Completely KIDS

Completely KIDS ensures that our families have access to the knowledge and skills necessary to break the cycle of poverty. Every day, we work for a world where children are the future, family is the foundation and the community is inclusive.

Completely KIDS educates and empowers kids and families to create a safe, healthy, successful and connected community. When you support Completely KIDS with your time, talents, and dollars, you make a lasting impact on thousands of kids and families in our community.

Completely KIDS serves 2,500 children ages 4-14, (and by extension, their families), with a depth of critical services before and after school and all summer long. We partner with ten OPS schools, one parochial school, and several community-based organizations, including homeless shelters.

SERVICES:

▪ Hands-on curriculum with a focus on reading STEM and classroom readiness

▪ Healthy meals at-site, hands-on-skills in our teaching kitchen, and bags of weekend food

▪ Swimming lessons and water safety skills

▪ Mental health services

▪ Music lessons

▪ Leadership and teen employment programs

▪ Nature exploration classrooms and care of community garden

▪ Classes in ESL, literacy, GED for adults

Your Dollars in Action:

Your gift of $12 feeds a child for a weekend - often the only food available.

Here are other ways to give:

▪ Field Trips: Your $25 gift gives one child four experiences other wise not enjoyed.

▪ Family Night Fun: $50 provides a hot meal for eight and fun activities to strengthen family relationships.

▪ Service Learning Awareness: When you give $100, two children enjoy an eight-week service-learning experience that enhances. their awareness of community issues.

▪ Language Literacy: 25 parents gain English language literacy with your give of $250.

▪ Nutritious and Cooking Classes: Help us expand knowledge of nutrition and how to cook healthy meals. Your $500 gift provides a six-week cooking class for 15 children.

▪ Academic Support and Enrichment: Knowledge and the ability to learn propel children toward being responsible citizens. Your $1,000 gift provides 20 kids with academic support by trained professionals for a week.