Please VOTE for Kim Carter for 2015 CNN Hero of the Year!

Dear Friends,

I am overwhelmed by the gratefulness I am feeling right now. I am so blessed to be clean and sober and recognizing that my only purpose in life is to fight for others that have been through the same injustices as I have experienced.

On October 8th CNN selected me and my organization, Time for Change Foundation, for the work we do to help others. To be chosen as a 2015 Top 10 CNN Hero from 50,000 nominations across the world we sit here humbled and awestruck.

But it doesn’t stop here. To reach the grand prize of $100,000 that will help us to continue our mission we NEED YOUR HELP to get the most votes!

You can VOTE by clicking the link below and you can VOTE ONCE a day EVERY DAY until November 15th.

VOTE4KIM

I just want to thank God, for giving me a second chance at life and using me to help fight for others! For those of you who don't know my story, I'm a miracle! Devastated by crack addiction, incarceration and homelessness for years and to suddenly be reborn and purposeful is a blessing.

Thank you to everyone that has fought this fight with me in solidarity! I know I didn’t come this far without you.

Please cast your votes, share that you voted, and ask others to do the same!


Thank you!

Kim Carter

Executive Director

Time for Change Foundation

Reach International Gender Responsive Conference

Count Down to Conference FEATURING Special Guest Kim Carter

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:

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. 

To be redirected to the interview of Kim Carter conducted by CNN, click here

Time for Change Foundation Named CNN Hero

Congratulations to one of our own Take Action California agency members, Time for Change Foundation, who has been named a 2015 CNN Hero.

Time For Change is scheduled to be profiled on CNN Saturday, Aug. 29 at 10 a.m. 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 30 at 4 p.m. The news network’s program honors everyday people for their selfless and creative ways to help others.

Founded in 2002, Time for Change helps homeless people recover from substance abuse, incarceration and mental health issues.

Their mission is to empower disenfranchised low income individuals and families by building leadership through evidence-based programs and housing to create self-sufficiency and thriving communities.

Watch CNN's video here: http://www.cnn.com/specials/cnn-heroes

For information about the organization, call 909-886-2994 or visitwww.Timeforchangefoundation.org.