2012 CHANGE A LIFE FOUNDATION REPORT

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C h a n g e
a
L i f e
F o u n dat i o n
R e p o r t
stories of
real life change
Our mission
is to significantly assist
individuals and families who,
through no fault of their own,
have experienced an injury,
illness, or catastrophic
life event, and who are
suffering financial hardship.
Change a Life Foundation
provides support for
critically-needed assistance
that promotes self-sufficiency,
and improves quality of life.
Message from the President
and Executive Vice President :: P4
Children & Youth :: P6
Adults & Families :: P8
Elderly Independence :: p10
Scholarship Program :: p12
Notable Achievements :: p14
Partner Organizations :: p15
Services Funded :: p15
foundation officers & Staff :: p16
“ tree roots grow deep
when the winds are
strong.” We see the Foundation as the roots and trunk of the
tree providing strength and stability. As we think about our
partnerships with the 87 nonprofit organizations that are our
special friendships, they are the branches that reach out into the
community providing direct services and case management to
the clients who need nurturing and assistance. The leaves are
connected to the branches—they are the clients in need. The
leaves are fed nutrients through the branches from the trunk.
Change a Life Foundation’s presence stands strong, like a
deep-rooted and stable tree, against life’s harsh blast of winter
winds, pounding rain, cold and damp weather. That is a true
compassionate friend. Change a Life Foundation’s grants
provide real life change, and in turn, the individual grantees
have the opportunity to make a difference themselves, and
ultimately perpetuate this cycle of compassion and humanity
and become self-sufficient and stable trees within their own
communities.
Grants for individuals may only come to us through the
case management of our pre-selected, board-approved,
nonprofit partners. We collaborate for a shared purpose—
life change for individuals in need. By working through the
nonprofit organizations, we know the individuals are provided
the additional support that they need beyond our financial
assistance. Hence, we do not work with individuals directly.
Words cannot express our appreciation to the hundreds of
case managers, social workers, intake coordinators, discharge
planners and development staff that work diligently on grant
applications for their clients, with the sheltering warmth of
compassion. They offer continued passion and partnership
with the Change a Life Foundation. We appreciate them all.
Richard E. Tomlin, Jr., President
Lisa C. Fujimoto, Executive Vice President
real life
change
children
& youth
medical housing for Emma:
transplant survivor
hand-controlled trike
for luke
In California’s public K-12 education system, which serves roughly 6.2 million students each
equestrian program
for justin
year, one out of every two students is below proficient in English Language Arts.* This high
number of students falling behind represents the quality of education California’s youth are
receiving. Youth in foster care have an increased risk of falling behind when multiple placements require them to attend multiple public schools.
Change a Life Foundation funded 50 grants focused on self-sufficiency for youth at risk.
Vision therapy for Chris
Grants for tutoring, senior year expenses, music lessons, laptop computers and tattoo removal
helped California’s youth to achieve, both academically and socially. These youth had no other
resources to support them in their academic and individual growth. The Foundation funded
16 dental grants for youth who were often teased and bullied because of the appearance
of their teeth. These grants included, but were not limited to, orthodontics, extractions and
crowns. Adolescent years are crucial in the establishment of self-confidence and self-esteem
for youth and thus grants for dental work and orthodontia are truly life-changing. Grants have
emergency medical housing for
jaxson: transplant survivor
music lessons for renee
provided youth in crisis situations with specialized psychological and behavioral therapies,
Crisis
Intervention
6%
equine therapy, and emergency lodging while undergoing cancer treatment.
Having a child with a disability can be extremely trying on a family. The Foundation provided
Medical
Services
33%
five disability grants to assist youth in becoming more independent and self-sufficient. Items
Housing & Family
Self-Sufficiency
38%
such as a stair lift, wheelchairs and NAPA therapy were granted. The Foundation
awarded 29 medical grants to allow youth to continue to grow and develop as
healthy as possible. Grants for occupational and physical therapy, human hair
wigs, durable medical equipment, and medications among others,
2012 Youth Grant Awards
have allowed youth to move toward a greater quality of life
Crisis Intervention
and a healthier self.
