Economic Growth United States Project #61496

Help Enable 50 adults to achieve their dreams

by Partners in Change

Help Enable 50 adults to achieve their dreams

Project Report | Jul 20, 2026
THE IMPACT OF YOUR PIC SUPPORT - IN METRICS AND MEMBER WORDS

By Kathleen Bryant | Chief Operating and Engagement Officer

PIC Team Angie and LaShay

Warm greetings to our PIC donors,

Thank you for sharing our Partners in Change belief that lasting personal growth doesn’t happen overnight - it happens through the power of commitment PLUS consistent, long-term relationship.

Partners in Change was founded in 2020 with a clear conviction: all adults can achieve significant personal progress if provided access to committed, supportive coaching partners. Thanks to your generosity, PIC has made that transformation possible for 900+ members, and 900+ volunteers trained in PIC’s strengths-based coaching model, paired for year-long partnerships of growth.

We don’t just believe in the power of this 1:1 approach—we prove it. Since our very first coaching partnerships, we have rigorously tracked our results, capturing both the deep personal growth and the measurable demographic changes that your generosity fuels every day. Our program works.

These measurements have provided invaluable feedback for PIC to identify what elements are most powerful and where we have opportunities for refinement and even greater impact. Here is a look at those tools, followed by firsthand quotes from PIC Members whose lives you have helped transform.

PIC IMPACT MEASUREMENTS:

Pre- and Post-PIC Surveys: Every PIC Member's application includes a survey of demographic indicators measuring their current status in housing, education, employment, social supports, and resource access. Upon their PIC graduation a year later, the survey is given again. PIC surveys have consistently shown profound increases in the number of Members who have created substantial positive change in their lives (see 2025 Impact Report).
GivePulse: PIC gathers feedback from our online platform GivePulse, used by Coaches and Members weekly to record progress in Member goals as well as the health of their partnership.
Salesforce and Check-in Calls: PIC Team Coordinators (TCs) talk bi-weekly with Coaches and monthly with Members to provide support, confirm weekly calls are taking place, and ensure our coaches are following PIC’s non-directive coaching model. That information is recorded in TC Notes fields in our Salesforce database.
PIC Evaluation: Georgia State University has agreed to conduct a formal program evaluation to review PIC measurement tools and outcomes and recommend opportunities for updates and enhancement.

While PIC’s metrics show the scale of our impact, our Members’ words show the heart of it. Here is what PIC’s life-changing support looks like in our Members’ own words:

PIC MEMBER QUOTES:

I feel like I was offered an olive branch and got the whole tree.
Working with Partners In Changes has been pivotal in redesigning my blueprint to attain my goals.
I don't have much of a sounding board in my life. Having someone like my Coach to talk to weekly and help me strategize on achieving future goals is priceless!
Graduation from Partners in Change built a mindset in me of pouring into something and sticking around for fruit of it.
My coach is a source of power that helps me stay energized and go through the process of making my dream a reality.
I have experienced leaps and bounds of personal growth, and overcoming and conquering and healing. I’ve been building myself and it's been one heck of year.
I really appreciate you guys for creating Partners in Change. There were real pivotal moments where I felt like I had no one to talk with but my Coach. It really helped with my mental health and helped me grow as a man.
Helping me to be strong and grounded has helped me to influence my children as well.

Thank you for being the foundation behind these outcomes, these voices, and the enduring partnerships that make real change possible.

PIC Community Gathering

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Mar 23, 2026
PIC GRADUATE SHARES POWER OF SINCERE PARTNERSHIP

By Kathleen Bryant | Chief Operating and Engagement Officer

DELVONTE (3rd from R), PANELISTS & BOARD

Greetings to our wonderful Partners in Change supporters,

For those able to attend our 2025 Graduation ceremonies, you know that our graduates offered so many moments of deep inspiration and powerful testimony. Their words repeatedly emphasized how the simple act of showing up - authentically, consistently, and with full dedication to our partner’s growth – makes a profound difference in how one can see themself and their future.

We are honored to share with you the words of PIC 2025 Graduate Delvonte Kelly, who shared his personal PIC experience during our Member Panel.

“I am a navy veteran, a father, a young man, and your neighbor next door. I also entered PIC as a prior felon and was homeless because I moved from Detroit to Atlanta and had no family.”

“I’ve always believed that when you put energy out, you’ll end up where you want to be. So when I learned about PIC I was ready. But I ended up putting too much on my plate. I was always going for that extra job, lots of classes, and over-extending myself.”

Delvonte’s PIC Coach Kris Boucher encouraged him to find his balance.

“My Coach stayed calm for me. She reminded me that this is a process.”

“She told me, I know you want to be great but don’t over-exert yourself. Because if you’re not good, you’re going to show up to situations not at your best and will misrepresent who you are.”

Delvonte believes the power of PIC Coaches is that they connect authentically.

“You can let your walls down. They don’t judge you…It was such an impact to feel I was heard, that I’m not by myself, I’m not crazy. Those are invisible gifts that may have no monetary value but are so impactful in life.”

The PIC coaching model resonated with Delvonte and inspired him to rediscover his inner strengths.

“PIC Coaches have a way of seeing all the possibilities within you. They see the person it’s sometime hard to see yourself.”

Delvonte believes the power of PIC Coaches helped change the direction of his life.

“Life will give you a lot of limits. If you’re not careful, you can focus only on how tough things are. But there are lessons you can draw from those limits – they show you your strength.

That’s something that connects us all – that’s the power in this room.

I am so grateful where I came from. I’m so glad I made the decision to start.”

PIC graduation emcee Keith Jenkins summed up the power of our panelists’ words.

“When you answer the call to be a blessing to someone else – THIS is what it looks like."

PARTNERS IN CHANGE THANKS EACH OF YOU FOR BEING A BLESSING TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THE FUEL FOR THESE LIFE CHANGING PARTNERSHIPS.

PIC MEMBER DESTINY, KATHLEEN, AND DELVONTE

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Nov 12, 2025
PIC GRADUATE SURVEYS REVEAL PROFOUND IMPACT

By Kathleen Bryant | Chief Operating and Engagement Officer

PIC President & 2024 Graduating Team

As supporters of Partners in Change, you share our heartfelt belief in the power of personal partnership. Thank you. In order to back that belief with data, PIC captures socio-economic indicator surveys from all Members before entering and upon graduating from their one-year life coaching partnership. The results have been remarkable.

Members who graduated in 2024 showed tremendous positive change in their lives after one year of PIC coaching, far exceeding the norms of most human service programs, including:

50% growth in the number of PIC participants making $30,000/year
(43% before to 65% after PIC coaching)

63% increase in the number of our PIC participants who feel confident remaining financially secure
(54% before to 88% after PIC coaching)

3 times as many PIC participants feel satisfied with their job/career
(23% before to 67% after PIC coaching)

These statistics validate the power of PIC Member-Coach teams and illustrate the impact of their commitment to themselves and to each other.

PIC Members consistently attribute their success to two key factors. 1) Their PIC Coach serves as a trusted accountability partner who they know will check in each week on the Member’s goals from the week before. 2) Their PIC Coach creates a safe, non-judgmental, and affirming space for self-evaluation and creative action planning. Through that consistent dynamic over a year of weekly conversations, Members develop a strong foundation of personal strengths and tangible structures that support fulfillment of their dreams and significant achievements in their lives.

The full picture of these transformational life changes are captured in PIC’s 2024 Impact document. Thank you for YOUR partnership as Partners in Change builds exponentially greater reach that impacts lives and ripples across communities.

PIC 2024 Impact

PIC 2025 Member Grads & Leadership

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