Lamps for Eastside Prep

Changels second project was to purchase book lights for the dormitory students at Eastside Prep, a high school for under-served children in East Palo Alto, CA. The lights were purchased using money from the change jars that had been deposited in a Changels bank account.

Changels and Kiva Make Loans to Change the World

For the Changels first project we found a group called Kiva that make loans that change the world. Kiva seemed like the perfect fit for the Changels so the Changels got to work.

The Changels made several beatiful change boxes to collect spare change from their family and friend. We used some of the money we collected to make a $25 loan to help one person with a drugstore and one person selling canola oil. We hope that our loans are helping these small businesses and their owners.

The Beginning of the Changels

In December 2007 Kate, a nine year old in California, had a vision of changing the world one small step at a time. Kate knew she couldn't do it all alone so she invited her friends to help her and the Changels were born..

What is ChAngels?
ChAngels is a mother-daughter philanthropy group founded in 2007 with the goal of effecting change on both a local and global level by collecting and earning spare change.

The girls chose the name ChAngels because by collecting spare change for projects, they hope to make a change in the lives of others in our community and around the globe. They hope to be the angels, or spirit, of change. The ChAngels research ideas for future projects and present their findings at monthly meetings.