2015 Annual Report - Time For Change Foundation

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The mission of TFCF is to empower disenfranchised low income individuals and families
by building leadership through evidence
based programs and housing to create selfsufficiency and thriving communities.
TFCF is the national model of excellence for
creating self-sufficient families and thriving
communities which have...
Our shared belief in the mission is the foundation
upon which we execute our commitment to the
success of Time for Change Foundation. We
believe the following to be true and in line with our
core values:
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Quality education and training
programs
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Housing, employment and economic
development opportunities
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Civic engagement and advocacy for
responsible leadership
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Safe family environments
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Health and wellness programs that
promote family well-being
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Resilient families who are selfsufficient
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Effective family reunification
programs and supportive community
environments that foster family
reunification
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Respect and altruistic concern for others
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Compassion, integrity and professionalism
in serving clients
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Empower individuals/families to break the
cycle of homelessness, hopelessness and
recidivism
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Diversity and inclusiveness
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Treatment, not punishment, is the solution
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Spirituality
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Belief in the potential of the human spirit
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Evidence-based programs do make a
difference for individuals, families and
communities
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Everyone deserves a nurturing and
supportive home
Bill board pic
Kim Carter is the Founder and Executive Director of Time for
Change Foundation. Certified in accounting with an emphasis on not-for-profits, Kim was inspired to leave the corporate
world in 2002 to start Time for Change Foundation. Motivated
by her own experiences as a formerly incarcerated woman,
Kim made it her mission to help women and children make
the transition from homelessness and recidivism to selfsufficiency. Today she is a powerful voice for women who
bear the scars of poverty, homelessness, and incarceration. It is Kim’s belief that by providing these women with
Ms. Beverly Earl currently serves as the Board Chair of
Time For Change Foundation. Ms. Earl has over 30 years
experience working with vulnerable populations. She is well
known for her commitment to struggling families and has
received numerous community awards acknowledging her
service. In addition she sits on numerous boards and com-
training and the opportunity to develop life skills, in a nurturing and supportive environment, they will become independent, active, participants in their communities. She aspires to
the work of her idol, Harriet Tubman, by lighting a path and
leading others to freedom from addiction and incarceration.
Her motto is “a lit candle loses nothing when it lights another.” Alongside her role as an executive director at Time for
Change, she is also a motivational speaker, an advocate, an
author and more recently a developer.
mittees representing the voiceless. During her tenure, Ms.
Earl has been instrumental in training her staff and volunteers to become experts surrounding the issues of Poverty,
Domestic Violence, Funeral Briefing/ Grieving, Disaster
Services, HIV/AIDS, Hunger, Healthcare issues and Housing
Counseling.
Reverend Bronica Martindale-Taylor graduated San
Bernardino High School and Loyola Marymount University
in Los Angeles. She is the founder and Ministry Director for
Learning to Love God First, a self- reflecting ministry that
teaches women spiritual growth and leadership as well as
the Health Education Assistant for the San Bernardino
County Nutrition Program. She is the Owner and Director of
her own production company designed to give back to the
inner city youth by promoting self-empowerment. Rev.
Bronica is an Arts Commissioner with the City of San Bernardino, Commissioner with the Bureau of Franchises, and
President of the California Gardens Neighborhood Cluster
Association. She is consistently sought after to direct and
choreograph for numerous local and regional churches,
national organizations and government sponsored events
and associations. As a Board Member of Time For Change
Foundation, she promotes the declaration of the Lord to
protect and promote their good work expanding throughout
counties. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the
LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to
give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11
Barbara E. Bloom is a Professor of Criminology and
Criminal Justice Studies at Sonoma State University and she
is the Co Director (with Dr. Stephanie Covington) of the
Center for Gender and Justice. Dr. Bloom has directed a
range of research projects focused on gender-responsive/
trauma-informed interventions and services for justiceoriented women and girls. She has provided assistance to
federal, state, and local criminal justice agencies, including
the National Institute of Corrections, the California Depart-
ment of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Alameda County
Sheriff’s Office, City and County of San Francisco Adult
Probation Department and various community-based agencies serving women and girls throughout the U.S. Dr.
Bloom is a past President of the Western Society of Criminology (WSC) and in 2014 she was awarded the WSC Meda
Chesney-Lind Award (with Dr. Barbara Owen) for significant contributions to the fields of gender, crime, and justice.
