“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
-Mahatma Gandhi
A Vision of Change Inc. is a 501 C 3 not for profit organization founded in 1993 by Ms. Delores Collins. For 23 years, AVOC has provided academic empowerment, intervention, and prevention services. Our vision is to assist in breaking the cycles of Illiteracy, poor health, teen dropout, youth imprisonment and poverty.
Our Roots
It was a personal experience that she and her four children endured that took her future in a whole new direction. She watched her children deal with fear, confusion, anxiety, and depression due to their father going to prison in 1992. The research and the staggering statistics on youth with incarcerated parents is what drove her passion to do something for her children and other children suffering from this situation. She decided that her children were not going to become a part of the generational curse but, instead began to change the outcome of children’s future. Thus developed the mission, “Embrace them where they are, Empower them to move forward, Motivate them to succeed.”
“Everything that is done in the world is done by hope”
Martin Luther
Promoting Research Equity by Diversifying Clinical Trial Enrollment: A Vision of Change CHW Pilot Study
PROJECT SUMMARY
Over the past year, AVOC has had the opportunity to partner with the Center for Community Health Integration (CCHI) at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine on a pilot research study. In the study, AVOC and CCHI are researching if utilizing Community Health Workers in community based settings leads to increased participation in clinical trial research by people who are Black.
Our collaborative goal is to not only learn how CHW's and community members who are Black feel about research and research participation, but also identify strategies and tools to bring more effectiveness in preventing and treating illness.
Based on this information, we will make recommendations public through an article to researchers.
ACTIVITIES
A Vision of Change is in the business of changing and shaping lives. The work we do at our Non-Profit Organization is aimed at providing a holistic approach to improve the health and well-being of community residents by raising personal health awareness through informing, educating and supporting those who need it. We make sure our partners are empowered by creating opportunities for individuals and communities.
CONTACT A VISION OF CHANGE
Get in touch with A Vision of Change to learn more about our work and how you can get involved.
Main office location:
10403 Somerset Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44108
For more information, contact us at: avocinc1993@gmail.com
Phone: (216) 703-2339
