Our Program


WHO WE ARE

http://images2.layoutsparks.com/1/103112/single-star-black-design.gif Since 1999, kids.now has been providing youth in grades 7 & 8 with free after school mentoring programs. More than 11,000 kids have been empowered to believe in themselves and make positive choices so they reach their full potential.

 

WHERE WE ARE

http://images2.layoutsparks.com/1/103112/single-star-black-design.gif In schools across the GTA, Edmonton, Saint John and Fredericton, our 12 week programs match 10 students with qualified fully trained volunteer mentors who lead them through a curriculum-based program endorsed by leading educators.

 

OUR MENTORS

http://images2.layoutsparks.com/1/103112/single-star-black-design.gif Our mentors include employees from leading corporate partners, university students and even former kids.now participants like Shanika Mallawaratchi, winner of the State Farm 2010 Community Action Hero contest. They all have in common the desire to make a difference in kids’ lives.

 

WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT US

http://images2.layoutsparks.com/1/103112/single-star-black-design.gif “We are really pleased to be partnering with kids.now to offer many of our students the opportunity to work with a mentor that will help students discover who they are and what they can become,” says Dr. Chris Spence, Director of  Education for the Toronto District School Board. “I know from personal experience the value of mentorship and I encourage students to get involved and let their journeys begin.”

http://images2.layoutsparks.com/1/103112/single-star-black-design.gif The new program has received rave reviews from youth development experts, including Dr. Michael Ungar, author of more than 10 books and 75 articles on youth.

http://images2.layoutsparks.com/1/103112/single-star-black-design.gif “(The new program) is impressive and shows the thoughtfulness that went into its design,” said Dr. Michael Ungar. “The material looks well balanced, sensitive to diversity, with lots of good engaging content… Congrats to you and your staff on another amazing initiative!”

 

WHY WE DO THIS

http://images2.layoutsparks.com/1/103112/single-star-black-design.gif Our participants have gone on to graduate and build great careers, like Carey Escoffery, graduate of the first-ever kids.now program and a successful corporate real estate adviser.

http://images2.layoutsparks.com/1/103112/single-star-black-design.gif “kids.now helped set me on the right path…I credit kids.now with helping me develop a “forward thinking” mentality early on, that contributed to both my academic and professional success. kids.now helped get me where I am today.”