Dental Services
Disabilities Outreach
5
$26,208
16
$62,966
5
$32,869
Change a Life Foundation funded 105 grants through
Housing & Family Self-Sufficiency
50
$154,655
$412,531 allocated funds to impact California’s youth
Medical Services
29
$135,833
105 $412,531
and encourage their growth and development.
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TOTAL
Disabilities
8%
Dental
Services
15%
7
a d u lt s
& fa m i l i e s
vehicle lift for Jose
vocational training for lisa
Change a Life Foundation awarded 35 medical grants for health insurance copays, deductibles
and COBRA premiums, specialized surgical procedures, temporary motel stays for families
during medical procedures, durable medical equipment, medications, physical therapy and
occupational therapy. These grants greatly reduced the stress placed on individuals and families
during difficult economic times, allowing individuals to continue the necessary treatments
needed. The Foundation funded 50 grants for desperately needed dental procedures, including
dental work for victoria
root canals, dentures, crowns and extractions. Often times these critical dental grants allowed
the grantee to secure employment and become more self-sufficient. In 2012, 18 grants were
awarded to help individuals with disabilities, who are often underserved and require assistive
vocational training
for howard
devices to remain independent. The Foundation provided wheelchair lifts, ramps, grab bars,
adjustable beds, modifications to vans to allow easier transportation, and other items that
allowed these individuals to remain employable and productive members of society.
In the middle of the economic recession, many adults and families are underemployed and not
medical copays for
uriel: cancer survivor
Medical
Services
25%
Crisis
Intervention
9%
reaching their full potential. The Foundation funded 37 grants for housing and self-sufficiency.
Those grants provided vocational education for nursing, computer cloud technology, carpentry,
Dental
Services
27%
plumbing, and phlebotomy, to increase their level of employment, allowing them to better
provide for their families. For other individuals, they found themselves in the middle of a
Disabilities
Outreach
12%
crisis, whether it was fleeing a domestic violence situation or intensive
counseling after being witness to a loved one’s suicide. The Foundation
recognizes how devastating these situations can be and awarded
10 grants for emergency housing, individual psychotherapy and
emergency needs.
2012 adult Grant Awards
Crisis Intervention
10
$73,558
Dental Services
50
$213,316
Disabilities Outreach
18
$98,392
Throughout 2012, Change a Life Foundation awarded
Housing & Family Self-Sufficiency
37
$213,505
$799,908 through 150 grants that provided adults
Medical Services
and families with the necessary support to sustain
TOTAL
35
$201,137
150 $799,908
Housing & Family
Self-Sufficiency
27%
self-sufficiency and independence.
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e l d e r ly
independence
Living expenses for lola
cancer treatment for ernest:
cancer survivor
As life expectancies for the elderly continue to increase, California’s elderly population is
expected to grow 90% by 2032 resulting in an overwhelming number of elderly individuals
needing long term care.* Seniors needing long-term care live 250% below the federal
Dental work for nancy
poverty line, and as they age, will only require additional care.
In 2012, Change a Life Foundation funded 28 dental grants for low-income seniors who
have no one else to turn to. Grants were provided to allow seniors to take care of their much
needed dental needs. These grants included extractions, dentures, root canals, and crowns,
scooter and shower chair
for freda: stroke survivor
among other things, and have positively impacted these grantees by providing pain relief,
Crisis
Intervention
7%
increased self-esteem, nutrition and health. The Foundation also awarded 14 grants for items
such as grab bars, wheelchair ramps and stair lifts to provide individuals with disabilities the
support needed to become and remain self-sufficient. Medical grants for seniors are extremely
Medical
Services
17%
important to Change a Life Foundation’s mission. For many low-income seniors, they are unable
to afford the necessary medical care and equipment that allows them to remain independent
and healthy. 16 medical grants were awarded to low-income seniors for hearing aids and
Disabilities
Outreach
17%
scooter for bob:
heart patient
durable medical equipment such as: adjustable beds and shower chairs.
