Our mission is to empower youth to become global
change-makers with the knowledge, confidence
and empathy to make a positive impact in their world.
We envision a just and inclusive world in which empathy, care, and social engagement are at the center of healthy communities.
Our Story
Children for Change believes that children innately want to do good. We provide opportunities for students to demonstrate that capacity.
C4C students learn to be changemakers through Action (using their actions for good), Advocacy (using their voices for good), and Educating Others (inspiring others to do good).
Children for Change is an organization that teaches students how to be changemakers in their community. Changemakers are a force for good.
Management Team
Haley McFadden, Social Media Coordinator; Caitlin Mohan, Educator; Elizabeth Beaton, Educator; Gail McCallister, Educator; Kelly Eyler, Lead Educator; Gretchen Ellis, Executive Director
Board of Directors
Children for Change’s Leadership Team believes that our youth, given the opportunity, will lead with empathy and compassion to create the change that is needed in our world. Core to Children for Change is the belief that the role of leaders in our organization is to let the young people lead and simply guide and assist them in their mission to create the change they seek.
BOARD EMERITUS
Glen Galaich, Jennifer Grossman, Peter Martin, Roberta Romberg, Devon Preston, Wendy Donner
Youth Ambassadors
Purposeful by design, youth voice and opinion is critical to the success and growth of our organization. We have three seats on our board held by student representatives, chosen by careful consideration.
Bayley Bauer - Co-Founder of C4C
Age 20
Bayley loves Asian food, used to have a root beer collection, and loves Brooklyn 99.
Cayden Bauer - Co-Founder of C4C
Age 20
Cayden makes a mean guacamole, can recite Game of Thrones and The Office, and loves to read.
Emma McFerron - C4C Member for 8 years
Age 17, 11th Grader at Archie Williams High School
Emma is an active C4C member. She says, "I try to sign up for anything I can!"
Alexandra Berry - C4C Member for 6 years
Age 15, 10th Grader at Archie Williams High School
Alexandra has made a climate change game called “Schools and Ladders” and believes we all need to be collaborative change agents.
Zach Sperling - C4C Member for 2 years
Zach is in 8th grade at Mark Day School. He loves participating in community service projects, exploring and hiking in the outdoors, and aerospace.
PAST YOUTH AMBASSADORS
Dylan Donner: 2017-2018
Liana Franco: 2018-2019
Kai Makino: 2018-2019
Eloise Sent: 2020-2021
Nonprofit Partners
We are honored to work with non-profit and community partners who have chosen to work hand-in-hand with C4C students. We approach these relationships with respect and reciprocity. Our partner organizations visit as guest speakers in the classroom to model what real changemakers look like. And C4C families volunteer with our partner organizations in unique and meaningful ways.
C4C Funders
We are honored to have received grants from these philanthropic partners. Their support is crucial to expanding C4C programs so that every student in Marin has the opportunity to see themselves as a changemaker. We are grateful for the support and recognition of our work.
The Kehillah Fund
C4C Supporters
Our Founders' Circle supported the formation of C4C and are therefore responsible for many years of inspiring Changemakers. We are endlessly grateful for the generosity and backing of our Founders’ Circle Members:
The Bauer Family
Larry & Judy Bauer
The Blanchard Family
Lance & Kathy Chilton
The Donner Family
The Dowd Family
Jason Davis & Laura Bradley Davis
The Forte Family
Linda Frey and Noah Goldberg
The Gilberd Family
Erin Heath and Jim Rivera
The Henry Family
The Kaplan Family
Patrick & Susan Keefe Family
Ruth Ann Keene
The Lillevand Family
Sarah McNamara
The Martin Family
The Morehouse Family
Steve Morreale
The Palmer Family
Vicki Peet & Steve Zimmerman
Kate Perry
Devon & Fraser Preston
Roberta Romberg
The Sent Family
The Shaw & Strong Family
The Ticknor Family
Katherine Van Dusen
The Winton Family
C4C's Advisors and Educators helped form C4C's programming and curriculum. We give thanks to these individuals who partnered with C4C through the years as thought leaders and inspirational changemakers in their own right:
Student Advisors:
Ella Furuichi
Mia Slippy
Dylan Donner
Bayley Bauer
Cayden Bauer
Toby Lamorte
C4C Educators:
Eric Brandt
Jenae Casalnuovo
Emily Elder
Christina Forte
Meghan O'Hare
Emily Martin
Elizabeth Miller
RACIAL EQUITY STATEMENT
Racial equity for students in Marin will be achieved when race and ethnicity no longer predict the outcome of a young person’s educational future. As a Marin Promise Partner, Children for Change commits to identify and dismantle racial inequities, and to provide equity-based supports, so that our most vulnerable children can achieve their full potential.