On September 5, 2017, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, on behalf of the Trump administration, announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. While this news has left many of us distraught, we want to let our undocumented community we stand in solidarity with you. Reality
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Reality Changers welcomes Chanel Bradley to the team!
Reality Changers would like to welcome Chanel Bradley to the team! As the Community Partnerships Coordinator, Chanel connects staff and students with community engagement opportunities. Her goals are to find key resources for students, build community engagement opportunities, plan special events, and contribute to communications. She hopes to deepen students’
Have you heard the good news?
OUR 2017 REALITY CHANGERS WAITLIST HAD MORE APPLICANTS THAN EVER! Recently, 186 students on Reality Changers’ waiting list circled around the block as they hoped to get accepted to the program. With our retention rates higher than ever, there are fewer available spots than ever before, but these low-income youth are
College Prep Checklist – Don’t Forget About These!
Reality Changers helps at-risk San Diego students acquire the necessary funding to attend college. Some of our greatest challenges involve finding enough money to secure the dream of higher education. With generous donations from individuals and companies, relentless fundraising efforts and persistent applications for grants and scholarships, we’re able to
2017 Academic Connections
This month, we sent over 100 students to UCSD’s Academic Connections for the third year in a row! Each of the 9th thru 11th graders (pictured above) received a $4,300 scholarship to attend this three-week program where they all earned college-level credit! Thanks to all of our supporters who made
Reality Changers Students Featured in Prego Commercial!
Prego brought together a group of sixteen first-generation college-bound Reality Changers students for a family dinner where they could share their stories, struggles, successes and dreams. In partnership with our organization, Prego helped our students discover a new family that can provide support, alleviate anxiety of the unknown college experience,
Heading to Harvard!
Jordan Harrison, Reality Changers’ Director of College Town, is one of five Reality Changers employees who have recently gone off to grad school. Jordan has been accepted to the Harvard Graduate School of Education on a full-ride scholarship. And while it’s never a good time to lose Jordan’s leadership, it’s
Everything You Need to Know about the College Common Application
What is the College Common Application? Before you can attend college, you have to apply for college. And how you apply to college – or, most likely, multiple colleges – is a pivotal part of the process. An inefficient college application process creates needless headaches, unnecessary delays and mounting frustration.
The Malin Burnham Awards a smashing success!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MALIN BURNHAM AWARDS The Malin Burnham Awards, on May 23, was a great success! We raised and recognized $2,610,855 at our first gala while celebrating our region’s Most-Admired Leaders. #CommunityBeforeSelf VIEW MORE HIGHLIGHTS “I emcee a lot of great nonprofit events in San Diego, but
7 Tips for High School Students Preparing for College
College preparation: two of the scariest words in the English language. But they don’t have to be. Like everything else, even the most daunting challenges are much more doable with a solid plan in place. Because we’ve helped hundreds of students in the San Diego learn how to prepare for