Who We Are
Giving Kids is a group of caring individuals who have identified a need in our communities and are responding. The goal of our group is to ensure that as many children as possible in our elementary school systems have gifts to give to the loved ones in their homes.
Most kids in the regions we serve have the opportunity to participate in a gift-selecting program in their schools already - if they have money to shop with. The problem is, far too many kids want desperately to give - finding the joy of the season quite naturally in the giving as many of us do also - but are unable to do so because their parents have no money to send to school with them for a program like this.
With Giving Kids, each child is allowed to select gifts from a large array of items we've purchased from wholesale outlets. They can select from gifts appropriate for Moms, Dads, Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles, step-parents, and siblings. They are given the gifts that they select, gift-bagged, tagged, and for no cost to them or the school whatsoever. In this way, we are able to keep alive for another year the innate desire of children to give.
The first year, in 2006, Giving Kids was held in the home of one of the volunteers, and served about 20 neighborhood kids. In 2017, Giving Kids will serve 300 kids in four elementary schools. Our goal is to be able to serve every elementary age student in our service areas who is not able to participate in a fee-based gift selection program due to low family income. With the way we've grown, and with the help of volunteers and donors who share our vision, it is very possible to achieve all our visions and goals for Giving Kids!
Most kids in the regions we serve have the opportunity to participate in a gift-selecting program in their schools already - if they have money to shop with. The problem is, far too many kids want desperately to give - finding the joy of the season quite naturally in the giving as many of us do also - but are unable to do so because their parents have no money to send to school with them for a program like this.
With Giving Kids, each child is allowed to select gifts from a large array of items we've purchased from wholesale outlets. They can select from gifts appropriate for Moms, Dads, Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles, step-parents, and siblings. They are given the gifts that they select, gift-bagged, tagged, and for no cost to them or the school whatsoever. In this way, we are able to keep alive for another year the innate desire of children to give.
The first year, in 2006, Giving Kids was held in the home of one of the volunteers, and served about 20 neighborhood kids. In 2017, Giving Kids will serve 300 kids in four elementary schools. Our goal is to be able to serve every elementary age student in our service areas who is not able to participate in a fee-based gift selection program due to low family income. With the way we've grown, and with the help of volunteers and donors who share our vision, it is very possible to achieve all our visions and goals for Giving Kids!