Many elderly individuals live on fixed incomes and have difficulty paying for anything that is
Dental
Services
41%
not a basic life need. Although they are living on their own and want to remain independent,
Housing & Family
Self-Sufficiency
18%
they are not physically able to scale the steep steps of their apartment building or transport
themselves to and from the shower without risking their safety. Change a Life
2012 senior Grant Awards
Foundation funded 14 grants for housing and self-sufficiency which enabled
these grantees to remain independent and safe in their own homes.
Crisis Intervention
2
$20,000
Dental Services
28
$115,488
Change a Life Foundation awarded $280,315 through 74 grants to
Disabilities Outreach
14
$47,982
allow low-income seniors residing in California to achieve greater
Housing & Family Self-Sufficiency
14
$50,266
independence and increased self-sufficiency, which results in
Medical Services
16
$46,579
a better quality of life.
TOTAL
74 $280,315
*California HealthCare Foundation, 2012
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scholarship
The Change a Life Foundation Scholarship Program is committed to providing financial
assistance to low-income, high academic performing students in California. Our focus is on
high school seniors in Orange, Los Angeles and San Diego Counties who will be attending
a four-year university. Many of them are the first in their families to attend college. We also
provide emancipated youth scholarships to former foster youth throughout the state of
California. They come to the Foundation as high school seniors or as community college
students who are ready to transfer to a four year university.
According to a recent publication from the Institute for College Access & Success, approxi-
program
ORANGE COUNTY
SCHOLARS
Eun An
Johnny Tien Cao-Nguyen
Kelly Chen
Fadi Farsakh
Michael Huynh
Joy Jacobs
Diane Kim
Jennifer Le
Carol Lee
Ji Hoon Lee
Kaiti Liu
Monica Nguyen
Chanmee Park
Cesar Torres
Nhat-Thi Vo
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
SCHOLARS
Marcela Alvarez
Jael Castro
Daniella Cho
Viridiana Garcia
Alexis Jenkins
Maria Llamas
Lucy Luong
Catherine Mitchell
Brian Pham
Kevin Thai
Jimmy To
Gloria Tomlinson
Anh Tran
Sharon Vongvanth
Cheuk Yu
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
SCHOLARS
Ava Abuchaei
Ken Chhan
Cindy Espinoza
Amy He
Kitty Lin
Carlos Machuca
Joana Perdomo
Ana Rodriguez
Avalon Tipton
Luis Torres
Marilyn Travis
Tommy Troung
Rifat Tuly
An Uong
Jeannette Wright
EMANCIPATED YOUTH
SCHOLARS
Eddy Castillo
Linda Fialkoff
Daniel Hardin
Daniel Harris-Lucas
Martha Joseph
Verenice Lopez-Meza
Lerone Matthis
Alison Mo
Patrice Moananu
Laura Ojeda
Michael Place
Rebecca Taylor
Tenesha Thornton
Judeana Velasquez
Anna Yegiyan
mately two-thirds of college seniors who graduated in 2011, graduated with significant loan
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debt. The fear of accumulating debt or the cost of a college education acts as a barrier for
students who would like to attend college and obtain a degree. According to a survey done
by the Stuart Foundation in November 2011, up to 75% of former foster youth would like to
2ND YEAR SCHOLARSHIP
RECIPIENTS
Luke Augustyn
Emily Birch
Caroline Bradford
Vadym V. Budilovskyy
Yalda Chalabi-Hajkarim
Nicholas Cho
Haylie Chu
Monet Clayton
Lorene Cudjoe
Tyler Daniel
Weston Ding
Ashley Doan
Anthony Gomez
Jenna Grantham
Brenda Guan
Yingying Guan
Carmen Hernandez
Tammy Huynh
Teresa Kim
Presly Mellor
Alaa Mostafa
Jaleh Najmi
Anne Nguyen
Jocelynn Nobouphasavanh
Binal Patel
Victor Pontis
Alyssa Redmond
Charlotte Reed
Tomas Sanchez
Dawn Saunders
Michael Spieckerman
Roman Sunday
Kaci Turpin
Patrick Yiu
Emancipated
Youth
18%
attend college, but only 3-11% actually obtain a four-year degree. Change a Life Foundation
provides up to a $5,000 scholarship for students in their first year at a four-year university,
and gives them the opportunity to re-apply for a second year.
