Our program is intended to aid in improving children’s cognitive, social, and emotional development through a range of educational classes and community volunteer experiences that expose youth to positive alternatives to behaviors that can lead to delinquency and/or arrest.

The heart of the program are the free monthly Change One meetings.

At the meetings, we provide a variety of speakers, comprised of former and present federal/state ex-offenders who share their experiences to address the unfortunate consequences of making poor choices.

Kids who participate in the program earn the right to apply for funding of an extra-curricular activity — up to $150 a month –at no cost to them. Also, upon request, we pay for tutoring and up to three college entry exams and applications.

Additionally, Real Talk provides a free mandatory parent support group, which includes a therapist to observe and monitor discussions between our monthly speaker and parents.

We request that you pre-register the participant/s prior to the monthly meeting. The participant must be eight years old in order to participate in the program. Further, any child that does not pre-register will not be permitted in the Program.

In order to graduate from the Program or receive sponsorship funds for a selected activity, participants must attend four Change One meetings (held on the first Tuesday of each month from 4:30–7:30 p.m.) and one mandatory career prep class, which takes place on the last Tuesday of the month from 6:00–7:30 p.m.

Additionally, parents are required to attend one mandatory parent group meeting as well as the fourth Change One meeting.

Upcoming Meetings
October 7, 2025
November 4, 2025
December 2, 2025
January 6, 2026
February 3, 2026
March 3, 2026
April 7, 2026
May 5, 2026
June 2, 2026
July 7, 2026
August 4, 2026
September 1, 2026
October 6, 2026
November 3, 2026
December 1, 2026
January 5, 2027
February 2, 2027

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