2020 community impact
Big Helpings given by KIDS CARE to date:
8th BIG HELPING: "BACKING THE NEED" SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE PARTNERED WITH THE COBB COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
New Video coming soon recapping our "Backing the Need" School Supply Drive. All collected Donations were Given to the following local nonprofits who distributed the school supplies to students in need. Cool Kids Committee, Family Promise of Marietta, Ser Familia, Simple Needs of GA, Live Safe Resources, Safe Path and The Center for Family Resources. HELPING COMPLETED AUGUST 2021
7th BIG HELPING: FOOD DRIVE
3,111 Food Donations were collected and given to Cobb Senior Services, The Center for Family Resources, The Salvation Army, and M.U.S.T. Ministries. HELPING COMPLETED FEBRUARY 2021
6TH BIG HELPING: BOOK & SHOE DRIVE BENEFITING - ECO-SNEAKERS, LIVESAFE RESOURCES, COBB PROJECT LIT (SMITHA MIDDLE SCHOOL) & BOOKS FOR AFRICA
1,583 Books & 227 Pairs of Shoes were COLLECTED and GIVEN. HELPING COMPLETED 10/21/2020.
5TH BIG HELPING: KINDNESS CARDS FOR LOCAL HOSPITAL, FIRE, EMS, POLICE & 911 DISPATCH
KIDS CARE collected 1,125 handmade Kindness Cards for our Frontline workers. Cards were given to Hospital Staff, Fire, EMS, Police & 911 Dispatch Personnel. HELPINGS ONGOING
4TH BIG HELPING: HOLIDAY CARDS FOR OVERSEAS MILITARY SERVICE MEN/WOMEN
KIDS CARE collected 739 handmade Holiday Cards for our military members who won't be home for the holidays. We donated all of our cards to "Hugs for Soldiers" who handles the delivery of the cards. HELPING COMPLETED NOVEMBER 24, 2019
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3RD BIG HELPING: PARK PICK UP'S
KIDS CARE is ALWAYS up to cleaning up the local parks, waterways and anywhere we see litter! Come join us at our next park clean up and take time to care! If you can't join us then you can pick up litter on your own time and still participate with us by joining us on the Litterati App. This app is a global litter tracking app and will keep track of what litter is found where, and how much litter you pick up. Join our Litterati Club Team "Kids-care2018" and help us clean up our world. Be the change. HELPING ONGOING
2ND BIG HELPING: ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
Project "Straw-Over": On March 17, 2019 we met at Marietta Square (Marietta, GA) to hand out alternative straws & plastic straw pollution facts. The purpose of the mission was to raise awareness about the damaging effects of plastic straws on our environment - in particular the ocean and all marine life. We had 12 businesses who accepted our Eco-friendly straw donations (paper & hay) and countless citizens who received some of thousands of Eco-friendly straws we distributed. We also gave away free coloring pages with the logo that was designed by Mrs. Martha Frew of Jackson Michigan. Thank You Mrs. Frew. Thank you HAY! Straws, Eco-pliant & Sea Straw Co for your generous donation of straws. HELPING ONGOING
1ST BIG HELPING: BOOK DRIVE
Proud to say that our local kids and families collected 1,116 books. These books were then sorted and donated to a combination of the following organizations: Vietnam Veterans of America, M.U.S.T Ministries, Books for Africa and the Center for Children and Young Adults (a shelter for up to 40 homeless children).
HELPING COMPLETED FALL 2018.
KIDS CARE has also volunteered for our community at:
"Cookies for Cops": January 31, 2020
- Kerstin Kruse Liberty , a private citizen organized over 200 bakers/volunteers to make & take cookies to all of Paulding County's Public Safety Officers. In support of Kerstin's kindness we delivered some sweetness to Hiram Police Department, Hiram, GA.
- https://www.facebook.com/kidscare2018/photos/a.402735273879294/642803519872467/?type=3&theater