Los Angeles
County
15%
Change a Life Foundation Scholarship awards supports up to a $5,000 award for tuition,
housing, lab fees, and health insurance.
2nd Year
Reapplicants
32%
“Your scholarship allowed me the flexibility to focus on my studies and not work during
Orange
County
17%
my first year of college. I have decided to major in Public Health and give
back to the community. Again, I thank you from the bottom of my heart
2012 scholarship program Awards
and promise to make your organization very proud of me.”
Orange County
15
$73,440
Los Angeles County
15
$64,598
San Diego County
16
$74,045
scholars with the cost of attending a university. Our
Emancipated Youth
15
$73,600
total scholarship funding for the year was $420,562.
2nd Year Reapplicants
34
$134,879
TOTAL
95 $420,562
— Jaleh Najmi, San Diego 2011, 2012
In 2012, Change a Life Foundation was able to help 95
San Diego
County
18%
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2 0 1 2 n ota b l e
pa rt n e r
achievements
o r g a n i z at i o n s
Change a Life Foundation is like the trunk of a life-giving tree, our partner organizations are
the branches that extend our reach, and the people we serve are the leaves that spring up and
eventually fly away to spread the seeds of change. It is this treamwork, with the mission as our
roots, that allows us to accomplish great things. Thank you again to all who play a part.
8,674 individuals impacted
329 grants provided
95 college scholarships awarded
$1,913,316 dollars funded
87 active nonprofit organizations
372 case managers trained
101 approved CAlifornia vendors
Los Angeles County
Partner Agencies
Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation
Bridge of Faith
Center for the Partially Sighted
Chai Lifeline West Coast
Children’s Burn Foundation
City of Hope
Community Senior Services
David and Margaret Home
Five Acres
The Guidance Center
Harbor Interfaith Services
Jewish Family Service of
Los Angeles
Leroy Haynes Center
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Southern California Chapter
Ocean Park Community Center
Partners in Care Foundation
Penny Lane Centers
Rosemary Children’s Services
SCAN Health Plan
Southern California Rehabilitation
Services, Inc.
Violence Intervention Program
Wise & Healthy Aging
Orange County
Partner Agencies
Age Well Senior Services
American Red Cross*
Blind Children’s Learning Center
Community SeniorServ
Families Forward
Family Support Network
Goodwill Industries
Illumination Foundation
Kinship Center*
LifeSTEPS*
Mariposa Women & Family Center
Mercy House*
Orange County Rescue Mission
Pathways of Hope
Rebuilding Together*
St. Joseph Hospital Foundation
St. Jude Hospital
With Hope, The Amber Craig
Memorial Foundation
United Cerebral Palsy,
Orange County
San Diego County
Partner Agencies
Arthritis Foundation, San Diego
Area
Burn Institute*
Casa De Amparo
Deaf Community Services of San
Diego
ElderHelp
Interfaith Community Services
Jewish Family Service of San Diego
Just in Time For Foster Youth
MAAC Project
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Pacific South Coast
North County Lifeline
Operation Homefront*
San Diego Youth Services
SAY San Diego
Seacrest Village*
Senior Community Centers of
San Diego
Survivors of Torture
United Cerebral Palsy, San Diego
Inland Empire
Partner Agencies
Desert Samaritans for the Elderly
Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital
Olive Crest
Thessalonika Family Services
Central California
Partner Agencies
CALM
Cancer Center of Santa Barbara
Conejo Free Clinic
Casa Pacifica
Central Coast Assistive Technology/
United Cerebral Palsy of
San Luis Obispo County
Children’s Mental Health Diagnostic
& Treatment Services
Family Care Network
Marian Cancer Center
People’s Self-Help Housing
Second Story Associates
Storyteller Children’s Center
