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K.I.D.S. Launches a National Grassroots Campaign
Throughout its history, K.I.D.S. has partnered with social service agencies across the country to distribute the new product that it receives as donations from manufacturers and retailers. Building on the foundation we have laid in every state of the country, in 2012, K.I.D.S. is establishing an overall national campaign to solicit product, raise money and increase awareness that connects the dots between our local and national activities.
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Mission Statement
Kids in Distressed Situations’ (K.I.D.S.) mission is to provide NEW clothing, toys, shoes, baby products, books and more to children and families challenged by poverty, homelessness, domestic abuse, low literacy, military family service, major illness, incarcerated family members, and disaster survival. Over the past 26 years, K.I.D.S. has provided more than 70 million underprivileged and disaster-struck children with over one billion dollars of merchandise, giving these children, and often their entire families, hope and self-esteem through a gift of something BRAND NEW.
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K.I.D.S.’ donations are distributed through a network of nearly 1,000 local community social service agencies. With overhead costs consistently at under 3%, K.I.D.S. is one of America’s most efficient charities and has earned Charity Navigator’s highest rating of four stars.
K.I.D.S. MONTHLY EVENTS CALENDAR
| DATE | EVENT | LOCATION | PRODUCT PARTNERS |
| 5/23/12 | Apparel Distribution Atlanta Children's Shelter | Atlanta, GA |  |
| 6/09/12 | Shoe Distributution at PUMA | Chalfont, PA |  |
Agency Spotlight
Christmas in May? Well, according to Tina Brooks, a family consultant at Child Development Resources (CDR) in Williamsburg, Virginia, any day feels like "a Christmas morning" when a donation from K.I.D.S. arrives. "To have beautiful, new clothes from stores like Carters, the kind of clothes they wish they could go out and buy, just amazes our families," she says.
According to Allison Brody, CDR's Director of Development, many of the children - and even their parents - have never, ever had new clothes and the contributions they have received from K.I.D.S. have been "truly transformative." "A mom of a two-year old told us that her daughter loves putting on her new outfits, not just because she likes the clothes, but also because it makes her happy to have people stop her to compliment them," she says.
CDR serves nearly 1,000 children and families every day. Focused on babies and toddlers, their programs help children with disabilities and developmental delays as well as those at risk for delay. With K.I.D.S.' help, CDR is looking forward to making every child that comes through their doors feel "warm and happy." And perhaps, experience plenty of "holiday magic" year round!
