My name is Takiya, and I’m advocating for all the people who were formerly incarcerated, homeless, jobless and hungry. I came from V.S.P.W after doing five years in a state penitentiary to find myself ineligible or G.R., section 8 and cash aid. We as a people are tired of being placed in a situation or [...]
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There is a way | Posted Mar 16, 2012
Ledora Woodard is a grandmother caring for her seven-year-old granddaughter, Sky, and her 17-yearold daughter, Felicia, who is in high school. Her son Tony, 29, is a construction worker living in Chicago. After being in Time for Change Foundation transitional housing for nine months, she has been living independently with Sky and Felicia for almost [...]
Client Story: Darlene | Posted Mar 14, 2012
“I was in a part-time job and met a woman at work who had been at the Time for Change Foundation. When I told her that I wanted to get my kids back, she had me call Time for Change.” Darlene Rodriguez is talking about how she found her way to Time for Change Foundation. [...]
"I am Alive" | Posted Mar 12, 2012
“My life was completely out of control. I had been on drugs for 20 years and I didn’t know how to live. I was lost. I wasn’t using, but I could not control my temper. I worked at a restaurant after getting out of jail, and things were terrible. I left Dallas and ended up [...]
Foundation Announces Award Recipients for 10th Year Anniversary Gala | Posted Mar 08, 2012
Time for Change Foundation March 8, 2012 PRESS RELEASEMarch 8, 2012 For Immediate ReleaseContact:John Kunkel(909) 886-2994 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (909) 886-2994 end_of_the_skype_highlightingTime for Change Foundation Foundation Announces Award Recipients for 10th Year Anniversary Gala San Bernardino, CA March 8, 2012 – Time for Change Foundation (TFCF) is proud to celebrate it’s 10th year anniversary by saluting some of the [...]
Crystal’s Story | Posted Mar 08, 2012
Riding a bus with three young children in tow can’t be easy, but Crystal Ruesga takes it in stride. According to Crystal, her two girls, Kimmia, one; Onjalise, seven; and their brother Jashad, three, are the reason she wanted to change her life. After living at Time for Change for more than one year, Crystal [...]
Sekasha’s Story | Posted Mar 06, 2012
Eighteen-year-old Sekasha Davis is currently living with her mom, Arleta Davis. A student at San Bernardino Valley College and working two jobs, Sekasha is studying business with a goal to owning her own retail business, preferably a clothing store because she likes fashion. “My mom came (to California) first,” says Sekasha, adding that when her [...]
SB Sun: After 10 years, Time for Change still sparking change in women’s lives | Posted Mar 06, 2012
SAN BERNARDINO – If you played the odds, you might have bet against Kim Carter even still being alive. She could very well have been just another statistic – by her own account, she was mired in drug addiction to dull the pain of a dysfunctional youth. But the 49-year-old founder of Time for Change [...]
Homeless, not helpless, hand-up, not hand-out | Posted Mar 02, 2012
PRESS RELEASEMarch 1, 2012 For Immediate ReleaseContact:John Kunkel(909) 886-2994Time for Change Foundation Homeless, not Helpless Hand-Up, not Hand-Out March 1, 2012 – San Bernardino, CA – Time for Change Foundation hosted its second “Homeless Empowerment Leadership Project” on March 1st at Perris Hill Park in San Bernardino, CA. The project, which is centered on [...]
Time for Change Offers More Than Shelter | Posted Mar 01, 2012
As Chandra Cross’ parole date neared her anxiety and excitement about the future began to mount. Broken family ties made her fearful as she realized she had nowhere to turn. Determined to change the course of her life, Chandra became persistent in her quest to find a place to make her transition. She found Time [...]
