VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!!!

Help Charlotte Chicos For Change win $50,000 (!!!) for our Dominican Republic trip by voting for us in the Power A Bright Future competition, sponsored by Clorox.

You can vote 2 ways everyday for 38 more days. That means you can (yes, you) personally vote 76 times. We will love you FOREVER for this.

To vote for us online, visit our page here.

To text your vote, text clorox7598 to 44144.

MUCHÍSIMAS GRACIAS!!!

Ésta es Nia...

Meet Nia, a leader of her school and a leader for our future.

Why should you help Nia go to the Dominican Republic? Well, the rave reviews from her teachers for one thing. A teacher at her school (and it wasn't one of us—we swear!) says, "Nia exhibits great citizenship. She often leads her group, providing students with support, and she enjoys helping others."

Here's the second reason that you should help Nia go to the Dominican Republic: 30 years down the road, she'll probably be helping you. Nia wants to devote her life to actively changing the world to make it a better place. In her own words, "One of my life goals is to become an activist. Being able to go on this trip will give me first-hand experience...and help me be able to reflect on how the world really is. The one main thing I hope to gain from this trip is being able to see how others live and knowing how I can help." 

Help Nia begin her dream by sending her to the Dominican Republic. Donate now!

 

Outreach 360

With our trip to the DR, we are partnering with Outreach 360, an organization that works with disadvantaged and abandoned children in orphanages. We are so excited to be working with them. Outreach 360's service trips have inspired thousands of today's generation to look beyond themselves and invest themselves in making the world a better place.


We have officially created our group page for Outreach 360. This is another avenue in which people can donate. All of the funds donated here go directly towards paying for the Outreach 360 program which includes housing and food costs.


To check the progress of our Outreach 360 group, visit our page. 


There, you can check the status of how close we are to reaching our goal, and see who (and how much) has been contributed to our Outreach 360 program. Thank you so much for your support. It (quite literally) means the world to us.

Ésta es Alexis...

Students like Alexis are the reason that we teach. Alexis is an eighth grader who applied to go to the Dominican Republic. On the application, we asked all students to write a three-paragraph essay with this prompt:

Why do you want to go on the Dominican Republic Volunteer Trip? How does participating in this trip impact you reaching your personal big goals? If selected, what do you hope to gain from going on the Dominican Republic Volunteer Trip?

 

Alexis wrote her entire essay in Spanish. This quote is one of our favorite excerpts:

“Mi gran meta personal es escribir, hablar, y entender español porque quiero educar a otros.”  In English, Alexis said, “My personal big goal is to write, speak, and understand Spanish because I want to educate others.” Alexis has been taking Spanish for one year. 

 

Students like Alexis are the reason that we do what we do. To help send Alexis to the Dominican Republic, please donate online using our PayPal button or send a check to our headquarters:

Chicos For Change

1516 East Worthington Avenue

Charlotte, NC 28203

 Thank you for helping Alexis, and for helping us.