kids.now

Give the Gift of Time: Volunteer now to become a kids.now coach, and mentor kids in your community this spring. You can help kids build life-success skills, while developing your own leadership and communication skills. You'll be fully trained by kids.now, and receive a program manual to lead you through each session. Fill out our coach application to be considered for programs beginning in March.

Spare Change to Make Change: You can change a kid's life today. Make a donation to kids.now through CanadaHelps. You can also donate via your annual United Way campaign donation form by selecting "other" and indicating that you'd like funds to be directed to kids.now.

Carol for kids: Bring back a fun holiday tradition and raise funds for a good cause at the same time. Knock on doors in your neighbourhood and carol some songs for a donation to kids.now. 

'Tis the season to become a Sponsor: Talk to your company's community affairs or marketing team about supporting kids.now with a holiday donation, annual sponsorship, cause-marketing promotion, or employee grant program. Need ideas? Connect with Alex to explore sponsorship opportunities and benefits associated with being a kids.now sponsor.

Nominate a School: Talk to a local elementary school in your community about running a free kids.now program. Once the school has confirmed their interest, fill in our online form, and we'll do the rest!

Wrap Up some Prizing: Supply student prizing for kids.now programs. or subsidize food and beverages for our end-of-program parties. Drop Paula a line to be added to our program donor list. 

Communicate for the Cause: Post a kids.now banner on your website, or feature information on volunteer coach-mentor opportunities on your company intranet, or in your newsletter. Ask Karen how you can access kids.now banner ads or custom editorial content to help us get the word out.

Throw a kids' Holiday Party: We're big fans of third-party fundraisers. Throw a holiday party and ask guests to make a donation to kids.now in lieu of a gift.

Follow us on Twitter and Facebook!: Stay current with kids.now news, access valuable content on youth development, and connect with other supporters through our Twitter and Facebook pages. If you Twitter, spread the word by retweeting our posts. If you're on Facebook, add us to your profile as Facebook cause

Donate Space or Ink: Donate ad space from your corporate media buy for kids.now advertising, or ask your print production suppliers to donate their services for our program advertising or collateral. Contact Karen at 416.465.7277 to find out how.

Join the Great Canadian Giving Challenge: CanadaHelps has challenged all Canadians to set up a GivingPage and raise funds for their favourite charity this holiday season. It's easy to participate - simply visit the website before December 20, set up your personal GivingPage, then start promoting it to everyone: friends, family, colleagues, etc. by sending out emails, or using your profiles on Twitter, Facebook and Linked-In. You could even challenge your friends to join in and see who can raise the most funds. Of course, please be sure to select kids.now as your charity of choice! Learn more.

Be a kids.now "Friendraiser:" Spread the word and support the work that kids.now does by sending our e-newsletter to a hundred of your closest friends.