Dawn Davison, MS is the former Warden of the California
Institution for Women (CIW). She had a 30 year career with
the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, with the
last 7 years as the Chief Deputy Warden and Warden of
CIW. As Warden, she instituted many rehabilitative programs and worked with volunteer groups, emphasizing
education, life and workplace skills, the maintenance of
family and community relationships, successful reintegration
into society, and breaking the intergenerational cycle of
incarceration. She also placed herself within the vanguard of
reform-minded corrections managers by allowing Just Detention International (JDI) and the Riverside Area Rape
Crisis Center to bring counselors into the prison to speak
confidentially with sexual abuse survivors. Since her retirement in 2009, Dawn has remained an active consultant and
activist for inmates’ rights, through her work as the Treasurer
on the JDI Board of Directors, the California Catholic Conference, and the Center for Restorative Justice Works.
Time for Change Foundation
(TFCF) has become an internationally recognized model of excellence for empowering disenfranchised families transitioning
from homelessness & recidivism
to self-sufficiency. Today, we
have expanded across the region
helping homeless women and
children who are severely lacking
a solid foundation as a result of
not having access to a stable,
loving home. Since 2002, TFCF
has successfully helped well
over 850 families and individuals
attain self-sufficiency by implementing a comprehensive approach that incorporates housing,
substance abuse treatment, mental health services and appropriate supportive services.
Through experiential knowledge,
TFCF has amassed a deep understanding of the causes and
impact of homelessness on women and children thus channeling
our efforts to address the factors
that create it. Our professional
and driven staff bring a diverse
range of experiences, some of
whom are former clients. As an
organization, we believe in identifying and developing our staff’s
natural strengths allowing them
to flourish and thus fortify our efforts to changing lives. As a result, our staff has pioneered innovative and effective programs
that are creating brighter futures.
The TFCF leadership understands that stable housing is an
important determinant of health,
community vitality and viability.
Our emergency shelter to permanent housing roadmap is a best
practices model that merits replicating across the nation and has
received recognition of local,
state, national and international
agencies. Today, TFCF operates
two emergency shelters for
homeless women and children;
11 apartment units of permanent
supportive housing and a spa-
cious 7-unit affordable housing
project named Phoenix Square,
totaling a housing capacity of
116. TFCF personnel and the
Board of Directors continue to
labor for the fulfillment of our mission.
TFCF has been steadfast and
vigilant in empowering the poor
to have a voice where civil liberties are lacking. Leadership Development is designed to help
empower our women to be the
change that they want to see. We
focus on developing the strength
that these women already posses
and teach them that they are the
best advocates for themselves
and their children. They learn the
leadership skills that allow them
to take their place as leaders in
their community becoming positive forces for change.
We appreciate all of our partners
and supporters. Together you are
helping make this world a place
where families can thrive.
Our Mt. View shelter for single
women provides a structured path
to self-sufficiency by providing the
support needed for them to develop independent living skills while
learning to become active and
healthy members of the community. We offer a variety of direct and
indirect services such as mental
health counseling, substance abuse treatment, drug and alcohol counseling, continued education, computer skills training, vocational training, healthcare services and legal aid. Clients may reside in our shelters for up to 24 months.
Our Sweet Dreams shelter
provides a safe home
where mothers can nurture
their children. All women
receive strength-based
case management and
supportive services to equip them with life skills and parenting tools that build on strength based approaches transforming them into strong, exemplary parents. The newly empowered mother now becomes a loving, nurturing and responsible parent. All mothers receive a full array of services. The shelter is equipped
with child-friendly spaces, including a playground in the backyard and a Children’s Learning Center.
-andOur Children’s Learning Center
is designed to be a fun-filled
environment where mothers
teach and interact with their
children strengthening the bond
between mother and child. The
center provides access to early
learning tools that increase educational attachment for our
kids and plays an integral part
of teaching mothers to be selfsufficient. We have shown that
through this project, children’s
characters can be thoughtfully
developed and shaped for a
brighter future that is not defined by their past.
seeks to transform the quality of
life for the underserved in our community. As such, TFCF provides
and facilitates a wide spectrum of
quality, result driven programs and
supportive services, which include:
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Housing
Emergency Shelters
Permanent Supportive
and Affordable Homes
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Strength-Based Case
Management
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Independent Living Skills
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Leadership Development
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Drug & Alcohol Counseling
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Transportation
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Nutrition & Wellness
Education
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Parenting
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Anger Management
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Financial Education
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Family Reunification
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Job Training
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Mentoring
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Homeless Prevention
The Phoenix Square sets the
standard for low income housing in California. It is fully occupied providing a place that
families can call home. Awarded the “Crime Prevention
Through Environmental Design” and the “Crime-Free
Multi-Housing” certification,
the Phoenix Square proves to
Funded by the US Department of
Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) and adapting the Housing
First Model, the Homes of Hope
Project places homeless families
directly into their own apartment.
