Kiwanis Children’s Fund
The Kiwanis Children's Fund enables individual Kiwanis members, non-Kiwanians, and businesses to assist the Kiwanis International Foundation in serving the children of the world through its grants program.
Skip-A-Meal
Kiwanians and non-Kiwanians who send the cost equivalent of just one meal help fund numerous programs through grants that directly benefit children. The Skip-A-Meal program benefits the Kiwanis Children’s Fund, sponsored by your Kiwanis International Foundation. Read more about Skip-A-Meal and how to participate.
Past Foundation grants include:
Kiwanis Club of Escondido, California-After School Computer Education (ACE) project: To provide tuition funds for Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) students between the ages of 13 and 15 who come from economically stressed families. Students gain skills in computer technology that can be applied toward their academic and future career.
Downtown Kiwanis Club of Little Rock, Arkansas-Pfeifer Kiwanis Camp’s Alternative Classroom Experience: To provide a free summer residential camping program for at-risk children between the ages of eight and 14. The objective of the program is to provide youth involvement, help prevent high-risk behavior, and organize long-term follow up.
Kiwanis Club of Madison East, Madison, Wisconsin-Kedzi School Relocation Project, Ghana, West Africa: To relocate and refurbish Kedzi School to an area that is protected from flooding and erosion.
Kiwanis Club of Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Institute with the Tufts-New England Medical Center’s Floating Hospital for Children, Boston, Massachusetts: To improve and sustain the health of children in the economically deprived Central Balkan region by implementing two educational programs, the American Academy of Pediatrics Neonatal Resuscitation Program and the Perinatal Continuing Education Program. These programs provide critical training in perinatal/neonatal care currently nonexistent in the Central Balkans.
Kiwanis Club of Ramona, California-Romanian Trade School Project for Romanian orphans: To teach orphaned Romanian children trades to aid in job placement upon leaving state-run orphanages.
