MEDIA COVERAGE
2020
- Reality Changers: Changing Lives & Communities Through Innovation NBC7 San Diego July 2020
- San Diego COVID-19 Community Response Fund Surpasses $10 Million Times of San Diego May 2020
- NBCU Supports Nonprofits Creating Positive Change in Local Communities NBC Universal May 2020
- 6 Local Nonprofits Nab $225K in Grants From NBCUniversal Foundation Fox5 News May 2020
- Nonprofits Receive Grants from NBC 7, Telemundo 20 Times of San Diego May 2020
- College-Bound Students Jumped For Joy When They Got In. Now They’re Weighing Grim Options KPBS May 2020
- Trailblazers in Their Families, Now They’re Forging a Path Through a Pandemic Graduation Voice of San Diego May 2020
- Reality Changers Receives Virtual Grant Thanks to the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund CBS8 News May 2020
- San Diego Nonprofits Join Global #GivingTuesdayNow Effort Times of San Diego May 2020
- COVID-19 Community Response Fund Surpasses $10 Million Raised The San Diego Foundation April 2020
2019
- Reality Changers: Season of Gratitude KUSI November 2020
- The Malin Burnham Awards Took Place to Celebrate Those Who Have Changed the Reality of San Diego Ranch & Coast October 2019
- Celebrate Philanthropy Week and the Giving Season at “An Evening of Gratitude with Malin Burnham” Presented by Reality Changers PR.com October 2019
- Your Zip Code Doesn’t Define Your Destiny Zip Code Economies Podcast September 2019
- FLY Scholars: Reframing the Narrative TEDxPLNU September 2019
- Reality Changers welcomes a new President and CEO KUSI August 2019
- Tamara Y. Craver Joins Reality Changers of San Diego as New President & CEO PR Newswire June 2019
- ‘Man Up’ Club Inspires Boys to Become Men in City Heights NBC 7 San Diego June 2019
- Education Matters: Parkland students still passionate about gun control Del Mar Times June 2019
- City Heights Students Are Mixed On New SAT ‘Adversity Scores’ KPBS May 2019
- Reality Changers Launches Fundraising Campaign to Celebrate 18th Birthday PR.com May 2019
- Christian Feliciano, Reality Changers Find Your Passion Career Podcast April 2019
- Rotary Supports Reality Changers The San Diego Union Tribune March 2019
- Del Mar-Solana Beach Rotary Club presents check to support Reality Changers’ work Del Mar Times March 2019
- Reality Changers Launches Search for New CEO PR.com March 2019
- Leading with Heart Through Values-Based Leadership SDSU Newscenter February 2019
2018
- Needs-Based Scholarships Strengthen Our Region The San Diego Foundation November 2018
- Meet Christopher Yanov SD Voyager November 2018
- Reality Changers November Newsletter Media Advisory November 2018
- Reality Changers Founder Steps Down San Diego Business Journal Daily eNews October 2018
- Reality Changers Announces New Leadership Media Advisory October 2018
- Yanov Named to Tijuana’s Paseo de la Fama (en espanol) Frontera August 2018
- Reality Changers Class of 2018 Grad Ronald Moreno National College Access Network July 2018
- One of 3 Americans to Be Named to Tijuana’s Walk of Fame (en espanol) Tijuana Innovadora July 2018
- Solana Beach council allots community grants Del Mar Times July 2018
- Reality Changers Selected as a Finalist for AHF’s Innovation Initiative Award Alliance Healthcare Foundation June 2018
- Ronald Moreno Wins Brad Fowler Memorial Scholarship San Diego Union Tribune June 2018
- Announcing the Newest Member of Tijuana’s Walk of Fame Tijuana Innovadora June 2018
- Class of 2018 Grad Stephany Lopez Wins New Car, Loses Foster Benefits NBC San Diego May 2018
- Reality Changers Presents at the Mexican Consulate’s Binational Week of Education Consulate General of Mexico May 2018
- UCSD’s Triton Magazine Features Yanov’s 40 Under 40 Honor Triton Magazine May 2018
- UCSD Announces 40 Under 40 Honorees UC San Diego May 2018
- San Diego Foundation wins Malin Burnham Award San Diego Metropolitan May 2018
- SDSU Receives Most-Admired Education Provider Award SDSU Newscenter May 2018
- RC Board Member (55th President of Mexico) Vicente Fox Speaks at San Diego’s Rotary 33 San Diego Rotary April 2018
- RC Board Member (55th President of Mexico) Vicente Fox Visits San Diego to Promote World’s First Foreign Exchange Program at a Presidential Library Media Advisory April 2018
- Doing Good, One Essay At A Time Loma Beat April 2018
- RC’s VP Theresa Cunningham Interviewed on Intercom Radio KSON Radio March 2018
- North County Philanthropy Council Shares Info About “The Malin Burnham Awards” March 2018
- Reality Changers Helps Students Walk College Tightrope
