HOMELESSNESS IS A SOLVABLE PROBLEM.
Cities across the country are using a variety of solutions to end homelessness, and in your city, it all starts with you. Change happens when we all take responsibility for our city and our streets and decide we are going to make a difference. One easy way to do that is to Skate for Change.
Skating for Change is as simple as:
Gather
Text some friends, classmates, coworkers or family members.
Skate
Pick a day, grab skateboards, longboards, bikes and head downtown in your city.
Give
Hand out donations to people on the street, at the skate spot, at the local shelter.
IMPACT REPORT
1,020
Estimated number of Skate for Change activations since 2012
11
# of countries with active Skate for Change chapters
50,011
Socks we’ve handed out in the last two years
3,060
Estimated individuals have participated in Skate for Change
CITY LEADER MAP
Phoenix, Arizona
Chapter Head: Jon Ruybalid
Contact:
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Chapter Head: Jennifer Gwinnup
Contact: gwinnup5@icloud.com
Check out Grand Rapids in the news!
Photo: @SaltyCurfew
Surprise, Arizona
Washington D.C.
Chapter Head: Matthew Nicholas
Contact: mnicholas066@outlook.com
Martinez, California
Chapter Head: Brian Burns
Contact: bburns@martinez.k12.ca.us
St. George, Utah
Chapter Head: Kaysha Sorensen
Contact: kayshalesa@gmail.com
Omaha, Nebraska
West Point, New York
Chapter Head: Marina Camacho
Contact: Marina.Camacho@usma.edu
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Las Vegas, Nevada
Kansas City, Missouri
Denver, Colorado
Chapter Head: Shawn Pate
Contact: shawngpate@gmail.com
Lincoln, Nebraska
Chapter Head: Alex Ruybalid
Contact: Alex@skateforchange.org
Photo: @Aawhanawhan
San Diego, California
Seattle, Washington
Chapter Head: Ejay O’Donnell
Contact: Ejay@skateforchange.org
Baltimore, Maryland
Chapter Head: Kevin Scott
Contact: kevin.scott2016@baltimorecitycollege.us
Des Moines, Iowa
Chapter Head: Kellen Hesseltine
Contact: kellenhesseltine@gmail.com
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Chapter Heads: Anna Dean and Savannah Glasscock
Contact: dean1ae@cmich.edu
Boston, Massachusetts
Chapter Head: Cooper Johnson
Chapter Contact: cjohnsonsu6@gmail.com
Atlanta, Georgia
Chapter Head: Max Ellis
Chapter Contact: sfcatlanta@gmail.com
Billings, Montana
Chapter Head: Austin Johnson
Contact: austin.johnson.t71@gmail.com
Hampstead, Maryland
Chapter Head: Jacqueline Valeria Gonzalez Ayala
Chapter Contact: jacquesvale30@gmail.com
Nashville, Tennessee
Chapter Head: Andrew Papa
Chapter Contact: andrewpapa.33@gmail.com
Rapid City, South Dakota
Chapter Head: Lynne Steinley
Chapter Contact: ozthegreatandpowerful12@gmail.com
Monmouth, New Jersey
Chapter Head: Joseph Chiusano
Chapter Contact: kid515@optonline.net
Red Oak, Texas
Chapter Head: Reginald Graham
Chapter Contact: regi.graham@gmail.com
New York, New York
Chapter Head: Malcolm Barbee
Chapter Contact: Malcolmkbarbee@yahoo.com
Cortez, Colorado
Chapter Head: Andrew McAlpin
Chapter Contact: angusmcalpin@mac.com
Norfolk, Nebraska
Chapter Head: Hunter Bergman
Chapter Contact: hbergman98@gmail.com
Chicago, Illinois
Chapter Head: Luis Salmon
Chapter Contact: jedet93@gmail.com
Chula Vista, California
Chapter Head: Michael Chavez
Chapter Contact: mchavez28@sweetwaterschools.net
Nairobi, Kenya
Chapter Head: Antony mwangi
Chapter Contact: mwangikihugu100@gmail.com
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Chapter Head: Brad Hay
Chapter Contact: brad.j.hay@gmail.com
