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CHALLENGE 2 CHANGE 4LIFE

If it doesn’t challenge you, it will not change you.
OUR MISSION
To empower Baltimore City youth, ages 7-24 with knowledge of self to prepare them for life, leadership, and wealth through mentorship, conflict resolution, and youth development activities.

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Terry Williams – AKA Uncle -T

Terry Uncle-T Williams is the Founder/President of Challenge 2 Change nonprofit youth mentoring program for at-risk underprivileged youth. He started this program from scratch with a vision and pain from the death of his son, who was gun down murdered in the streets of Baltimore. His passion for community serving deepened after losing his son due to gang violence. Through this tragedy, instead of it making him bitter it made him better. As a result, Uncle-T birthed Challenge 2 Change mentoring program to deter retaliatory shootings and positive impact young men most at risk to commit or become victims of violent crime. His challenge 2 Change program has gained many relationships in the schools, recreations, churches, prison and on the street corners for the better by giving back to his community. Uncle-T has been honored to receive many awards, spoke on major platforms, and made highlight on fox 45 channel 2 television news for the work he’s doing in the community. His grassroot organization has been a good shift, an upward steady consistent mentoring program. His engagement on the streets and schools allows him to keep serving his challenge 2 Change program all year round. He is committed to empowering the community Implementing Conflict Resolution strategies, violence prevention and supporting families that has been affected by gun violence. Uncle-T structured his program for youth to discover their identity, Purpose, and Potential. His objective , taking followers, turning them into leaders and leaders into Agents of Change!

Marcia Williams

Marcia Williams - Manager of operation for Challenge 2 Change non-profit youth mentoring program, who she has the pleasure of working side by side with her husband Founder/President Terry Uncle T Williams. Marcia is a Motivational Speaker, Therapeutic Life Coach, Mentor, Counselor, she’s skillful in the areas of Leadership development, Team building, and Project Management. She’s talented and gifted in confidence building in community collaboration and coordinating large projects. Marcia earned her Psychology -Child Development Degree at Kaplan University in Iowa. She holds several certifications in Addition Counseling, Mental Health awareness, couples, and family Counseling and Pastoral Counseling. As an educator she previously served as a School Teacher for 21 years in Baltimore City, County, Private elementary and Middle schools, Marcia has led and developed many afterschool programs and demonstrated life skills for children, youth, and families. She directed and led Parent workshops and GED classes while serving on the school board for Baltimore County. While in position she transitioned to a Clinical Mental Health facility, as a housing coordinator and liaison for Baltimore City she demonstrated her ability to increase her skills in the following area of leadership and management, supervising over seeing over 300 homeless clients, this is where her passion grew a greater love to serve!

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Uncle T creates safe haven for boys in east Baltimore

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