KIDS CARE Nonprofit

💚Money you donate today will be used to bestow kindness unto others in the days of tomorrow.💙  

We THANK YOU deeply for your monetary support, kindness & connections. 

🌏KIDS = Kindness In Doing Service 
🌏CARE = Connecting And Respecting Everyone 

KIDS CARE is a service learning nonprofit, located in Marietta, GA.  

We create youth community service experiences, encourage Kindness & promote environmental stewardship.  

We provide a space for youth to explore and voice their ideas/desires on how and who they would like to help in the community.

We offer monthly volunteer opportunities for ALL AGES. Intergenerational volunteering allows for growth, giving and exchanging of life energy/ideas which creates a well rounded and beneficial experience for all ages.  Most of our volunteer experiences stem from the kids ideas on how and who they want to serve.  

All volunteer experiences are used as service learning opportunities to discuss a range of social and emotional topics including empathy, compassion, kindness, awareness of the needs of others plus the in depth learning one acquires from hands on helping.  Always connecting to our hearts and the needs of others.

💙COMMUNITY SERVICE EXPERIENCES & HELPINGS WE'VE GIVEN LISTED ON NEXT TAB💙

(Or visit: https://sites.google.com/view/kidscarecommunityimpact/home)

OUR STORY

WHY WE ARE VOLUNTEERING

KIDS CARE was started by an 8-year-old girl who wanted the world to know that kids do care. Jaida Burke was given a homeschool assignment to make an acrostic poem with any choice of words. She received the assignment while driving around in the car and finished it in a few short minutes. She chose the word "KIDS," and when her mom asked her what it stood for, she said, "Kindness In Doing Service."

Pulling over right away, she and her mom had a fantastic talk about why she chose those words, what she wanted to do, why she wanted to do it, and with whom she wanted to do it. Jaida said she wanted to start a club with kids to do nice things for other people, the way kids wanted to do it. Jaida and her mother, Amie Burke, created the second half of their name, CARE, which is also an acrostic poem and stands for "Connecting And Respecting Everyone."

With Jaida's idea, KIDS CARE was instantly born as a kids' club in the fall of 2018.  After a short time, it was determined that there was a need within our community to offer a way for kids of all ages to volunteer, and so KIDS CARE became an official nonprofit in January of 2019. The core mission remains the same: to create opportunities for youth to serve in our community. The kids' ideas for community service are heard and supported, with Amie turning these into monthly opportunities for kids and families to serve in Cobb County.  KIDS CARE also promotes Kindness and encourages environmental stewardship.

Jaida is now 14 years old and a huge part of the decision making process and heart of our nonprofit.  Together, this mother/daughter duo continues to engage our community by activating volunteers, spreading kindness, connecting with local businesses and giving them an opportunity to shine their generosity and caring for our neighbors by offering services to heal their hearts for a moment.

JOIN US!

👉 We are looking to form new partnerships with donors, corporate sponsors, and supporters to help us on our mission.👈

Your donation supports our efforts to engage youth in community service and support our neighbors with in-kind donations.

Come join us - give back to our community, express Kindness and make the world a better place - one Kind act at a time!

▶ KIDS CARE MEDIA LINKS:

• Cobb Collaborative Blog Aug 14, 2024: Kindness Always Wins: A Q&A with KIDS CARE, a local non-profit
• Marietta Daily Journal July 22, 2024: "Backing the Need" Returns to the Civic Center 
• Atlanta News First: Service Through Theater
• Video Interview with Mr. Darl Champion of The Champion Firm: School Supply Drive & Goals!
• May 5, 2023 Bold Journey Magazine Interview 
• Feb. 2, 2023 Canvas Rebel Magazine Interview: Who is KIDS CARE?
• July 2022 Marietta Daily Journal Interview: School Supply Drive
• Jan. 2022 Voyage ATL Magazine Interview: Who we are & How we Started
• Aug 2021 Marietta Stories Podcast: Who we are & Backing the Need 
• April 2020 Business RadioX, Customer Experience Radio: Who are we and what are doing during Covid 
• Q99.7 "The Bert Show" Radio Interview:  Such a fun interview about our mission to get Kindness Cards to First Responders during Covid. We are working on re-establishing this link.
• Patch Article:  https://patch.com/georgia/marietta/atl-girl-9-collecting-thank-you-cards-first-responders
• Patch Article:  https://patch.com/georgia/marietta/marietta-girl-9-sends-nearly-800-cards-military-troops
• 11 Alive News video & article:  https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/mynews/east-cobb/9-year-old-is-spreading-joy-one-project-at-a-time/85-5883286b-1039-4ae9-b693-995796941372

THANK YOU FOR LEARNING MORE ABOUT OUR SMALL NONPROFIT!

We hope to connect soon.

💙 KIDS  CARE 💚