Last year, KIDS HOPE USA mentor, Bonnie, began mentoring Kinley, a very needy second grade girl. Kinley had many discipline issues, including suspensions throughout the year. As Bonnie began mentoring Kinley this year it was evident Kinley’s home life was getting worse and foster care was being discussed. During a recent mentoring session, Kinley mentioned […]
Colton, a KIDS HOPE USA student recently shared this with his mentor, “In 1st grade you were okay. In 2nd grade you were kinda cool. Now, in 3rd grade you are SO COOL!” This story was submitted by our friends at Fort Worth Presbyterian Church in Fort Worth, TX.
The first time I travelled to Knoxville, TN it was to meet with a possible first Kids Hope USA church in Knoxville. It was 2005 and at that point, there wasn’t a single Kids Hope USA program in the state. We were just hoping for one church that would step forward. And we found one! An
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Marti, a KIDS HOPE USA Mentor was talking to her mentee, Morgan while they were working on the “Book About Me” and the question was asked, “If you could be doing anything else right now, what would you do?” Marti teasingly said, “Oh, you better be careful how you answer this one.” Morgan responded, “I
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Troy, a KIDS HOPE USA Mentor recently received a commonly asked question from KHUSA students when he went to school for his mentoring hour. “Do you come to see anyone else at this school?” asked his mentee, Xavier. Troy replied, “No, I only come to see you.” Xavier declared, “You can come any day”. This
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Reading with your child will increase their vocabulary and will help give them the skills they need to succeed. Look at the results of one study on reading… Student “A” reads 20 minutes each day= 3,600 minutes in a school year= 1,800,000 words Student “B” reads 5 minutes each day=900 minutes in a school year=
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A message from a parent to her child’s mentor: Dear Mrs. S., Thank you so much for the time you take to help my girl. She has come to love Thursdays and comes home telling me about her time spent with you. I appreciate you. Our home address is…. My daughter would be excited to
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Enjoy a nice walk outside or around the school and learn your letters at the same time! Take a paper plate, write the letters around the edge, cut some tabs, and you are all set for the learning and fun to begin. As you walk with your child, look for things that start with each
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Bill, who is now an 8th grader, has been bounced from relative to relative almost his whole life. Because of these moves, Bill has relocated to many different schools. His faithful mentor, Phillip, was granted permission to follow him to each school for stability in a relationship outside of KIDS HOPE USA. More often than not,
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Annie an inquisitive and sometimes tearful 1st grader, asked the KHUSA Director Ms. Nancy, “How do you make them to do it?” In discerning what Annie was attempting to ask, Ms. Nancy paused and thought, “Do you mean how does a Kids Hope Mentor come to be with you?” “Ya, how do you make them
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