Changing Hearts. Building Leaders. Restoring Hope.
Through mentorship, education, and faith-driven guidance, we help youth break cycles, discover purpose, and build foundations for lifelong success.
What Drives Us
C.H.A.N.G.E. is a faith-driven organization dedicated to transforming lives through mentorship, education, and leadership rooted in purpose. We equip youth to break cycles, build character, and rise into their God-given potential. Together, we’re creating new beginnings that prevent early endings—because when hearts are changed, generations are too.
Changing lives before the system does
Worth Beyond Environment
C.H.A.N.G.E. was birthed from the personal journey of our co-founder, D.B. Pugh, a man who witnessed firsthand how limited opportunities and broken systems shape the minds and decisions of young Black and Brown men in underserved communities. While incarcerated, he encountered men half his age following the same patterns he once knew. In that place, God revealed the deeper issue—the need to reach the root early, to mentor before the mistake, and to help youth see their worth beyond their environment. Out of that revelation came a vision to create new beginnings that prevent early endings. Today, that vision lives through C.H.A.N.G.E., a faith-driven movement restoring hope, rebuilding identity, and providing real opportunities for the next generation to live changed.
God showed me that if we reach them early, we can change everything. C.H.A.N.G.E. isn’t just my story. It’s the blueprint for restoration.”
— D.B. Pugh, Co-Founder
Our Vision for Change
We envision a generation of young men who live with integrity, walk in purpose, and lead with compassion. By addressing the heart first, we equip them to build stronger futures, families, and communities.
Building a New Generation of Change
Every initiative under C.H.A.N.G.E. turns vision into action—equipping youth and families to rebuild, restore, and lead changed lives.
Mentorship & Leadership Development
We pair youth with trusted mentors who guide them in character, accountability, and purpose. Through one-on-one and group mentorship, young men learn what it means to lead themselves before leading others.
Education & Life Skills Training
Our educational support and life skills workshops prepare youth for success beyond the classroom equipping them with tools for financial literacy, communication, career readiness, and decision-making rooted in wisdom and discipline.
Family & Community Engagement
We believe lasting change starts at home. Our family-based initiatives strengthen relationships, bridge generational gaps, and connect parents, guardians, and mentors in a shared commitment to growth.
Faith & Purpose Formation
Faith is the foundation of transformation. Through guided discussions, devotion, and service-based learning, youth discover who they are, why they matter, and how to walk boldly in their God-given calling.
Be Part of the Change
Transformation happens when we move together. Partner with us through mentorship, collaboration, or support to help youth live changed and lead changed.