National College Access Network, Success Digest March 2018 - Reality Changers Brings President Vicente Fox to ASU+GSV Summit as Keynote Speaker GSV Acceleration February 2018
- Shark Tank’s Daymond John to Speak at Reality Changers Adventures by the Book January 2018
2017
- Game Changer Triton Magazine December 2017
- Solana Beach looks to fund Community Grants in full Del Mar Times November 2017
- President Vicente Fox Joins Reality Changers’ Board of Directors Benzinga October 2017
- Prego Celebrates the Family Meal The New York Times July 2017
- Honoring a New Class of Excellence Office of the Chancellor April 2017
2016
- UCSD opening permanent downtown outpost The San Diego Union-Tribune December 2016
- San Diego Charity News for December 5, 2016 San Diego Magazine December 2016
- Reality Changers to Help Underserved Students with $500,000 Contribution from AT&T San Diego Patch November 2016
- Reality Changers to Support Low-Income Students With $500K AT&T Grant Times of San Diego November 2016
- Student Receives Local Volunteer of the Year Award UCSD Guardian November 2016
- 6 Small Businesses Awarded by San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce NBC San Diego August 2016
- Chamber Honors 5 Small Businesses and 1 Nonprofit at Annual Awards San Diego Metro August 2016
- Beyond borders: First-time program gives students from Mexico a taste of American college life and culture UCSD Extension August 2016
- Mechanical Engineering’s Aguirre Rises to the Challenge USD News Center August 2016
- Talking with Barbara Davenport UT San Diego August 2016
- Inicia verano de estudiantes becados por Fundación Vamos México Vamos Mexico July 2016
- Ticket to a Brighter Future UC San Diego News Center June 2016
- The Reality Changers Program rescues youths from gangs and poverty North Park News (p19-20) June 2016
- Wheels of fortune change reality for thousands of students San Diego Community Newspaper Group June 2016
- The Moment the Founder of Reality Changers Knew He Was Onto Something Voice of San Diego June 2016
- Chris Yanov turns dreams into reality USD Magazine May 2016
- Prepping students for life U-T San Diego April 2016
2015
- Giving Tuesday KUSI November 2015
- Las pandillas siguen acosando a los jóvenes latinos (Spanish) Vida Latina San Diego November 2015
- Reality Changers Made a Formula to get Inner-city Kids Off the Streets Voice of San Diego Partner Voices October 2015
- 19th Annual Rotary Turf Bocce Ball Tournament and Fundraiser Del Mar Times October 2015
- Making Dreams a Reality UC San Diego News Center October 2015
- San Diego Reality Changers: Giving Gang Members a New Life FINE Magazine July 2015
- Del Mar Kiwanis donates $1,000 to Reality Changers Del Mar Times July 2015
- These Students Have Overcome Tremendous Odds” La Prensa May 2015 (Spanish Version)
- Reality Changers Celebrates Anniversary U-T San Diego May 2015
- Alumnus uses personal experience, poetry to help combat homelessness Daily Bruin May 2015
- Students’ reality changed for the better U-T San Diego May 2015
- City Heights Nonprofit Reality Changers Launches New Campaign KPBS January 2015
2014
- Local Nonprofit Battles for Donation Dollars 10 News December 2014
- Alumni Change the World Scholarship: Gerardo Jaimes UC San Diego Extension Blog December 2014
- USD to honor top educators U-T San Diego November 2014
- Local teens give back, win big U-T San Diego October 2014
- Reality Changers on U-T “Community Spotlight” Radio Show UT San Diego Community Spotlight July 2014
- A hand up to a better future Harvard Gazette May 2014
- For First-Gen College Students, the Goalposts Move from Getting in to Staying in Voice of San Diego May 2014
- Students attend new California Speaker Toni Atkins’ swearing-in ceremony San Diego Unified May 2014
- Future bright for Gates scholars U-T San Diego May 2014
- Changing Reality by Giving Back UCSD Extension Blog April 2014
- UC San Diego expands scholarship offer U-T San Diego March 2014
- Salute to Education Cox San Diego March 2014
- Supporting Local Students’ Pathway to College UCSD Office of the Chancellor March 2014
- Conveying UC San Diego’s Commitment to Community UCSD Office of the Chancellor March 2014
- The State of San Diego’s Inner City KPBS January 2014
- Christopher Yanov and Jesse Sanchez on KUSI KUSI January 2014
2013
- How Reality Changers Won Big by Betting on Longshots Voice of San Diego December 2013
- San Diego Unified’s Lopsided Suspensions Ratio Voice of San Diego December 2013
- Transforma vidas El Latino November 2013
- Local Reality Changer in PBS Documentary San Diego 6 November 2013
- PBS Documentary Focuses on Six Latino Students Who Made the Grade Education Week October 2013
