Services
Thousands of meals, thousands of miles, and thousands of hours each year.
Each year, Kids of the Community offers children thousands of meals, drives thousands of miles, provides clothing and food to families, and spends thousands of hours guiding children and helping them grow.
Counselors
Many of our teen and young-adult counselors were participants in Kids of the Community when they were younger. Children who show an interest can become counselors-in-training at age 13.
Counselors guide children through after-school activities, Super Saturdays, and summer camp. Each counselor is assigned fewer than a dozen children for more personal attention. They help kids practice reading, lead discussions on values and citizenship, and help prepare and serve meals.
Meals
Food insecurity is a major problem for poverty-level children. We've learned that kids who rely on school breakfast and lunch may not have dinner during the week, or enough food on Saturday and Sunday.
To bridge that gap, we serve dinner three to four afternoons a week during the school year. On Saturdays we serve breakfast and lunch, and send kids home with leftovers for Sunday.
Over 150,000 meals have been served since the program began. Food and cash donations keep it going.
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Transportation
In the early days, volunteers drove children in their own cars. A passenger van donated by the McMinnville Breakfast Rotary Club let us carry many more kids.
Just like a school bus, our vans pick children up after school, bring them to the KOTC facility, and drive them home at the end of the day. During summer camp the vans pick kids up from home each morning, and they carry children to hiking, kayaking, swimming and special events.
Fuel, insurance, and repairs are major expenses — donations help keep the vans rolling.
Clothing, Food & Household Items
Kids are constantly outgrowing their clothes and shoes, so we run “The Store.” Donations from the community let us provide clothing and shoes for kids — plus clothes for parents and household items — to families in need.
Frozen food and canned goods are also distributed to the families of children enrolled in the program.
Donate clothing & items