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- EIN 26-2333511
- (202) 383-4543
- 400 E St Sw Washington DC 20024-3246 USA
- www.kidpowerdc.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Children & Youth, Philanthropy, Voluntarism Promotion, Youth Development - Agricultural, Youth Development - Citizenship, Youth Development Programs
Mission: Kid power inspires youth leadership by promoting academic advancement, physical and emotional wellness, and positive civic engagement in underserved communities throughout the district of columbia. Continued on schedule okid power is the only nonprofit expanded learning program offering a three-pronged approach to helping underserved dc students grow and become engaged leaders in their communities. Kid power helps youth succeed academically, empowers them to become engaged leaders and responsible citizens, and encourages them to make healthy living choices. Kid power students work every day to build a stronger, healthier district. In fy17, after-school and summer programs served over 500 students at 6 dc public schools and in school programs served over 1,000 students monthly.
Programs: Kid power's after school programs operate for 3 hours/day monday-friday for 38 weeks. Core after-school programs include: 1) academic power hour: students participate in homework help and engage in hands-on activities aligned to the common core standards, but implemented through small group instruction; 2) the citizenship project: using a literacy-building and civic engagement curriculum, students study us history and the building blocks of citizenship and implement community action projects; and 3) the veggietime project: students study nutrition and the environment, operate school gardens, participate in healthy cooking classes, sell produce at markets, and implement nutrition and environmental service projects.
in kid power's daily 5 week summer leadership academy, students engage in academic, enrichment, and recreational activities. Each morning, they rotate through three 45-min classes (stem, english language arts, and citizenship) taught by contracted dc public school teachers. Students are broken down into small groups and work with high school and college mentors to reach individual academic and social goals. In the afternoons, students participate in hands-on activities aligned to kid power's veggietime curriculum. They participate in stem garden lessons and healthy cooking classes with produce from their own garden. Students also engage in entrepreneurial and workforce preparedness experience by creating a food product (pickles, hot sauce, etc) to sell at local farmers markets.