Jacksonville, Fla (May 12, 2026) — Pastor Clinton Bush, the visionary behind the Jacksonville-
based City Kidz program, today announced the launch of City Kidz NexGen Animation
Studios, with a mission to bring the popular City Kidz characters from 20 years ago into the
digital future. Using globally relevant animated content and multimedia experiences the new
media platform will continue Pastor Bush’s work to teach children the values of ownership,
entrepreneurship, leadership, culture, and imagination
“City Kidz has always been about inspiring future generations to think beyond limitations,” said
Pastor Bush, founder and creative architect behind the new venture. “We started with financial
literacy boot camps, teaching young people how products move from ideas to supermarket
shelves. Today, we are expanding that same spirit of innovation into animation, storytelling,
technology, and global media. Establishing City Kidz NexGen Animation Studios is about
building international creative bridges and creating stories that inspire children and families
around the world.”
Accomplished animator and visual effects specialist Sunny Ch will head the Middle East-based
production studios, which will link global resources and talent in animation production, creative
collaboration, technology-forward storytelling, educational entertainment, and global franchise
development. helping position City Kidz as an emerging global force in next-gen family media
and culturally driven animation.
The announcement represents the latest chapter in a journey that began nearly two decades
ago in Jacksonville, Fla,, when Pastor Bush launched City Kidz as a community-centered youth
empowerment initiative focused on entrepreneurship, creativity, leadership development, and
innovation.
Pastor Bush first gained national attention through the creation of the award-winning City Kidz
Viva Vanilla Ice Cream brand and the City Kidz Food Science Educational Lab, which introduced
high school students to food science, branding, entrepreneurship, product development,
marketing, and manufacturing. Done in partnership with Cornell and the University of
Pennsylvania, the program provided students with exposure to college-level curriculum and
industry mentorship from food scientists, university professors, and business leaders.
Founded in 2007, the original City Kidz Ice Cream Café initiative combined entrepreneurship
and social impact by creating opportunities for young people to learn financial literacy, business
operations and management through real-world experience.
Over the years, the City Kidz platform has expanded beyond food innovation into broader
conversations around economic empowerment, youth development, cultural storytelling,
technology, media production, and social impact entrepreneurship.
Pastor Bush, who has spent more than four decades working in entrepreneurship and social
impact development, has long focused on creating pathways that connect education, innovation,
economic opportunity, and community transformation. Always proud to shine the spotlight on
Jacksonville, the City Kidz NexGen Animation Studios logo features the city’s iconic Main Street
bridge.
He describes City Kidz NexGen Animation Studios as part animation house, part cultural
innovation platform, and part “nexgen” (next generation) educational ecosystem designed to
help redefine how children and families consume and engage with media.
“Our vision is global, but our mission remains deeply rooted in empowering young people,”
Bush added. “This is about building stories, opportunities, platforms, and creative communities
that help shape the future generation of leaders, creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs.”
About
City Kidz NexGen Animation Studios is a Jacksonville, Florida-based animation and media
company focused on creating culturally driven, technology-forward content and entertainment
experiences for children and families worldwide. Building on the legacy of the original City Kidz
youth entrepreneurship and educational initiatives founded in 2007, the company combines
storytelling, culture, innovation, entrepreneurship, education, music, and social impact to create
nexgen media platforms designed to inspire creativity, leadership, and economic empowerment
among young audiences. For more information visit us at www.citykidznexgenstudios.com.
Why City Kidz matters now
Children today are surrounded by content, but very little of it teaches the power of ownership,
the importance of leadership, the potential of entrepreneurship and the satisfaction of
economic empowerment.
City Kidz was created to change that, to declare war on poverty through financial literacy,
teamwork, innovation, and ownership. By combining animation, culture, music, and purpose-
driven storytelling the crew learns how to solve real-world problems while inspiring others to
do the same, providing a foundation for a prosperous future.
Financial literacy for kids is becoming one of the defining cultural and educational conversations
of this decade, especially as schools struggle to teach practical life skills around money,
ownership, entrepreneurship, investing, and economic resilience.
But financial literacy is not about teaching kids how to save pennies — it’s about teaching them
how to create value, build stability, and own their future.
The most effective learning models for children are rooted in storytelling, characters,
gamification, music, culture, challenges, and visible progression, which is why animation and
immersive character universes are such powerful vehicles for impact.
Today, many kids grow up surrounded by consumer culture, debt culture, and celebrity culture
— but not ownership culture, investment culture, business literacy, or wealth-building literacy.
That gap is enormous and increasingly visible as children enter a world shaped by AI disruption,
creator economies, freelance work, digital commerce, constant advertising, and financial
complexity earlier than any previous generation.
Financial literacy is quickly becoming a survival skill. Yet culturally driven storytelling around
entrepreneurship, confidence, and ownership remains underserved in children’s media.
That is where City Kidz NexGen Animation Studios is positioned to stand apart — not simply
as entertainment, but as a platform for economic empowerment through storytelling