About the
Program
REAL Cents REAL Change began through a joint venture between the College of Human Sciences’ Women’s Philanthropy Board and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Lee County in 2010 through a generous grant from the Davison Bruce Foundation.
Today, REAL Cents REAL Change is a division of the Cary Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, an academic center in Auburn University’s College of Human Sciences. REAL Cents REAL Change messages are delivered through a learning series, individual programs and/or in summer residential camps for teens ages 13-18. REAL Cents REAL Change participants become educated and enabled participants to reach their full leadership postential and to be "money smart" and philanthropically engaged citizens. Since its beginning, numerous teens and volunteers have taken part in the REAL Cents REAL Change programming.
REAL Cents REAL Change Residential
The REAL Cents REAL Change Residential camp is made possible through a joint partnership between the Cary Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies and the AU Office of Professional and Continuing Education.
This week-long residential camp is produced by the Cary Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies and College of Human Sciences and empowers teens (ages 13-18) through education, leadership and philanthropy. Throughout REAL Cents REAL Change Summer Camp, teen participants learn the basic skills of financial management and how to maximize their philanthropic impact.
Participants will experience campus-life while residing in Auburn's resident dormitories, eating at campus dining facilities, and enjoying evening social and recreational activities.
About the Cary Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies
The Cary Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies is an academic center in the College of Human Sciences. It is the repository of educational programs which involve multi-generational and broad spectrum participants. Cary Center staff work in tandem with the Department of Consumer and Design Sciences to provide instruction in the Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies minor. The Cary Center is located in the historic Halliday Cary Pick house.
