{"id":6,"date":"2018-02-23T12:14:19","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T12:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-718493-2439371.cloudwaysapps.com\/index.php\/what-we-do\/"},"modified":"2022-02-21T05:14:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T05:14:31","slug":"what-we-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/youcanchange.life\/what-we-do\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6\" class=\"elementor elementor-6\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c41702b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c41702b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-443b0413\" data-id=\"443b0413\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f64028 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"45f64028\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63016916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63016916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16280bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16280bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71d672e\" data-id=\"71d672e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3904c8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3904c8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE ORGANIZATION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a10433 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7a10433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c69d1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c69d1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You Can Change, Inc., is a non-for-profit charitable corporation. It has received tax exempt status pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.<\/p><p><strong>The overall goal:<\/strong><\/p><p>You Can Change seeks to provide vulnerable youth with purpose driven programs\/activities designed to foster their well-being, development and education.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb9c31a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"eb9c31a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/youcanchange.life\/services\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See Programs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d9f0bd elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d9f0bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66066af\" data-id=\"66066af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47b7815 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47b7815\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MEET THE TEAM<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ade183 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3ade183\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f381a71 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f381a71\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9b1e2c\" data-id=\"a9b1e2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13fc569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"13fc569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/youcanchange.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Melvin-e1644598514351.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2142\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youcanchange.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Melvin-e1644598514351.jpeg 719w, https:\/\/youcanchange.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Melvin-e1644598514351-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/youcanchange.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Melvin-e1644598514351-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0aef8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0aef8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Melvin T. 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Walters, the CEO and founder of You Can Change, Inc., has a long history of community involvement and is a graduate of the New York College of Health Professions.\u00a0 Having retired, Mr. Walters now is working hard to develop a series of programs designed to help inner-city youths with the myriad of problems and obstacles they face.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a92a8ba\" data-id=\"a92a8ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13592e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"13592e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/youcanchange.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Lynn-Picture-e1644598464450-150x150-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2143\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7023199 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7023199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lynn Davis<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b286fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b286fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lynn Davis, secretary of You Can Change, Inc., is a retired Office Coordinator with 30 years of experience.\u00a0\u00a0 Lynn worked alongside teams of doctors and Nurses at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.\u00a0 She started in the Ophthalmology department and retired from The Division of Substance Abuse, Psychiatry \/ Nursing department at the Montefiore Medical Center. Lynn was responsible for all administrative duties within the nursing department that consisted of three clinics employing forty-four nurses. She was also responsible for conducting drug tests and the distribution of medication to patients enrolled in the Methadone Medical Maintenance Program.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed59b62\" data-id=\"ed59b62\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc5ab7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc5ab7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/youcanchange.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/David-Palmiro-Photo-e1643852680112-300x300-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2144\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youcanchange.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/David-Palmiro-Photo-e1643852680112-300x300-1.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/youcanchange.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/David-Palmiro-Photo-e1643852680112-300x300-1-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d4d92d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d4d92d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">David Palmiro<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f4c4b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f4c4b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>David Palmiro will be the director of the apprentice programs.\u00a0 Mr. Palmiro was a mechanical sanitary engineer (plumber) with the New York City Housing Authority for more than 25 years and is highly experienced.\u00a0 He also worked for the Parks Department as a event coordinator.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ecdb23\" data-id=\"2ecdb23\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdc4de5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cdc4de5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/youcanchange.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Harold-Miles-e1645160700604.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2166\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youcanchange.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Harold-Miles-e1645160700604.png 300w, https:\/\/youcanchange.life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Harold-Miles-e1645160700604-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0617a3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0617a3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Harold Miles<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6f71e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6f71e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-story-id=\"story_5011cc899b1ef98ec19f621e864be03b\" data-room-id=\"room_1d4754c1c6d87b1d7d2ced33a33439a8\" data-timestamp=\"1645035916817\" data-text=\"Harold Miles worked for Chase Manhattan Bank as a information techbology specialist in the banking investment division for 32 years and is now retired.   He will act as our financial consultant.\" data-userid=\"1468676256548458496\" data-orgid=\"1468676256548458497\">Harold Miles worked for Chase Manhattan Bank as a information techbology specialist in the banking investment division for 32 years and is now retired. He will act as our financial consultant.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us THE ORGANIZATION You Can Change, Inc., is a non-for-profit charitable corporation. It has received tax exempt status pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The overall goal: You Can Change seeks to provide vulnerable youth with purpose driven programs\/activities designed to foster their well-being, development and education. 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