This program utilizes an innovative approach to address the institutional barriers to accessing
housing due to past criminal histories, poor credit and previous
evictions. TFCF leases 11 apartment units, places families directly into their own apartment
and teaches them how to maintain stable housing (taking six
months to a year) and then allows
the client to assume the lease. All
be a vital asset to the Inland
Region. The Phoenix Square
is our model of affordable
housing come to life. This development embodies one of
our core values, “Everyone is
deserving of a home that is
nurturing and supportive.” Our
goal is to develop more
sustainable housing.
clients receive intensive strengthbased case management and
supportive services toward
achieving self-sufficiency. Gainful
employment, developing life skills
and education are crucial for
guaranteeing successful outcomes.
Established in 2010, the Center for
Advocacy & Leadership Training
(CALT) has already trained over
1000 professionals in three states
and six California counties. Our
evidence based trainings, with
proven models of success, are
meeting a crucial need for service
providers, practitioners, non-profits
and community based organizations (both social service and governmental).
Through CALT, organizations have
access to research, best practices
and proven model templates, which
better equip them to expand their
capacity and productivity, establish
client centered programs and services that increase utilization of
efficient strategies with positive outcomes. CALT provides a unique
menu of nationally registered evidence based programs and practices to foster the positive community
changes necessary to impact the
social fabric and financial health of
our communities.
Evidence-Based Trainings
(National Registry of EvidenceBased Programs and Practices)
Motivational Interviewing
 Client centered counseling style
 Strengthening client behavior
change
 Effective listening tools
 Result oriented practices
Strength Based Case
Management
 Amplifying client strengths
 Supporting client
decision-making
 Customizing treatment
goals
 Navigating barriers to
treatment
Gender Responsive Strategies
 How to create effective programs
for women and girls
 How to incorporate site/staff
selection, program content and
material
 Utilizing the 6 Guiding Principles
Seeking Safety
 Realizing, Recognizing &
Responding to the impact of
trauma
 Avoiding Re-traumatization
 Adopting the 6 Trauma Informed
Principles
 Training webinars
Capacity Building Trainings
Leadership/team building
Program design/evaluation
Grant writing
Take the “Fear out of “Finance
Doing business with the
government
 Customized consulting
services
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Supplemental
Parenting
Family Resilience
Civic Engagement
Anger Management
Advocating for
Change
It’s Your Life 1 (Financial
Education)
It’s Your Life 2 (Freedom
Education)
Voter Education - Know your
Rights
Community Navigation
Creating Healthy Alternatives Mobilizing
Proposition 47 (CHAMP 47) is an innovative and practical approach to implement the goals of Prop 47. We are helping to reduce the discrimination that
people face when being branded by a
felony, eliminating health disparities,
and increasing access to health care for
those with criminal records in San Bernardino. It’s a powerful tool opening
opportunities to the formerly incarcerated and creating thriving communities.
Prop 47 reduces six felonies to misdemeanors, giving a platform to remove
barriers to gainful employment, health
care and housing.
Low income women face many barriers to employment.
Many are deemed unemployable due to factors such as
limited job skills, low literacy and the stigma of incarceration. Work to Win is based on the “No one is Unemployable” model which acknowledges both institutional, racial
and gender discrimination while utilizing a strength based
approach to overcome employment challenges. Besides
developing traditional techniques (resume preparation,
dress for success and interviewing techniques, etc.), this
program develops the interpersonal and confidence skills
needed to motivate participants in their quest for employment. Weekly classes, job coaching, job searching and
mentoring are key activities in the program.
Take Action California is a virtual,
e-advocacy one-stop shop for political activism, action alerts, fact
sheets, and events in support of
grassroots advocacy throughout
California. E-Advocacy Issues &
Campaigns include: Criminal Justice Reform, Budget & Policy Reform, Economic Prosperity & Empowerment, Health &
Community Safety, Education &
Employment.
To increase voter participation
and civic engagement in the
Inland Region, Time for Change
Foundation empowers our community to be the voice of change.
In a city that is rated 2nd in poverty in the nation, we are seeing
an increase in voter participation
each election. Our leaders
empower others so that they know
that they are not invisible and that
their voice matters!
Last November TFCF leaders and
volunteers contacted over 18,500
registered voters mobilizing our
community to get out to vote!
Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), our
Positive Futures Project reduces recidivism through evidenced based practices that allow Time for
Change Foundation to directly make an impact in the lives of women coming home from prison. There were
135 women enrolled ranging in age from 19 – 88 with the average being 40.3 years and of those 33% were
White, 30% Latino, 22% Black, and 15% Other. TFCF partnered with a UCLA Evaluation Team led by Dr.
