For K-Kids, partnerships are an exciting opportunity — and the right partnerships are paramount. We welcome partnerships that align with our mission and help the communities, children and families we serve.

Help K-Kids help the world.

K-Kids is an ideal program for partners who want to make a big difference in the lives of inspired and motivated children. K-Kids has more than 22,000 members in over 1,000 clubs. These clubs need several forms of support from nonprofit organizations, businesses and government agencies: providing places where students can conduct service activities, donating supplies and money, working together on service projects, and providing speakers who can inform and inspire them.

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Places for service

Offer K-Kids a place for service to happen. Animal shelters, food pantries, museums and hospitals are some of the nonprofit locations where K-Kids do hands-on service — or donate the supplies or money they raise. Public parks, libraries, schools, historic sites and city streets are a few of the government-funded locations where members can do clean-ups, create public art, help patrons, host walk-a-thons and more.

Donations

K-Kids clubs need donations of money or items for drives (such as canned and boxed food, toiletries, books, clothing and household items). They use art supplies for club activities and food for events. They hold fundraisers to help children’s hospitals, medical research, homeless shelters and other causes. Generous local businesses (such as grocery stores, art stores, supercenters and restaurants) and individual donors contribute these resources.

Partnering on service

Some partners want to engage with K-Kids clubs to carry out service. Clubs welcome this! For example:

• A restaurant may hold a K-Kids night where a portion of sales are donated to the club and members help serve customers.

• A club can partner with a local bookstore on a book drive, during which customers buy items to donate to a collection box at the store while the K-Kids collect books at their school.

• A club can work with an animal shelter on a pet adoption campaign. The members create and distribute flyers to homerooms and the organization’s staff speaks at a school assembly and works with school families interested in adopting.

Speakers

K-Kids members learn — and teach other young people — about all kinds of local causes and places that make life better. Clubs seek guest speakers who make presentations at school assemblies or speak at club meetings. Speakers have included staff members of animal shelters, firefighters, mayors, parks department leaders, medical researchers, doctors, shelter directors and others.

Kiwanis International partnerships

For Kiwanis International, corporate and service partnerships are an exciting way to maximize service. The organization works with partners that align with its mission and preserve the trust of Kiwanis family members and those we serve. Learn more about each company or organization and how K-Kids works with each one.