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K is for Kids Founder Receives Recognition for Children’s Literacy and Youth Leadership Programs

K is for Kids Founder Receives Recognition for Children’s Literacy and Youth Leadership Programs

K is for Kids’ founder Karen D. Clawson is receiving recognition for her decade-long devotion to enriching children’s education and youth development.Read More…

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Book Signing by Walter Lee Johnson, Author of “The Jolly Shop” at Starbucks on 5th, December 14th

Book Signing by Walter Lee Johnson, Author of “The Jolly Shop” at Starbucks on 5th, December 14th

“The Jolly Shop” Book Signing by Walter Lee Johnson will be held on Saturday, December 14th at Starbucks on Fifth Avenue South. A portion of the proceeds will benefit K is for Kids.Read More…

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Operation:Outreach Gulf Coast High Students Deliver Special Message to Youngsters at Boys & Girls Club

Operation:Outreach Gulf Coast High Students Deliver Special Message to Youngsters at Boys & Girls Club

When students joining Operation:Outreach at Gulf Coast High were asked what they’d like to do to help promote literacy, the response was unanimous: Read with children.Read More…

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Student Leaders Present Big Check to Collier County Public Schools Representing $10,000 in Grant Funds

Student Leaders Present Big Check to Collier County Public Schools Representing $10,000 in Grant Funds

Student leaders of K is for Kids presented a “big check” representing $10,000 in grant funds being donated to local schools through the Foundations’ literacy and leadership programs for students. Read More…

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Students on a Mission: University and High School Student Join Forces to Encourage Kids to Read More

Students on a Mission: University and High School Student Join Forces to Encourage Kids to Read More

Ryan Fricke, a journalism student at Florida Gulf Coast University, shares a video about what some local teens are doing to encourage younger children to read more.Read More…

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Children’s Book Author Juliana Howard Inspires Program for Authors and Adults

Children’s Book Author Juliana Howard Inspires Program for Authors and Adults

It’s always exciting when a guest author visits our kids, but especially when it’s Juliana Howard, author of “Catie the Copycat”!  Spurred by the smiles she inspires…Read More…

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Great Things Happen When Creative Minds Unite: Students and Adults Join Forces for K is for Kids

Great Things Happen When Creative Minds Unite: Students and Adults Join Forces for K is for Kids

Members of the board and advisory council met with student leaders for a Top Leaders Meeting on September 14th, thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation of Collier County. Read More…

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