KidsPlay Foundation is committed towards keeping kids away from the lifestyle of drugs, gangs, and violence, by reinforcing a sense of belonging and self-worth in vulnerable youth. Thus far, with over 1200 members, spearheading over 75 projects and 280 programs, KidsPlay has impacted over 100,000 youth through our free of cost programs since our inception in 2015. Our six streams: sports, mentorship, education, mental health and counselling, environment and community engagement are contributing factors towards reducing youth crime by giving young people a positive identity, feelings of  empowerment and by helping youth acquire leadership, teamwork, and self-governance skills under adult  supervision. With Covid 19, our focus has grown towards our mentorship and counselling programs. These programs are being developed to meet the rising need for mental health support in youth. All programs are provided by highly trained staff to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of each program. Leaving no child behind. It takes a village to raise a child, we are that village. KidsPlay serves youth and families across Canada, with established chapters in BC, AB and ON. 

Through the Project HUGS program, we promote and create partnerships within communities to:

• Strengthen community capacity
• Increase support for vulnerable pregnant women and new parents

Ensure culturally sensitive prenatal support for:

• Indigenous women
• Recent immigrants
• Teenage pregnancy

Project HUGS promotes the healthy development of young children from birth to age 6, who face challenges that put their health at risk.

    Some of these challenges include:

• Poverty
• Teen pregnancy
• Substance use
• Family violence

We serve vulnerable children and parents/caregivers.

KidsPlay Foundation adapts activities to meet the needs of the people we serve. Some programs include:

• Nutrition counselling
• Prenatal vitamins
• Nutritional hamper program
• Food preparation training
• Counselling in prenatal health and lifestyle
• Breastfeeding education and support
• Education and support on infant care and child development
• Referrals to other agencies and services

Improve healthy child development by:

• Improving parenting skills and parent-child relationships
• Decreasing social isolation
• Increasing child self-esteem
• Providing child-focused activities, such as afterschool programs and play groups

Promote and create partnerships within communities to:

• Actively involve the people we serve in the planning, managing, developing, delivering, and evaluation of their programs
• Strengthen community capacity
• Support vulnerable children and their families
• Nutritional support and collective kitchens
• Family resource centers
• Parenting classes and drop-in groups
• Child health and development activities
• Specialized programs, such as support for parents dealing with substance abuse

Your $25 donation will support one month of mentorship and guidance for a child or young adult.