Ventura County Children’s Services Auxiliary
Women’s Shelter Program of
San Luis Obispo County
Northern California
Partner Agencies
Court Appointed Special
Advocates of Placer County
Home & Hope
Jewish Family and Children’s Services of the East Bay
Jewish Family and Children’s Services of San Francisco
Koinonia Family Services*
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health
Meals on Wheels by Senior Outreach Services
MidPen Resident Services Corporation
National Multiple Sclerosis Society,
Northern California Chapter
Pacific Housing*
Peninsula Family Service
* t hese partners have locations serving
two or more counties
services funded: Adaptive Devices • Adjustable Beds • Air Purifiers • Asthma Medication • Attachment
Therapy • Attendant Care • Auditory Development Intervention • Augmentative Communication
Device • Auto Mechanic Tools • Automated Door Opener • Backpacks and School Supplies • Balance
Platform • Bath/Shower Chair • Bathroom Modifications • Beds • Beauty School Supplies • Brain
Spect • Bus Passes • Car Repairs • CCTV • Childcare • Chiropractic Treatments • Cobra Payments •
College Prep • Computer Center • Counseling/Therapy • Cosmetology Course • Cranial Remolding
Helmets • Dental Work • Dentures • Desktop Computer with Adaptive Equipment • Diabetes Supplies
• Educational Equipment • Electric Scooter • Electric Wheelchair • Environmental Control Unit •
Equine Therapy • Extra Long Beds • Gas Cards • Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing
Therapy • Flooring • Gait Training • Hand Controls for Vehicle • Health & Fitness Educator •
Hearing Aids • Heater Replacement • Holiday & Special Celebrations • Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatments
• Infant Supplies • Laptop Computer with Adaptive Equipment • Manuel Wheelchair • Martial
Arts Classes • Medical Insurance Premiums • Medications • Moving Expenses • Music Therapy •
Orthodontia • Orthopedic Surgery • Orthotics • Physical Rehabilitation • Portable Wheelchair
Ramp • Power Lift Chairs • Psychotherapy • Qualified Interpreter Certification • Radiation Therapy
• Recliner Lift Chairs • Reconstructive Surgery • Roof • School Supplies • Senior Class Activities •
Service Dogs • Speech Device • Speech Therapy • Staircase Gliders • Summer Camps • Tattoo
Removal • Tutoring • Trade School • Trailer for Motorized Scooter • Transplant Housing •
Vehicle Lift • Vehicle Modifications • Vertical Lift • Washer and Dryer • Wheel chair Parts
• Wheelchair Ramps • Wigs
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The tree that never had to fight For
sun and sky and air and light, But stood
out in the open plain And always got its
share of rain, Never became a forest
king But lived and died a scrubby thing.
The man who never had to toil To gain
and farm his patch of soil, Who never
had to win his share Of sun and sky and
light and air, Never became a manly man
But lived and died as he began.
Good timber does not grow with ease:
The stronger wind, the stronger trees;
The further sky, the greater length; The
more the storm, the more the strength.
By sun and cold, by rain and snow, In
trees and men good timbers grow.
Where thickest lies the forest growth,
We find the patriarchs of both. And they
hold counsel with the stars Whose
broken branches show the scars Of
many winds and much of strife.
This is the common law of life.
f o u n dat i o n
o f f i c e r s & s ta f f
— by Douglas Malloch
OFFICERS
Richard E. Tomlin, Jr., President
Lisa C. Fujimoto, Executive Vice President
Andy T. Bui, Chief Financial Officer
STAFF
Mikelle Meyer, Director of Administration
Brenda Walters, Senior Program Officer
Jaclyn Duarte, Program Officer
Stacey Giffen, Grants Coordinator
Catherine Gomez-Holly, Grants Assistant
Justin Drucker, Special Projects
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