Cosette Nazon-Wilburn is a humanitarian at heart. She was blessed with having parents who were committed to transforming a community. She wanted to do the same. It led her to create The LUV Institute, which stands for Love, Unity and Values.

The LUV Institute was founded by Nazon-Wilburn on January 16, 2012. At the core of what the LUV Institute does is a socioemotional approach to college and career readiness for young men and women of color who have experienced some level of trauma.