TEAM Kids is a great community partner for Cox Communications. We have a common goal of inspiring children to lead and serve beyond the boundaries of the classroom and become the entrepreneurs of tomorrow. The spirit of volunteerism and community and government partnerships achieved by TEAM Kids is refreshing and commendable. Their efforts have a positive impact on our community and the self-confidence of the children who learn they have the power to make a difference in the world!
TEAM Kids is an amazing program which is forming the next generation of leaders in society TODAY! When I work with schools and other child focused groups within the city of Irvine who have not had the pleasure of working with TEAM Kids yet, this is how I describe the TEAM Kids program;
By empowering children; it inspires their heart, stimulates their mind and motivates their hands to build a stronger community, a brighter future and enhances positivity within themselves and others.
I love the schools that partner with TK and I do everything I can to participate side by side of the children throughout the program.
Team Kids recently came to Lafayette Elementary School, located in Long Beach, CA. TK's commitment and professionalism is second to none. As a law enforcement professional, I was impressed how TK empowered these young children and incorporated public safety into their program. At the same time, it was exciting for me to help facilitate bringing TK to Long Beach and to hopefully further expand it in other schools in the future. This is an amazing program and I would recommend it for any school district.
Team Kids is exactly what this world needs! TK is able to bring the community together and allows everyone to realize their important role in it! It is mobilizing children and building important relationships between them and local police/fire men, school faculty, and areas in need. Volunteering for Team Kids for over 10 years, it has shaped me into the person I am today. I would not be pursuing the career I am now if it were not for Team Kids. I am eternally thankful for Julie Hudash and her selfless staff.
TeamKids brings excitement and professionalism a community. I worked side by side with TeamKids during their 2014 roll-out in Arlington and found the staff to be excellent because as they progress toward an uplifting goal, they always engage and empower the youth they are working to support. Great job!
As a donor to any organization, I view my contributions in terms of an investment. What kind of return am I getting on that particular investment?
Without comparison, I can honestly say that Team Kids not only provides a return of my investment by engaging kids in healthy, positive activities with community leaders, but it provides for an exponential return on my investment by multiplying whatever I have given.
When kids are engaged to raise money or goods and supplies for other NPO's dear to their hearts, then they will carry the benefits of that contribution forward with them for the rest of their lives, feeding their communities and nurturing a society in tremendous need of empathetic and engaged leaders.
And because Team Kids works within our public school system, it offers EVERY child the opportunity to participate in contributing to their own future regardless of their gender, ethnicity or background.
I applaud Team Kids for their innovation, commitment and integrity.
They are essential for a better future that begins today.
Team Kids lives up to delivering the 32-34 of the 40 Developmental Assets the Search Institute prescribes all children to have to grow in a very empowered community. Team Kids has helped kids become little business people, philanthropists, empathetic, compassionate and understanding youth leaders that will become the Difference in their Community and in the World! My 4 kids love Team Kids. It truly brings Adults to remember how it was to be young and see their kids develop through the program and for the Kids to be the Leaders of their generation! Love, Love, Love Team Kids!
glad Team Kids is expanding and coming back to Arlington! all involved are excellent and inspirational!
Team Kids is an absolutely exceptional program. In addition to empowering kids and teaching them that they are powerful, Team Kids connects youth to their community and shows them that no matter how small they are, they can make a difference.
I have had the pleasure to partner with Team Kids for the last three years. As a law enforcement officer who takes child safety seriously, I am blown away at what Team Kids is able to do in five weeks at an elementary school. During those five weeks, students are introduced to the idea that THEY can make a difference in the world, and they do that by helping others. This is not some abstract idea, but realized though weekly challenges where the students write letters to troops overseas, collect food and clothing for homeless children, or hold a carnival where all the proceeds go to a charity THEY choose. I am honored and blessed to stand shoulder to shoulder with the amazing Team Kids' coaches in this endeavor. Years later, I still have former students coming up to me and telling me how meaningful the Team Kids experience was for them.
Team Kids excels at attracting positive, energetic kids who wish to make a difference in their community. The kids themselves plan and lead the service projects. In that sense, Team Kids is a hands-on leadership development program - great for the community and great for the kids. There's an infectious "can do!" spirit at TK and, seeing what the kids and the organization have accomplished, it's a great example of the power of young people to improve the world.
Team Kids is an amazing, empowering program. It is wonderful to see an organization that focuses on kids in a positive light. It is amazing to see how much of of difference kids make in their communities when given the chance. And Team Kids does this for children without taking a single dime for themselves. Bravo!
Team Kids is the best nonprofit organization out there that drives kids to become better people. The partnership Team Kids have developed with the police and fire department and school districts is amazing. A great model for kids to learn about community service and giving back.
We were fortunate enough to be the first TeamKids site outside of California. I can't speak highly enough of their dedication to their mission and professionalism. But what was most impressive - and most important - is their commitment to giving the kids a voice and the opportunity to feel empowered. We look forward to TK returning to our schools once again and impacting another round of children.
