Count Down to Conference
FEATURING
Special Guest Kim Carter
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On September 23rd, Reach will be
hosting the First Inaugural Conference on Gender-Responsiveness in Richmond,
California. To promote this event, our newsletter will highlight a
different conference presenter throughout the entire month of September.
This first week, we are honored to
present a publication that highlights our Conference Guest Speaker, the
Founder and Executive Director of the Time for Change Foundation, Ms. Kim
Carter. She was recently named a 2015 CNN Hero for the services she provides
to both homeless and formerly incarcerated women. Read the article
below:
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2015 CNN Hero
Published: Time for Change
August 27,
2015
Time for Change Foundation
(TFCF) under the leadership of Kim Carter has been named a 2015 CNN Hero! The CNN Heroes
initiative is a year-long initiative that honors everyday people for their
selfless, creative efforts to help others. The campaign is now in its
ninth year. In the past eight years, CNN Heroes has received more than
50,000 nominations from more than 100 countries. Since 2007, the campaign
has profiled more than 200 CNN Heroes. They're working in more than 80
countries around the world, helping hundreds of thousands of people.
"We
are most humbled by this prestigious international recognition and realize that
it has truly been a joint effort in this region to address the societal issues
that homeless women and children encounter. Based on my experience
working at TFCF, after having been a successful graduate of the TFCF program,
when I think of Kim Carter it reminds me of the 'little engine that could' ...
All the people that we serve and the people whose lives this agency touches
leave knowing that they too have the ability to strive for seemingly
insurmountable goals." commented Nicole Wolfe, Communications Coordinator
at TFCF.
"I'm
happy that CNN is shining an International spotlight on our organization."
says Phyllis Scott, TFCF Case Manager.
Kim Carter,
Founder and Executive Director of TFCF stated, "I am so grateful that I
answered God's call on my life. My homelessness, substance abuse and
incarceration experiences fuel my passion to help others succeed. It's
that calling that started Time for Change Foundation."
It is Kim’s
belief that by providing these women with training and the opportunity to
develop life skills, in a nurturing and supportive environment, they will
become independent, active, participants in their communities. In addition to
being the conference's guest speaker, Ms. Carter is also a Soul Panelist for
the event.
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