KCAA: Get Balanced with Dr. Marissa #669

KCAA: Get Balanced with Dr. Marissa #669

#669 Jeffrey Sitcov Founder of Doors of Change chats with #drmarissa
Dr. Marissa balancing out all the bad news/problem focused News out there with Good News/Solutions that are helping!
Since 2001, Doors of Change has been transforming the lives of homeless youth, one young person at a time. Originally called Photocharity, the 501(c)(3) has raised over $4.7 million. For more than 20 years we have helped place over 2,200 homeless youth in safe housing and off the streets.
In 2013 the agency identified a significant gap in the services and resources available to “transitional–age-youth” (those between the ages of 16 and 25) and decided to re-brand as Doors of Change and deliver a unique service to address this critical need. Doors of Change works with youth ages 17-25 years old.

Recognizing that trust is often a significant barrier for youth in need of services, Doors of Change selected music and art as a non-threatening way to engage young people living on the streets. By offering music and art instruction in a small group setting, youth are given the opportunity to explore their feelings and challenges through the arts, achieve a sense of mastery for the first time, develop social skills that are positive and constructive, and create a vision for the future that is filled with possibility.

Jeffrey Sitcov is President & Founder of Doors of Change (also known as Photocharity). For over 20 years Jeffrey has been leading an amazing group of committed volunteers to help homeless youth ages 17-25 years old get off the streets of San Diego (and in 13 different states). Over this time the group has helped place over 2,300 homeless youth in long-term safe housing and developed an award-winning music and art program in Ocean Beach (“Taking Music & Art to the Streets”) that has benefited more than 8,300 homeless youth. Elton John, Billy Joel, The Rolling Stones, Carlos Santana, B.B. King, and many others have supported Doors of Change. Jeffrey has received awards locally and nationally, including the San Diego Channel 10 Leadership Award, Torrey Pines Bank Circle of Excellence Award, La Mesa Rotary “Peacemaker of the Year Award," and the Jewish Family Services Volunteer of the Year Award. He was also a semifinalist for the national Volvo For Life Award.