Chico, California
Chapter Head: Jordan Deas
Chapter Contact: jordandeas22@yahoo.com
Kerala, India
Chapter Head: Ananya Aswin
Chapter Contact: ananya.aswin@gmail.com
Denver, Colorado
Chapter Head: Daniel Boyles
Chapter Contact: dboyles303@gmail.com
Santa Clarita, California
Chapter Head: Bailey Hill
Chapter Contact: baileymariehill@gmail.com
Canberra, Australia
Chapter Head: Seth Eason
Chapter Contact: slicer092@gmail.com
St. Louis, Missouri
Chapter Head: Wendy Walden
Chapter Contact: noxtalksbusiness@gmail.com
Tampa, Florida
Chapter Head: Michael Distler
Chapter Contact: distlermike26@gmail.com
Chino Hills, California
Chapter Head: Mitwa Joshi
Chapter Contact: mitwa234@gmail.com
Canton, Michigan
Chapter Head: Alex White
Chapter Contact: White.alex207@gmail.com
Slocan, BC, Canada
Chapter Head: Joel Pelletier
Chapter Contact: info@joelpelletier.ca
Puyallup, Washington
Chapter Head: Gavin Kovacs
Chapter Contact: Ghkovacs62@gmail.com
Monterey, California
Chapter Head: Jonathan Casas Ramirez
Chapter Contact: jcasasramirez2374@mpc.edu
Orange County, California
Chapter Head: JOHNSON CHHUN
Chapter Contact: johnsonchhun@gmail.com
Bend, Oregon
Chapter Leader: Sam Schmidt
Leader Contact: Samuel.r.schmidt@gmail.com Instagram: @osumosamo
Montgomery, Texas
Chapter Leader: Kory Capps
Chapter Contact: koryc5198@gmail.com
Houston, Texas
Chapter Leader: Ana Lorant
Leader Contact: analorant@hotmail.com
Jefferson City, Missouri
Chapter Leader: Destiny Thomas
Chapter Contact: dhavenstl@gmail.com
Mills, Wyoming
Chapter Head: Olivia Donner
Chapter Contact: oliviadonnerismee@gmail.com
Chilliwack, British Columbia
Chapter Head: Caitlyn Ercanbrack
Chapter Contact: caitycat1217@icloud.com
West Creek, New Jersey
In September of 2018, we elected Zachary Strang as an honor chapter leader of West Creek, New Jersey. Zachary lived his life loving to skate and help others. After his untimely passing, his family has dedicated their time to being active in causes Zach would have been in his honor. We are so lucky to be teaming up with the Strang family on initiatives like our #20kbyXmas drive to put socks on the feet of 20,000 people experiencing homeless before Christmas.
Montgomery County, Maryland
Chapter Leader: Moira Grasso
Chapter Contact: Moiragrasso72@gmail.com
Amesbury, Massachusetts
Chapter Leader: Miles Hammond
Leader Contact: miles.chaken@gmail.com
Temecula, California
Chapter Head: Brady Adair
Chapter Contact: bradyadair@yahoo.com
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Chapter Leader: John Dodson, Jarrid Lopez
Chapter Contact: john.dodson@jostens.com
Madison, Wisconsin
Toronto, Ontario
Chapter Leader: Yash Presswalla
Chapter Contact: yash@impactskateclub.com
Columbus, Ohio
Chapter Leader: Jeremy and Kellie Gedert
Chapter Contact: kelliegedert@gmail.com
Raleigh, North Carolina
Chapter Leader: Susan Plattner
Chapter Contact: Calebsmama19@gmail.com
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Chapter Leader: Kathryn Schenk
Chapter Contact: twistidsister42069@gmail.com
Yakima, Washington
Chapter Head:Carter Edler
Chapter Contact: carter.edler@wyotech.edu
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
City Leader: Flora Manson
Leader Contact: flozmanson@gmail.com
Shelbyville, Tennessee
City Leader: Daemyan Russell
City Contact: daemeyanr@icloud.com
Brooklyn, New York
City Leader: Julia Gordon
Leader Contact: eagordon06@gmail.com
Corvallis, Oregon
City Leader: Alyssa Ely
Leader Contact: alyssaiely@gmail.com
Smyrna, Tennessee
City Leader: Artemis Carlisle
