Last spring Kids Korps announced our new program, Hugs 4 Kids, honoring Julien Hug.  Thanks to our Hugs 4 Kids sponsors, we were able to dedicate resources to develop this innovative youth empowerment program! We would also like to thank the Hugs 4 Kids Advisory Board members for their time and commitment: Denise Hug, Jennifer Keslik-Bell, Maggie Bobileff, Andrea Carrier, Dana …

GREEN KORPS HAS A NEW HOME & PLACE FOR DISCOVERY & PROMOTION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY THANKS TO SDG&E’S NEW ENERGY INNOVATION CENTER!

A new centerpiece in Kids Korps’ and Teen Korps’ environmental stewardship programs will open its doors this fall.  As part of a new initiative funded by our partners at SDG&E, Green Korps service learning …

Ernst & Young Connect Day With Kids Korps
By Tracy Villarreal, 2011 Ernst & Young Horizon Intern
Volunteering with Kids Korps made us, a group of Ernst & Young interns, aware of all of the generous and truly amazing people that perform this work every day.  As a non-profit organization, Kids Korps sees the good in …

By Gerard and Warren Godone-Maresca (14-year-old twins)
TERI (Training, Education, and Research Institute) is an organization that assists children and adults with different developmental and physical disabilities. On Saturday, March 5, we had the wonderful experience volunteering one more time with their Therapeutic Equestrian Program.
Our afternoon at TERI was a truly rewarding experience—and a very special …

On a windy afternoon at the end of February, seventeen members of the Encinitas Country Day School Kids Korps chapter gathered to get “SmART” about energy conservation. As part of Kid Korps “smART meter” project Presented by SDG&E, these excited and highly energetic students made unique art out of old SDG&E power meters while also …

The smART Meter program, presented by SDG&E, is designed to teach youth about the importance of inter-relatedness of recycling and energy conservation. This past week, students from STAR/PAL in City Heights used old SDG&E power meters along with an assortment of recycled materials to create unique and beautiful “repurposed” art pieces, which are currently on …

Ernst & Young LLP & Kids Korps USA Present Hope for the Holidays
With a Build a Bike for the Armed Services YMCA

Kids Korps designed “Party for Purpose” as a year round social enterprise that combines our expertise in volunteer event planning with the desire of companies to engage their employees in community service. The …