Anthony Wang has been a volunteer tutor with Reality Changers for nearly two years. What has been the biggest challenge you have seen your students face due COVID-19? By far the most common challenge that my students are facing is adapting to a new pattern of life. While dealing with the abrupt change to an […]
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Bianca Alvarado (featured on the right) has volunteered as a mentor with College Town for the past 3 months at Reality Changers. What motivated you to volunteer with Reality Changers? What motivated me to start volunteering was seeing the impact Reality Changers is having on their students. I work with youth and have been following
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Joined Reality Changers in 9th GradeCurrently in 11th Grade What initially brought you to Reality Changers? I was first introduced to Reality Changers through my sister. I decided to follow in her footsteps and join the Reality Changers family after seeing how involved and intricate they were in my sister’s life. Reality Changers provided community
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Kevin Wong dedicated more than 1000+ hours over the past 9 years with the majority of his hours spent tutoring our College Town students. Tell us a little bit about yourself. I joined Reality Changers (RC) as a volunteer through UCSD’s Circle K group in 2011. I received my Bachelor’s degree from UCSD and a
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Our Annual Malin Burnham Awards were held on November 13th. Renowned philanthropist and changemaker Malin Burnham, along with Reality Changers’ board, staff, students, and supporters, celebrated “An Evening of Gratitude with Malin Burnham.”
We’re kicking off our Season of Gratitude fundraising campaign! This year-end season, we’re fundraising to support virtual tutoring and college application help for youth who are working to become the first in their families to graduate from college.
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Happy October! Although some people celebrate this month as the start of fall, pumpkin spice season, or the only month eating candy corn for breakfast is appropriate, those here at College Apps Academy know October is Financial Aid Month! Afterall, October 1 is the day that the financial aid applications, the FAFSA (or Free Application
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The Board of Reality Changers of San Diego is pleased to announce that Tamara Y. Craver will join the organization as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. Craver has over 20 years of experience in nonprofit fundraising and executive leadership.
Name: Jocelyn Carranza High School & RC Grad Yr: Otay Ranch High School, 2012College & Grad Yr: San Francisco State University, 2017 Major: Print and Online JournalismWork: Video Assistant Editor, Freelance Photojournalist What was the biggest challenge you faced when transitioning from high school classes to college courses? The biggest transition was learning how to manage
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Alli and Debbi Leto have been fundamental participants and supporters of Reality Changers since the humble beginnings of our organization. A mother and daughter power duo, the two have helped Reality Changers grow from a grassroots effort in Golden Hill, to the thriving nonprofit we are today. Alli Leto, who works full-time for a San
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Cindy has always had a heart for social equality and equal access to educational opportunities. Cindy is originally from Indianapolis and studied social work in Tucson, Arizona. She started her career as a social worker at a community based shelter that provided short term care to runaway kids. She then worked with adults in the
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Earlier this month, Reality Changers graduate Jonathan Villafuerte (’05) presented at TEDxPLNU.
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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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