Nina Messina, Ph.D. to assess outcomes based on changes in participants’ crime related behavior over
time (from 120 days pre-release to 180 days post release). They assessed the following domains: alcohol
and drug use; criminal behavior and legal status; and program completion and retention. The following Indicators are important predictors of independent living and self-sustainability produced by Positive Futures.
3 YEAR PROJECT RESULTS
Before
After
Had a permanent place to live
12%
80%
Had a GED
48%
69%
Employed and/or in School
2%
63%
Actress & Comedienne Kim Coles
Actress Taylor Schilling
(Orange is the New Black)
Actor Chris Noth, Missy Tate
Phyllis Scott, Anderson
n Cooper (CNN Anchor)
Vanessa Perez, Anderson Cooper (CNN Anchor)
Phyllis Scott, Michaela Pereira (CNN Anchor)
Kim Carter Acceptance Speech
TV Host Kelly Ripa, Actor Mark Consuelos
Don Lemon (CNN Anchor)
Jeanie Jenkins struggled for many years. “ In
need the alcohol.’ That was it; that motivated me to
2010 I lost custody of my children due to issues with
do better; and fix our situation.”
alcohol. After 3 DUIs, I was jailed for four months.
A few years later, I was able to regain custody of 3
of my 5 children, but continued to live under the
power of a mentally and verbally abusive man. He
would leave for weeks at a time, and spend all of
our money on drugs. He talked down to me and
eventually cost me one of my jobs. In August 2014,
I finally stood up to my ex-husband and I walked out
on him. It was tough being a single mom. I was
dependent on alcohol. Even though I realized drink-
ing was hurting me, I continued to drink to escape
my depression.
“A lifeline came from my coworker Melissa, a Time
for Change Foundation client. She and other Time
for Change Foundation clients urged me to get help.
Melissa even called a case manager for me. All of
the women I knew from Time for Change Foundation were pushing me, encouraging me to get my life
together. I’m grateful to be here because it is the
most amazing feeling in the world to be open and
honest about what was going on in my life and be
ready to heal. Now my children are really happy.
They have stability & they love everyone here. This
is what Time for Change Foundation means to me. I
I went on welfare and on aid. I was robbed in my
can get counseling, admit what is wrong and begin
first apartment and had been living in motel rooms
to move on. It’s a relief to not be judged. Everyone
and on people’s floors ever since. My anxiety
here has ‘been there’ and is now better. I truly be-
kicked in and I was on the verge of losing my mind
lieve it is possible. And I look up to them, especially
and my job. Even through all of this, my three chil-
Ms. Kim Carter. There is no greater example [than
dren wouldn’t complain. They would say, “Mommy,
Ms. Carter] of someone picking themselves up and
as long as I’m with you...” But it killed me to see
going from the bottom to the top.”
them in our position. At one point my 9 year old
daughter told me, ‘It’s OK Mommy. We know you
lifestyle I was living, and I wanted to be
self-sufficient but lacked the stability.”
Stephanie received an opportunity, stating, “Coming into the Time For Change
program helped me get custody of my
son 5 months earlier than originally
planned by DCFS, we now have a platform to self-sufficiency, a safe stable
home and hope for our future.”
"l am so thrilled that Ms. Carter made it to
the top 10 for the CNN 2015 Hero award
though it is not hard to believe. Ms. Carter
has such a loving heart and gives so
much to the women and children in this
program, she is truly a LIFE CHANGING
woman. Please support Time for Change
Foundation.”
Stephanie Kustel and her family needed help. She shares,
“I had been abusing drugs and alcohol for about 15 years and
had lost control of my life, I was in and out of jail many times
and the last time I was arrested I lost guardianship of my son.”
She realized she needed to change, “I had hit rock bottom and
decided to get help for my addiction problem, I was tired of the
Timeka Cox was raised by both her grandparents. She was the only child in the house and only
occasionally saw her parents. She remembers enduring racism at school because of the color of her
skin. She felt alienated, and unfortunately found refuge and acceptance in a group of teenagers that
used drugs. Here began her problems with drug
addiction and homelessness. At age 18, Timeka
was already couch surfing, laying her head wherever someone would permit. She could not maintain a
steady job and her eldest son was already developing health issues due to the constant moving
around. Timeka can recall vividly, the numerous instances of abuse that she encountered at the hand
of her partners, including the father of her sons. On
one occasion, for two hours she recounted being
“tormented by my ex-boyfriend’s fist causing swelling in my face for a week.” This was witnessed by
her sons. By the time she started at Time for
Change Foundation, she was a recovering drug addict who was trying her best to learn how to live a
productive life. She describes that time in her life by
stating “I was trying to separate myself from the people, places, and things in my life that threatened to
pull me back into that cycle.” Timeka was motivated
and sought the support and security of a program
that could help her achieve these goals.
