arts, and the role the arts can play in building confidence and  creating opportunities for self-expression.  I’m excited to bring these aspects to my role on the board support the great work of Bounce Back Generation. 

Liz Polk Lynch

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My dad taught me a lot about resilience, and I believe the ability to bounce back when life knocks you over is one of the best skills anyone can have. Life can knock you off your feet even in the best of times. I’m glad to be part of helping people develop tools and find that ability in themselves.

Robin Francis

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Robin Francis is a promising entrepreneur currently residing in California. She is an ambitious financial professional, a fabulous wife, and a doting mom to a rambunctious 4-year-old. Robin has spent a lifetime searching for ways to help people, leading to a career in SEO. Now that she has discovered assisting families with their trauma and finances, she may have found her calling. Robin’s lengthy career in digital marketing cultivated a healthy empathy for customer and client needs. She is also a Cordon Bleu-trained chef and spent a year post-culinary school reviewing restaurants in Los Angeles. You can connect with Robin on LinkedIn.

Radha Seshagiri

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Radha is an advocate for underrepresented communities. Her dream is to help them, and countless others like them, have a voice in shaping their future, while building a better life for themselves and their families.

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