Leader Contact: rartemiscarlisle@gmail.com
Santa Cruz, California
City Leader: Jazmine Miles
Leader Contact: jmiles2018@hotmail.com
Tulsa, Oklahoma
City Leader: Trenton Eden
Leader Contact: united.trenton@gmail.com
Norfolk, Nebraska
City Leader: Caden Tucker
Leader Contact: cadenrtucker@gmail.com
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
City Leader: Merlijn Crombach
Leader Contact: chromebach@gmail.com
Santa Barbara, California
City Leader: Ginny Miller/Miller Family
Leader Contact: ginnymiller@mac.com
Los Angeles, California
City Leader: Estelito Manansala
Leader Contact: estelitomanansala@yahoo.com
Stuttgart, Germany
City Leader: Becky Rhoden
Leader Contact: rrho2335@student.dodea.edu
Orlando, Florida
City Leader: Amanda Kiener-Tobias
City Leader Contact: amandakienertobias@gmail.com
Tuscon, Arizona
City Leader: Vivian Latvala
Leader Contact: latvalavivian@gmail.com
Chico, California
City Leader: Jacob Zivanovich
Leader Contact: jzivanovich@mail.csuchico.edu
Kalamazoo, Michigan
City Leader: Dwayne Kole
Leader Contact: dwaynemkole42@gmail.com
Woodstock, Illinois
City Leader: rmutert1@gmail.com
Leader Contact: Rob Mutert
Dover, New Hampshire
City Leader: Jack Gosselin
Leader Contact: jackgosselin19.jg@gmail.com
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
City Leader: Miklas Davey
Leader Contact: midavey@islux.lu
Buffalo, New York
City Leader: Zoe Kaminski
Leader Contact: zoekaminski1@gmail.com
Wilmington, North Carolina
City Leader: Abby Guckenberger
Leader Contact: tqgarg@gmail.com
Auckland, New Zealand
City Leader: John Roberts
Leader Contact: john@olivertrey.com
Southbend, Michigan
City Leader: Mac Lange
Leader Contact: maguirelange2006@icloud.com
Gallipolis, Ohio
City Leader: Isabella Chapman
Leader Contact: ichapman4510@gmail.com>
Buffalo, New York
City Leader: Danial Khan
Leader Email: danialkh@buffalo.edu
The Hague
City Leader: Francesca Tunesi
Leader Contact: francesca.tunesi@gmail.com
Omaha, Nebraska
City Leader: Cassidy Parks
Leader Contact: cassidyalexisparks@gmail.com
Grand Rapids, Michigan
City Leader: Cooper Dlugos
Leader Contact: coopersd036@gmail.com
Northridge, CA
City Leader: Angelo Devlin
Leader Contact: angelodevlin@hotmail.com
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
City Leader: Jon Sedor
Leader Contact: jon.sedor@gmail.com
Newport, Washington
City Leader: Chris Rivard
Leader Contact: Chrisrivard5@gmail.com
Las Vegas, NV
City Leader: Heather Zepeda
Leader Contact: chainieh@yahoo.com
Toronto, Ontario Canada
City Leader: Casey Appleby
Leader Contact: caseyappleby459@gmail.com
Phoenix, Arizona
City Leader: Bradley Santiago
Leader Contact: bradleysantiago16@gmail.com
Everett, Pennsylvania
City Leader: Willow Harman
Leader Contact: wharman1215@icloud.com
Grays Harbor County, Washington
City Leader: Michelle Evans
Leader Contact: michevan2524@icloud.com
Riverbank, California
City Leader: Macy Forte
Leader Contact: macyforte01604@gmail.com
Lancaster, California
City Leader: Chris Maye
Leader Contact: cmmaye1@gmail.com
Toledo, Ohio
City Leader: JosephSzalkowski
Leader Contact: josephszalkowski@outlook.com
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
City Leader: Crystal Moriarty
Leader Contact: crystal.moriarty@gmail.com
Las Vegas, Nevada
City Leader: Tensaye Woldesenbet
Leader Contact: tensayewol@yahoo.com
Newark, New Jersey
City Leader: Garden State Roller Derby
Leader Contact: brennamead@gmail.com
Omaha, Nebraska
City Leader: Catie Hassard
Leader Contact: Catie.hassard.420@gmail.com