Timeka asserts that, “With the help of everyone at
Time for Change Foundation, I am getting back to
being productive, spending more time with my sons
and having the capacity to stay away from the people, place, and things that once seemed so threatening.” She explains how she has faith in what this
program has and will continue to do for her and her
sons. “Time for Change Foundation was everything
that I had hoped for and needed. I am learning how
to trust the process and take care of myself.”
Timeka has remained sober and is taking steps to
improve not only her life, but also that of her family.
She describes her success thus far, “The bond with
my children is getting stronger and I desire and can
see a better life for myself. I want to get my GED
and get back to work. I want to be an electrician and
can see myself going to school and doing that for
me and my kids.” Timeka, like all of our women
maintains that, “I take this program seriously and
through that have learned how to take my goals and
myself seriously.” She confidently and proudly
explains how, “I am here to grow, and here to stay! I
will do well and I will succeed; by the grace of God I
am blessed to have this opportunity.”
plained, “I needed a place where my sobriety
could be supported and I could be safe so I
could get my life together and be there for my
sons.” Since joining the Time for Change
Foundation family. she has made significant
changes in her life.
“Since I became a part of Time for Change
Foundation, I got my sons back and I’m employed while also becoming aware of a new
way to live my life. I was able to find the
space, support, and education at Time for
Change Foundation to stay true to my goals
and make the changes necessary in myself.”
Veronica Zarate was raised in a middle class home by
both her parents. She received an A.S. degree in Correctional Science, but poor choices led her to a life of drug
addiction and ultimately incarceration. From 1998-2015,
she cycled in and out of homelessness. Each time she
would make abandoned houses, the streets and parks her
dwelling place. Occasionally a friend or acquaintance
would allow her to sleep on their couch. Her sons also had
to experience the ordeal of chronic homelessness along
with her. Adding to her woes was her frequent abuse at the
hand of her partners. She endured both physical and verbal abuse for eight years. Before Veronica Zarate found
Time for Change Foundation, like many of the women in
her situation, she was trying to achieve sobriety and
change her life, but lacked the means to do so. She ex-
Time for Change Foundation also provided
Veronica with people who truly cared for the
wellbeing of both herself and her children.
She acknowledges that, “I could have never
expected such a caring staff and the opportunity to be the mommy that I never even
knew I could be.” Having this secure foundation helped her achieve a life that she is proud
of. She explained that “I am a sober, hardworking, employed mother who knows how to
save money and provide for me and my
sons.” Veronica is astonished at how far she
has come, but can also acknowledge the work
that she put in to get here. She now has her
own apartment, a big milestone in reaching
her goal of self-sufficiency and creating a stable, loving home for her children. She now
feels that she has a new perspective on life
making her proud of herself. Her children are
proud of her too and she has regained their
trust and love, something she has worked
very hard for. She declared, “I am more than
grateful for the opportunity that Time for
Change Foundation has given me and my
children.”
Our Communications Department has had a successful year highlighting our agency’s success. In
2014-2015, we were featured in over 40 stories and
articles throughout print, radio, and television media.
Facebook.com/timeforchangefoundation
Twitter: @TimeForChangeFD
YouTube.com/timeforchange11
County of San Bernardino
Colton City Council
Local PBS Station KVCR Feature
Top 10 CNN Hero Kim Carter and
Investing in California Award from AT&T & Senator
Connie Leyva
Power of One Award Presented by the
Connecticut Women’s Consortium.
Recognized as an Advocate Pioneer
Trailblazer.
San Bernardino City Council
Rialto City Council
Fontana City Council
Moreno Valley City Council
San Bernardino Community College District
Contractor Academy
Black & Hispanic Chambers
of Commerce of the IE
Kim Carter recipient of the Dr. Margaret
Hill Lifetime Achievement Award
SBCCD Contractor Academy
Perris City Council
Additional Recognitions

Phyllis Scott, one of our case managers, received the Citizen of Achievement Award from the League of
Women Voters of San Bernardino
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Public Citizen of the Year Award from
the National Association of Social
Workers
Numerous Appearances on KCAA Radio
P.O. Box 25040
San Bernardino, CA 92406
Tel: 909.886.2994
Fax: 909.886.0218
Timeforchangefoundation.org

2015 Annual Report - Time For Change Foundation

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