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Teaching children to care about each other and the world around them. . .

WE'RE EXCITED TO PRESENT NEW GIVERTV!

We’re honored that nonprofit and community leaders joined Charity for Change in producing 22 new educational videos that teach elementary school-age children to care about each other and the world around them!

Thank you to our community for coming together for the good of our children’s mental and emotional well-being, academic performance, and resiliency.

Character Education & Service Learning

We exist to elevate young children to their highest potential by teaching the foundation of character and charitable habits through an academic curriculum. Our proven character education program builds resilience and self-efficacy in children. This sets them on a trajectory to thrive in school and later in life, ultimately creating a world filled with empathy and compassion — free of hate, violence, bullying and division.

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120,000 children

Since 2008 — 120,000 children have participated in our daily program. Many have participated for 7 years, from Pre-K through 5th grade!

Character education, resiliency, service learning and academics are cornerstones of the Charity for Change Program.

This original song and video, “Live to Give,” bring these pillars to life!

100,000 children

Since 2008 — 80,000 children have participated in our daily social-emotional learning program. Many have participated for 7 years, from Pre-K through 5th grade!

Karen Conley, Founder/President/CEO

Peg O’Kane, Director of Operations

BUILDING A WORLD FREE OF HATE, VIOLENCE, BULLYING AND DIVISION

Charity for Change is creating a systemic change with a comprehensive character education curriculum that teaches community involvement and character traits through charity and academics. Specifically, the following character traits serve as the building blocks of our program:

Charity
Citizenship
Perseverance
Kindness
Self-Control

Tolerance
Responsibility
Integrity
Cooperation
Respect

WHY FOCUS ON CHARACTER EDUCATION AND CHARITY?

PLANTING THE SEEDS OF SYSTEMIC CHANGE

Building a foundation of character and a community-minded spirit develops resiliency and confidence in children, helping them overcome the challenges of negative influences. Young children thrive in an environment where character, empathy and compassion are emphasized, ultimately improving academic performance and building a community of kinder, more empathetic and engaged citizens.

HOW WE ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION

Our character education program teaches life skills that build resiliency and success in school, future careers and life:

• Understand and manage emotions

• Set and achieve positive goals

• Feel and show empathy

• Establish and maintain positive relationships

• Make responsible decisions

This character-based education gives children critical tools to navigate the mental health fallout of the pandemic and beyond.

100+

charity partners have received more than $150,000 raised by Charity for Change students!

When you support Charity for Change, you provide a legacy, giving children the critical tools they need to succeed in school, and later in life. The results are extraordinary!

improved academic performance;
improved behavior, reducing incidences of behavioral referrals;
increased understanding and practice of character traits;
developed empathy, compassion and self-efficacy;
increased understanding of the role of charity in the community; and
learned that they have the capacity to help others and be a contributing member of their community.

HOW OUR PROGRAM WORKS

The children begin each day with mindfulness activities. These activities help them understand how to apply the character traits in their everyday lives. They research and vote on a charity they want to support with their activities.

Then, students learn more about the character traits and the charity through the GiverTV videos. Next, students complete the curriculum together, which includes:

Math word problems that align with current standards
Hands-on projects for charities, encouraging them to work together for others in need
Peer-to-peer exercises that develop compassion and empathy
Physical, hands-on activities that teach students the character traits and how to accommodate each other’s differences
Puzzles to develop a deeper understanding of the character trait
Family exercises to connect family members with real-world experiences and inspire deeper-level conversations

The entire curriculum affirms the overarching theme of character, community involvement through charity and gratitude.

We have launched a new online platform, expanded the curriculum by 400%, and created GiverTV to overcome the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath. Thank you to our community partners!

2021

is the year we launched a new online platform, expanded the curriculum by 400%, and created GiverTV to overcome the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath. Thank you to our community partners!

HAPPENING NOW

TESTIMONIALS

What Supporters Say

"The students' excitement for this Program at the awards assemblies was palpable! The 'Giver' Program should be available to every classroom in the country."

- Florida Senator Kathleen Passidomo

What Educators Say

“Charity for Change program is both relevant and necessary given the times we live in. Today’s children and families face ever challenging social and emotional traumas. At BridgePrep Academy, our aim is to promote healing and prosocial values. In our quest to educate the whole child, mind, body and spirit we’ve found an engaging and ready-made curriculum that does it all!”

— Dr. Dayana Philippi, former BridgePrep Academy Principal

What Educators Say

“You have enriched and broadened our students' understanding of the world, helping us develop their character, citizenship, and empathy for others.”

Dr. Terrie Mitev, former Principal, Calusa Park Elementary School

What Students Say

“I can’t wait to see Giver again!”

Adam, preschooler and fan of GiverTV

What Charities Say

"Thank you for all that you're doing to get children involved in charitable giving and world impact."

Jo Luck, President and CEO of Heifer International

Teaching children to care about each other and the world around them. . .

WE'RE EXCITED TO PRESENT NEW GIVERTV!

We’re honored that nonprofit and community leaders joined Charity for Change in producing 22 new educational videos that teach elementary school-age children to care about each other and the world around them!

Thank you to our community for coming together for the good of our children’s mental and emotional well-being, academic performance, and resiliency.