One-on-One – How to teach your student to serve others
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20 Reasons My Mentor is GREAT! Part 2
My Mentor is GREAT because… 1. He lets me use his pencils and he brings games to play. 2. She is nice. 3. We talk and laugh and we talk about our families. 4. She comes to see me every week. 5. He is awesome. 6. She is a good reader and she reads with
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“I haven’t seen you in 22 days!”
Rodrigo was not very excited about Christmas Break last year. His mentor, Karen assured him that she would be back after the break. They went to the Christmas celebration at school, but Rodrigo was still sad. After break, as Karen walked down the hall, Rodrigo saw her, ran to her, and grabbed her by the collar of
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20 Reasons My Mentor is Great! (Part 1)
To all of the wonderful mentors out there, be encouraged. In kid-language, you ARE making an impact and they appreciate all you do! My Mentor is GREAT because… 1. We play all day and she teach me to do the monkey bars. 2. We read together. 3. He is really funny. 4. He is good
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Kids Referring Kids
“I just left from visiting Grace, my 2nd grade Kids Hope student. She said, “hey do you have anymore nice people in your church? I have a friend who just moved in next to me and she could use a nice friend like you at school!” That’s new… kids referring kids!” This story was submitted
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M and M Games
Shelly Hochstetler, Kids Hope USA Director for First Baptist Church shares her inspiration below for the M & M Feeling Game and M & M Anger Game. “I was inspired by the breakout session that I attended on the power of relationships at the IL Regional Conference, and I was looking for some new ideas on talking
20 Reasons School Secretaries are GREAT!
School Secretaries are great because… 1. They are able to take a chaotic situation and provide calming solutions with the urgency that the situation may require. 2. They know everything! If you ever need an answer to a question, a school secretary will either know the answer off the top of his/her head or be
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Kids Hope USA Director Anniversaries
We congratulate the following Kids Hope USA Directors who have given their time and talents to extend hope and love to children in their community: Directors who have celebrated 5 years with us over the past year: Mary Atkinson (Front Range Baptist Church- CO) Nancy Buckingham (Greeley Wesleyan Church- CO) Kimberly Destree (St. Patrick Presbyterian Church- CO) Pam Hungenberg (Greeley Wesleyan Church-
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