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Click on the videos below to learn more about K.I.D.S. or to see some of our programs in action. You can also see our videos on our YouTube channel.

The Caring Continues in the 26th Year at K.I.D.S.

K.I.D.S.' Response to Hurricane Irene Featured on NBC New York Nightly News

Socks 4 America

More than 300 pre-registered expectant and new mothers will receive infant and toddler clothes, bottles, strollers, cribs, and other baby products from Newark Now, Horizon NJ Health, K.I.D.S., and 20 other local organizations and non-profits.

Since 1985 K.I.D.S. has helped more than 65 million children and families in need with nearly $1 billion of new products donated by manufacturers and retailers.

KIDS President Janice Weinman visited Haiti May 11-13, 2010 to assess the long recovery efforts and the continued assistance needed. Since the earthquake on January 12, 2010, KIDS has directed more than $15 million of donated NEW clothes, toys, books, shoes and baby gear to Haitian children and families in need.

Janice Weinman is President of Kids in Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.), and holds doctorate and masters degrees in Education from Harvard University, and a B.A. from Brandeis University. She has over thirty years of senior executive experience in not-for-profit management, policy development, public service and philanthropy. She previously served as Vice President for External Affairs at Mt Sinai NYU Health. Dr. Weinman also served as the Executive Director of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). Talk presented at TEDxChange Nashville, Sep. 22, 2010. A Well-Being event sponsored by Healthways.

On July 27, 2010 K.I.D.S. and employees from No Nonsense socks distributed hundreds of pairs of new socks and new shoes to people served by the Beloved Community Center Homeless Hospitality House in Greensboro, NC. Ms. Terry Speed, a native of Greensboro - and a mother of two, grandmother of seven, and great-grandmother of two - coordinates the Homeless Hospitality House at the BCC. Her work includes helping neighbors obtain identification cards, so they can find jobs, services, and medical care. She provides clothing and oversees showers, and cooks some of the tastiest meals in Greensboro four times a week. The folks served by the center were very happy to get new socks! Check out BeNoNonsense's channel here on YouTube.

Tuesday, February 23, 2009 (New York) — As members of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) recently learned, gift wrapping skills can come in handy regardless of the season. About 20 union members kicked off a new partnership to support the charity Kids in Distressed Situations, Inc. (K.I.D.S.) by volunteering to wrap donated baby toys that will be given to new mothers in a drug abuse recovery program in Manhattan. Click here for more info.

This video provides an overview about the programs and history of K.I.D.S. and includes our current Board Chairman Peter Rosenthal.

A briefer, general summary of K.I.D.S. is shown in this shorter video. To receive updates about new videos, don’t forget to ’subscribe’ to the K.I.D.S, Inc. channel on YouTube.

Our work with Operation Homefront to distribute new product to military families in need is featured in this video. For the last three years, All Baby & Child, Inc. (ABC), a national association of independently owned and operated juvenile product specialty stores, has provided a $150,000 grant to help K.I.D.S. distribute over $2 million worth of merchandise annually to military bases in 18 different states, touching up to 50,000 individuals.

Speaking at the December 4, 2006 gala for K.I.D.S./Fashion Delivers, Barack Obama describes how Americans must overcome the country’s deficit in empathy to address the needs of populations at risk in our society.