Kiwanis International Foundation’s Children’s Fund
Kiwanis International Foundation's Children's Fund enables
individual Kiwanis members, non-Kiwanians, and businesses to assist the
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 this program.
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.
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