About Us
Our mission is to assist women and youth in creating positive life outcomes through female-
centered programs that are relevant, progressive, and empowering.
Founder and CEO of Change Your Story, and Stream 180 Angela Williams Ross is the epitome of determination and compassion.
Angela is socially known as a businesswoman, who loves helping and giving to others. She is originally from Mobile, Alabama, but has been a part of the Atlanta community for many years. Angela has worked in the school system for 25 years as a volunteer mentor to the children and staff.
She is also a student at Georgia Military College, majoring in Business Management. Also, she has received many awards which include Volunteer of the Year in 2018 for Fulton County Schools, one of the largest school systems in Georgia.
Change Your Story is based on helping women, teens, and girls to succeed in all areas of their life. Angela is also bringing awareness to sexual molestation against children and sex trafficking of children and women. While growing up, her mom was addicted to drugs and alcohol and Angela never really had a family member to support her dreams, and her passions as an adolescent.
Beginning in 2015, however, she began using pieces of her story to help with development of her nonprofit. She also based a mission statement and purpose of her nonprofit off the name itself. Angela considers the tragedies of her story beneficial because she has never let those situations affect her negatively.
She is pleased with knowing that she can use her story to show women and teens that you don’t have to look and act like what you’ve been through and she considers herself to be a living witness of that.
Angela Williams Ross, CEO & Founder
Our Partners
The Promised Child, Inc.
Science Partner
Contact: Karissa Williams, President
Address: 252 W Ardice Ave Unit 1021, Eustis, FL 32726
Phone: 352-780-1739 | Email: info@thepromisedchild.org
EIN: 85-1679392
The Promised Child (TPC) is an international nonprofit with offices in Florida and Monrovia, Liberia. TPC provides education and agricultural solutions to address literacy, food insecurity, and poverty in underserved Liberian communities. For STREAM 180, TPC connects youth in Georgia to youth in Liberia through cross-cultural enrichment activities focused on agriculture as a sustainable pathway to economic self-sufficiency.
S.M.A.R.T., Inc.
Reading/Research Partner
Contact: Toyin Fadina, Executive Director
Address: 75 Pleasant Hill Rd., Lilburn, GA 30047
Phone: (678) 664-9316 | Email: toyinfadina@gmail.com
EIN: 81-3370474
S.M.A.R.T. (Single Mothers of America Resource Team) is a metro Atlanta nonprofit focused on empowering single-parent families through tutoring, mentoring, and life-skills programs. For STREAM 180, S.M.A.R.T. facilitates a virtual international book club and literacy exchange between Georgia students and youth in Dubai and Nigeria, emphasizing global awareness and reading comprehension.
Talents of Our Generation, Inc.
Arts Partner
Contact: Samantha Rao, Executive Director
Address: 4302 Paces Park Dr., Decatur, GA 30033
Phone: (470) 305-3593 | Email: samantha@talentsofourgeneration.org
Talents of Our Generation, Inc. (TOG) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Decatur, GA that supports justice-involved youth through trauma-informed, arts-based programming. TOG begins engagement inside youth detention centers and continues support post-release with group mentorship, therapy, and SEL workshops. As part of STREAM 180, TOG will provide Art Therapy on Thursdays, including delivery of its 12-week "Power Within" social-emotional learning (SEL) series. In addition, TOG will refer youth 3 exiting Rockdale, Atlanta, DeKalb, and Gwinnett County juvenile systems into the program for ongoing enrichment and community-based support.
eGhana Volunteers Academy
Technology Partner
Contact: Nana Otibribi, Executive Director
Address #1037 Suffork Way, Fairfield, CA 94533
Phone: (520) 977-5840 | Email: n.otibribi@eghanaacademy.org
eGhana Volunteers Academy empowers rural Ghanaian communities through education, workforce development, and sustainable practices. The organization promotes STEM and water access through collaborative projects with local schools. For STREAM 180, eGhana connects students to peers in Ghana to explore engineering and technology-based solutions for safe water access in the Oti and Volta regions.
Capture the Nations, Inc.
Engineering Partner
Contact: Lakeisa Capers, President
Address: 2764 Pleasant Road Suite A #905, Fort Mill, SC 29708
Phone: (253) 327-5475 | Email: keisacapers@gmail.com
Capture the Nations is a mission-driven nonprofit that empowers under-resourced women internationally through vocational training, microenterprise support, and discipleship. As STREAM 180’s “Engineering” partner, Capture the Nations provides real-world challenges that allow youth to design and propose engineering solutions that address global issues—bridging classroom learning with real-world application.
Women’s Business Center
Math Partner
Contact: Rachel Davis, Executive Director
Address: 3070 N Main St, Kennesaw, GA 30144
Phone: (770) 694-6593 | Email: rdavis@greaterwealthworks.org
Greater Wealth Works, home of the SBA-funded Women’s Business Center, empowers aspiring entrepreneurs with skills in business development and financial literacy. For STREAM 180, the Center helps youth explore entrepreneurship, conduct small business feasibility studies, and apply math concepts to budgeting, payroll, and money management in hands-on learning labs.