We are grateful to add a new Board Member to our Reality Changers Family. Our Reality Changers family continues to grow! This week we are excited to welcome two new board members–Nick Moran and Channing Hamlet–to the Reality Changers team. Today, we meet Channing, Managing Director of Investment Banking &
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Parent Spotlight: Juana Alcazar
Through Reality Changers there is so much help and motivation. They truly make a change for families that have never been through the process of applying for college and give so much hope for us and our students. I am sure our students will return all the help they are receiving today once they have their careers in the future.
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Stephanie Palafox went to Reality Changers from 8th-12th grade while she attended Mira Mesa High School. She graduated from Reality Changers in 2014, and graduated with a degree in Psychology and Social Behavior from UC Irvine in June 2020.
Volunteer Spotlight: Christian Royer
Q: What makes your volunteer experience at Reality Changers a meaningful use of your time?
A: I love getting to know the students and being there to witness their growth. Seeing students struggle with certain subjects but then helping them realize they are more than capable to do it makes me so happy.
Parent Spotlight: Tsehay Gebere
Reality Changers was a big support system for my son in high school. He graduated from SDSU in 2020, and the support this program has provided- academically and physically – cannot be overstated. Reality Changers has also served as a support system for my daughter and I through providing tutoring. Distance learning this year has come with its difficulties, and the fact that she is able to attend tutoring on a weekly basis has helped her understand the concepts in difficult classes like AP Biology.
Volunteer Spotlight: Christina Trinh
Q: What makes your volunteer experience at Reality Changers a meaningful use of your time? A: I love getting to know the students and being there to witness their growth. Seeing students struggle with certain subjects but then helping them realize they are more than capable to do it makes me so happy.
Meet Stephanie Palafox, Reality Changers Class of ’14
Stephanie Palafox went to Reality Changers from 8th-12th grade while she attended Mira Mesa High School. She graduated from Reality Changers in 2014, and graduated with a degree in Psychology and Social Behavior from UC Irvine in June 2020.
Happy Holidays
Dear Reality Changers Family, Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones! While everyone is talking about all of the bad things that happened in 2020, I would love to share with you some great things that have happened. This year, we: Had 20 new 8th graders join our program. Finalized
Meet Vivien – Part 2
Last week, we shared Part 1 of Vivien’s story. Vivien grew up in City Heights, San Diego, and participated in Reality Changers as a high school student. She was determined to be the first in her family to go to college. You can support students like Vivien on their college
Vivien’s Transformation
Vivien is a Reality Changers alumnus who grew up in City Heights, San Diego. Her parents immigrated to the United States from Vietnam and they worked hard to provide for Vivien and her sister. No one in Vivien’s family had been to college, but she was determined to be the