Changing Our Community’s mission is to raise money for the nonprofit of their choice through basketball-related events, such as pickup games and co-ed tournaments. The members of Changing Our Community met through a Japanese immersion program where they learned about cultural exchange; they are all also in the same grade (Seniors at five different Southern California high schools) and all have been through Asian league basketball at some point or another. Changing Our Community motto is “growing up, giving back, and making a difference now and for our future.”