The San Diego Padres and the Masons of California are partnering with Reality Changers to honor Johnny Ritchey, the “Jackie Robinson of the West Coast,” and provide 10 scholarships to Reality Changers college students. See below for the official press release from the San Diego Padres.
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Reality Changers is proud to share a short documentary video about Steven, a Class of 2022 high school graduate. We would like to thank the Team Lewis Foundation for creating this video and helping to tell Steven’s story in his own words. We’d also like to thank all of our donors and volunteers for helping students like Steven to pursue their goals.
“I honestly did not know anything about college. I applied for Reality Changers because I was like, ‘Well, I have no idea what I am doing and my parents can’t help me. I need help.’”
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Congratulations to Reality Changers Senior, Eddy, for being named the 2022 National Philanthropy Day Outstanding Student Volunteer by the Association of Fundraising Professionals – San Diego Chapter! Eddy has volunteered with community organizations including the Copley-Price Family YMCA and UrbanLife Ministries Inc., among others. He understands the impact that volunteerism can have on his communities
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Reality Changers is excited to announce that our Board of Directors has had some recent updates. Please join us in welcoming our newest Board Members and congratulating our new Board Officers.
Reality Changers was selected for San Diego Foundation’s Inspire and Enable Award as part of their Annual Report to the Community. This award acknowledges local philanthropists, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies that inspire San Diegans and enable community solutions to improve our region.
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Kate (Reality Changers Class of 2016) is a University City High School graduate who attended Chapman University. She joined College Apps Academy during her senior year, after hearing about the program from her friends. At the time, she was experiencing challenges at home and was receiving a lot of support from her teachers, her friends,
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“There are no words to describe the feeling [of seeing my children go to college]. My children don’t have to have the same life that I did. They can have a better future and they won’t have the same stress. They can decide to be whatever they want to be.”
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Reality Changers would like to welcome Dr. Miriam Wood Alameda and Tom Holcomb Jr. to our team! Miriam will be serving as our new Director of the Alumni Network and Tom will be joining our College Apps Academy Team as a Coach.
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Thank you to the San Diego Union-Tribune for selecting Reality Changers as a recipient of their “2022 San Diego’s Best Community Heroes” award. As part of their annual Best Of readers’ poll, readers and the Union-Tribune Community Advisory Board selected three local organizations and businesses “that have gone above and beyond for their employees and the community during this past year.”
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Congratulations to CEO Tamara Craver for winning the San Diego Business Journal’s CEO of the Year award! Tamara was profiled by reporter Karen Pearlman in the July 18th, 2022 edition of the Journal.
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On May 22, 2022, about 300 people gathered at UC San Diego @ Park & Market to celebrate Reality Changers’ graduating high school seniors. These 142 students from across San Diego County will be the first in their families to attend college and some are the first in their families to graduate from high school.
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Email & Phone:
Info@RealityChangers.org
619.516.2222
Mailing Address:
PO Box 50220
San Diego, CA 92165
Since 2015, Reality Changers’ programming has been funded in part by a City of San Diego Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). These funds are provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to the City of San Diego.
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