- Mid-City Student Featured In National PBS Documentary KPBS October 2013
- PBS Follows Student’s Shift to a New Reality U-T San Diego October 2013
- The Graduates: Another Film That Shouldn’t Be Missed Edutopia October 2013
- 40 Under 40 Awards, 2013 SD Metro Magazine September 2013
- Qualcomm celebrates 5 years of Hire-A-Youth San Diego WorkForce Partnership September 2013
- e3 Civic High Photo U-T San Diego September 2013
- The Tran sisters: Smart to the third power U-T San Diego June 2013
- Group helps students become 1st generation college students Fox 5 San Diego May 2013
- Reality Changers program helps make college possible for local students 10News San Diego May 2013
- Helping Students Reach College and Their Dreams UCSD Office of the Chancellor March 2013
- $1 million milestone hit U-T San Diego March 2013
- Prep Athletes of the Week (Jordan Alexander) U-T San Diego March 2013
2012
- Nonprofit Sends Hundreds of City Heights Kids to College Speak City Heights September 2012
- Changing Realities UCSD Alumni September 2012
- Going to Great Heights to Inspire Others to Rise Inside USD August 2012
- The Power to Change Reality La Prensa San Diego July 2012
- Jorge Narvaez: The Story Behind The Most Famous Single Dad On YouTube Huffington Post June 2012
- A New Reality for over 100 San Diego High School Students San Diego Voice and Viewpoint May 2012
- Local high school seniors win Gates Scholarships U-T San Diego April 2012
- PLHS students reap rewards of motivational tutoring program San Diego Community Newspaper Group March 2012
- Readers Debate the Value of Curfew Sweeps San Diego Reader March 2012
- City Heights Teen Activist Has Come a Long Way, Plans to go Even Further U-T San Diego March 2012
- Injusticia Educativa (Educational Injustice) Univision San Diego March 2012
- Tough guy’s ‘Reality’ check has big payoff U-T San Diego February 2012
- Father Daughter Singing Duo Reaching World Wide Audience Fox 5 February 2012
- Dad, daughter duo still singing into hearts Fox 5 February 2012
- Jorge Narvaez YouTube Screenshot Time Magazine January 2012
- A True Believer (Union Tribune Volunteer for Education Campaign Part 1) U-T San Diego January 2012
- What A Difference A Dream Makes (Union Tribune Volunteer for Education Campaign Part 2) U-T San Diego January 2012
- Impulsara Centro Fox Conversion de Pandilleros El Universal January 2012
- San Diego Mayoral Candidate Speak at Inner-City Address San Diego Daily Transcript January 2012
- San Diego Organization To Help More First-In-Family College Students KPBS January 2012
- The Fantastic Mr. Fox – The former President of Mexico looks to San Diego for help in fixing his country San Diego Magazine January 2012
2011
- University of (Baja) California: The Idea Tournament Winner Voice of San Diego November 2011
- College Applicants Face Tough Climate KPBS October 2011
- Over 100 Students Dance in Flash Mob at Coronado Ferry Landing ECoronado.com August 2011
- Christopher Yanov changes reality for inner-city teens Del Mar Times July 2011
- Christopher Yanov honored with 10News Leadership Award 10 News June 2011
- Program Offers a New Reality for College Hopefuls San Diego Union-Tribune June 2011
- Once Homeless, Now Headed to Harvard Voice of San Diego June 2011
- Reality Changers Class of 2011 Graduates NBC San Diego May 2011
- From Gang Member To College Student With Positive Peer Influence KPBS April 2011
- 10 Years of Carving Tunnels of Hope San Diego Red January 2011
- Teacher uses TV winnings to help high-risk kids San Diego Union-Tribune January 2011
- UCSD Father Hits Sweet Viral Note San Diego Union-Tribune January 2011
2010
- SDSU Starts New Pipeline for Local Kids Voice of San Diego September 2010
- Reality Changers program focuses on at-risk teens San Diego Union-Tribune June 2010
- King’s Life Celebrated with Calls to do his deeds San Diego Union-Tribune January 2010
- MLK’s Words Still Resonating in San Diego NBC News January 2010
- Chamber Mission to Washington, D.C. Brings Visibility to Reality Changers San Diego Chamber of Commerce January 2010
2009
- SD Program Praised for sending Kids to College 10 News December 2009
- Anti-gang program promotes education San Diego Union-Tribune January 2009
2008
- Peace on earth – In anti-gang efforts, genuine Christmas spirit San Diego Union-Tribune December 2008
- The Powers to Be San Diego Magazine December 2008
- Reality Changers gets $225,000 Grant San Diego Union-Tribune November 2008
MEDIA INQUIRIES
Theresa Cunningham
Vice President, Talent & Organizational Development
Theresa@RealityChangers.org
619.516.2231