I never knew there was a glass ceiling for kids until I witnessed Team Kids helping them crash through it, giving them opportunities to change their world and make a difference. Wow. When you learn this so young, there really are no limits. The kids involved in these projects are way too busy doing all the right things to spend their time doing the wrongs things. Talk about harnessing the power of the local police, fire department, the public education system and kids in one swoop, allowing them to connect with kids as mentors, all while making it fun and giving the kids the power. Brilliant, from the heart, just what our kids need. Julie Hudash, thanks for making it happen!
Team Kids is absolutely the most incredible model of innovative service learning. The partnership between young people and community leaders that inspires collaboration to change the world is highly effective and truly inspiring. The participating children truly make a difference as they learn how to become leaders and problem solvers with 100% of proceeds raised being donated. Julie Hudash, one of my true heroes, fuels this outstanding organization with her passion, creativity, resourcefulness, and belief in the good that happens when we all come together for our kids.
While I now serve on the Advisory Council for Team Kids, my husband and I have prioritized Team Kids to be a recipient of our donor dollars for over a decade because it's the best investment we can make towards empowering our next generation of leaders! Both the school based programs and the community based "calls to action" help young people understand that they are America's most treasured resource. And, the kids while serving alongside a culturally diverse set of likeminded individuals, have truly had fun in participating and working together!
My husband and I commend all of the young people who have chosen to participate, and stay involved with Team Kids, in order to help other kids in need. Keep up the great work!! It matters.
Team Kids is an amazing group of volunteers under the leadership of Julie Hudash who is a true inspiration to all. The passion & dedication these young volunteers exhibit stems from a desire to do for others less fortunate. They want to make a difference in the world and are given opportunities to do just that, from serving in homeless shelters, working with the sick & elderly , taking care of the environment and so much more. They undertake projects that instill leadership qualities they never knew they had along with learning valuable life lessons. My son who has now graduated looks back at his years with Team Kids as one of the best memories of his middle & high school years. He hopes to continue serving and making a difference. Thanks to his experience on the Team Kids board he has learned that it takes just a little to give back so much. Thank you Team Kids & Julie..you are the BEST!!!!
I can't say enough about how great Team Kids is as an organization. They do outstanding work with kids enabling them to make a difference in the world. I was first associated with Team Kids when I was the Deputy Chief of Police at Irvine Police Department in Irvine CA. I was assigned as the department representative but I soon learned that Team Kids was a valuable partner and great organization. I became a member of the Board of Directors and after several years became the President. I carried this title into my police retirement and continued to serve because I knew the value of this great organization. Team Kids is run by Julie Hudash who is one of the most amazing people I have ever been associated with in my professional and personal life. She has created a great public safety partner which has proven to be very valued and respected in the law enforcement and school communities. Julie has also created an organization which is so valuable to kids it cannot be undervalued. Team Kids is an outstanding organization and needed community partner.
Every time I see the words "Team Kids" I feel so much pride. I'm proud that it is part of my community.
Team Kids empowers kids to be the best kids that they can be, it gives them the chance to be the best kids that they can be...that makes for good citizens. That is good for us all. A real win/win.
Team Kids is an amazing organization that not only empowers thousands of kids a year, but also changed the lives of both of my teenage children who have had the good fortune to serve on the Teen Council. My son, now a sophomore in college, attributes his ability to speak in public to the opportunities afforded him by Team Kids. He is now leading outback wilderness trips for new students to UCSD, a job I now he would not have pursued had it not been for the confidence he built with Team Kids. My daughter has just finished writing essays for college acceptance and one of them is about a Serve-A-Thon she attended with Team Kids. She was given the chance to reach beyond her comfort zone while helping others less fortunate than she. I am forever indebted to Team Kids.
I was on the Team Kids Youth Council for all of high school and I can definitely say that it was one of the most meaningful experiences of my high school career. Not only did I meet and work with incredible people but I also got the opportunity to do service that truly changed lives. We planned all of our own hands-on service projects and got the chance to help a lot of people. I have also been to a few Team Kids carnivals and it is so awesome to see how excited the kids get about making a difference. Team Kids gives them the opportunity to be leaders in their community and they truly thrive.
I was part of the Team Kids Youth Council, a service-based group of highschoolers who work together to find causes and organizations around Orange County to serve. We usually meet every other week and talk about local issues in our community and what we can do to change them. Being part of the TKYC has improved my leadership skills, team building and self confidence.
This organization truly recognizes that our youth are not only our future, but that they have the power to make an impact on our communities today. Team Kids works to empower youth to give back and provides students with the skills needed to lead our nation. The kids that participate in this program are learning what it means to be an engage responsible citizen, which is what our world needs.
This organization has a mission to help young people of all ages recognize how powerful they can be in serving and leading in their communities and to build their developmental assets by involving them in designing, implementing and leading school and community based service projects. Team Kids is truly growing the philanthropists and community service leaders of the future while serving the needs of the present.