We believe that youth, regardless
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All Out for Change® gives everyone with a desire to help less fortunate youth succeed, a place to act on that desire.
These teens are on a challenging journey to achieve their dreams. |
As participants in an invaluable nonprofit youth development program they benefit from strong mentorship and support, and set goals for achievement. In pursuit of their college dreams and scholarship opportunities they’ll face $100 application fees, often an early barrier for college access. Our small “College Access Grants” make a big difference. All Out for Change® gives everyone with a desire to help less fortunate youth succeed, a place to act on that desire.
All Out For Change® raises awareness of less fortunate high school students’ hurdles, supports invaluable youth development programs, gives more students opportunities to change their lives for good.
Our less fortunate youth lack financial means but have the same aspirations as America’s more fortunate youth: access to higher education, living wage jobs, economic independence. All Out for Change® helps them achieve their potential. We provide grants and fund invaluable programs to cultivate success, bolster achievement, change lives.
Our less fortunate youth lack financial means but have the same aspirations as America’s more fortunate youth: access to higher education, living wage jobs, economic independence. All Out for Change® helps them achieve their potential. We provide grants and fund invaluable programs to cultivate success, bolster achievement, change lives.
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WHAT FOLKS ARE SAYING . . . . .
"MaryAnn, you’re doing wonderful things! It’s people like you who make the world a better place one sleeping mat and bag at a time! Hugs." Dr. SL Read more . . . . |
Learn how we helped an aspiring young opera singer soar . . . with your help we can do more!
Get the picture: Our first grant recipient’s inspiring story and Today Show segment illustrate how potential is mined when embraced by a nonprofit program and strangers who “get the picture”, care, and contribute funds to achieve aspirations."I’m blessed," Anthony remarked, when we first met. And that, he is: with talent for opera, his voice; acceptance into an extraordinary nonprofit program (that we support) from 6th through 12th grades and into a public magnet school for the arts where his gift was nurtured. The only crucial thing missing? The Money… to pay off first-term college debt and release his transcripts to apply to, audition at and visit universities and music conservatories… in hopes of receiving a generous scholarship.
Blessings rained down upon him in the way of funds to pay off his debt when a columnist got word of and wrote about his predicament and fundraiser he created. Newspaper readers seeing the tragedy in the story wanted to help, including me through All Out for Change®.
Talking with him and learning what he needed funds for, I realized he and his ambitious peers can’t even apply for many scholarship opportunities without the money to submit college applications and visit schools. So, we created a grant for this purpose, and Anthony was our first recipient. Scholarship offers followed! He accepted a full scholarship to Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
Had he not received the press revealing this predicament faced by he and his bright promising peers, he, his dreams and aspirations, would be stuck in a holding pattern, working at minimum wage to slowly chip away at the debt and accruing interest; 43% of US households can’t afford the basics. So true, his remarks, “I’m blessed,” and “it takes a village”.
Get the picture: Our first grant recipient’s inspiring story and Today Show segment illustrate how potential is mined when embraced by a nonprofit program and strangers who “get the picture”, care, and contribute funds to achieve aspirations."I’m blessed," Anthony remarked, when we first met. And that, he is: with talent for opera, his voice; acceptance into an extraordinary nonprofit program (that we support) from 6th through 12th grades and into a public magnet school for the arts where his gift was nurtured. The only crucial thing missing? The Money… to pay off first-term college debt and release his transcripts to apply to, audition at and visit universities and music conservatories… in hopes of receiving a generous scholarship.
Blessings rained down upon him in the way of funds to pay off his debt when a columnist got word of and wrote about his predicament and fundraiser he created. Newspaper readers seeing the tragedy in the story wanted to help, including me through All Out for Change®.
Talking with him and learning what he needed funds for, I realized he and his ambitious peers can’t even apply for many scholarship opportunities without the money to submit college applications and visit schools. So, we created a grant for this purpose, and Anthony was our first recipient. Scholarship offers followed! He accepted a full scholarship to Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
Had he not received the press revealing this predicament faced by he and his bright promising peers, he, his dreams and aspirations, would be stuck in a holding pattern, working at minimum wage to slowly chip away at the debt and accruing interest; 43% of US households can’t afford the basics. So true, his remarks, “I’m blessed,” and “it takes a village”.
Many of our youth are on an exceptionally challenging journey to change their lives and we’re here to help make that change happen.
How your Contributions Help: Your contributions and help spreading the word will put the cause on the national radar, cultivate empowered youth, their upward mobility, achievement and change for good as we:
• Support excellent nonprofits that serve less fortunate youth with experiences their wealthier peers have in their schools and families (summer camp, tutors, athletics, music, field trips, travel, SAT prep, and more), cultivating a competitive college applicant, preparing them for higher education, to achieve their potential.
• Help individuals, Anthony’s peers, with small, but life-changing, grants for college applications and travel expenses to visit schools.
• Build a public awareness campaign… their conundrum stories will be amplified through our megaphone. We want people to “get the picture”, hear about the tragic conundrum of today’s less fortunate youth with aspirations for a career and economic mobility, read about it, help do something about it.
Now, more than ever… Those who are lucky to be embraced by a nonprofit with dedicated staff benefit from the standard fare of wealthier families, entering a haven for a life-changing experience. More youth deserve this chance. That’s where All Out for Change® and you make it happen! Contribute & Change Lives.
Higher education is a proven route to upward mobility and every youth deserves a chance to pursue their aspirations regardless of family wealth.
“I’m optimistic that ALL together we can help change lives in a very significant, much needed way. When I read stories and meet young adults and teens with aspirations, talent and initiative like Anthony, and when I learn of the many strangers’ desire to pitch in, I trust we can make a life-time difference for others.” MaryAnn Puglisi, Chief Engagement Officer, Founder, All Out for Change®
All Out for Change® and You can put others on this life-changing path, allowing more of our youth like Anthony to soar.
How your Contributions Help: Your contributions and help spreading the word will put the cause on the national radar, cultivate empowered youth, their upward mobility, achievement and change for good as we:
• Support excellent nonprofits that serve less fortunate youth with experiences their wealthier peers have in their schools and families (summer camp, tutors, athletics, music, field trips, travel, SAT prep, and more), cultivating a competitive college applicant, preparing them for higher education, to achieve their potential.
• Help individuals, Anthony’s peers, with small, but life-changing, grants for college applications and travel expenses to visit schools.
• Build a public awareness campaign… their conundrum stories will be amplified through our megaphone. We want people to “get the picture”, hear about the tragic conundrum of today’s less fortunate youth with aspirations for a career and economic mobility, read about it, help do something about it.
Now, more than ever… Those who are lucky to be embraced by a nonprofit with dedicated staff benefit from the standard fare of wealthier families, entering a haven for a life-changing experience. More youth deserve this chance. That’s where All Out for Change® and you make it happen! Contribute & Change Lives.
Higher education is a proven route to upward mobility and every youth deserves a chance to pursue their aspirations regardless of family wealth.
“I’m optimistic that ALL together we can help change lives in a very significant, much needed way. When I read stories and meet young adults and teens with aspirations, talent and initiative like Anthony, and when I learn of the many strangers’ desire to pitch in, I trust we can make a life-time difference for others.” MaryAnn Puglisi, Chief Engagement Officer, Founder, All Out for Change®
All Out for Change® and You can put others on this life-changing path, allowing more of our youth like Anthony to soar.
