Kellin Kids

Kellin Kids is a volunteer-based initiative that was created by a 9-year-old girl named Alyssa who believed that everyone in the community has a role to play, even our youngest community members.  

The mission of Kellin Kids is to encourage kids to find their passion, utilize their talents, and give their time to make a difference in our community. Kellin Kids is all about kid-developed, kid-driven solutions to community problems.  

Kellin Kids events are currently geared toward K-5th grade children.  However, we highly encourage any middle and high school students interested in helping to co-facilitate these events to contact us. 

What do Kellin Kids do?  We encourage creative ideas of all sorts as each child is different.  Kellin Kids typically meet once per quarter.  Kellin Kids have developed ideas such as: 
  • Using their love for baking to create a culinary event/bake sale to raise funds for kids in need
  • Making care packages with donated items (hygiene items, gloves, socks, etc.) to deliver to individuals experiencing homelessness with the Interactive Resource Center
  • Doing toy drives for children at the holidays 
  • Holding school supply drives to donate to local Title I schools
  • Hosting lemonade stands to talk about making lemonade out of life’s lemons (dealing with adversity), with funds donated to families in crisis
  • Building comfort backpacks for children in foster care with Backpack Beginnings

Kellin Kids Are Amazing!

And the children shall lead us!  Check out all the amazing ways the kids throughout our community are getting involved to help others through our Kellin Kids program.  
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Kellin Kids who had an interest in baking developed their own bake sale called, The Land of Milk and Cookies.  These Kellin Kids hold their bake sales to raise money for children in need across our community.  Move over Master Chef, Junior! These kids are on the move!
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​​A group of Kellin Kids worked to collect donations and pack Comfort Backpacks for Backpack Beginnings! 
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​What do you get when you wrap cuteness in with purpose?  Kellin Kids on a mission!  These Kellin Kids held a lemonade stand to raise money for the Kellin Foundation's programs for children and families.  Who wouldn't stop to get a cup from these kiddos?