• “Thank you for helping me graduate from high school. UGrad helped me to be the best I can be.”

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  • My Blue Duffel

    Instead of trash bags, Kind to Kids provides Emergency Care Packages for child abuse victims – easing the painful transition with comforting supplies.

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UGrad Education Program

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UGrad Academy

Our UGrad Academy is an education programs that provides advocacy, guidance and resources for children and youth in foster care.

Over 30% of Delaware children in foster care do NOT graduate from high school, and 85% of youth are jobless when “aging out” of the system at age 18. Incarceration rates are 63% higher for children who drop out of high school, and poverty rates triple.

UGrad Academy – for Students in Foster Care. Watch the one minute video featuring a few our graduates! 

UGrad is a successful case management program with a 97% High School Graduation Rate that helps children and youth in foster care to achieve in school, graduate from high school and succeed in college and career.

Delaware’s high school graduation rate for foster children is only 70%.  UGrad Academy changes these outcomes by giving children and youth the support they need to be promoted to the next grade level, obtain a high school degree and succeed in college or career after graduation.  Children and youth in foster care are paired with an education advocate who meets with them every two weeks. The advocate becomes a mentor that facilitates their academics, removes barriers to education, and provides resources such as private tutoring.  Students learn to identify goals, achieve academic success, obtain employment and transition from foster care to young adulthood. Outcome measurements show dramatic improvements!

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My Blue Duffel

My Blue Duffel emergency care kits are distributed to children who are victims of child abuse, neglect and trauma.  Each year, we deliver over 1200 My Blue Duffels to foster care offices, hot line center, police, FBI, and hospital emergency rooms.

Birthday WISH

Kind to Kids makes birthday’s special for foster children. They are delighted to open a beautiful gift of their choosing to celebrate their special day. These kind gestures make all the difference to a child who has been taken from their home due to abuse and neglect and placed in a foster care setting. Foster families often face financial difficulties and there may not be a lot left for celebrations. These gifts, balloons and cards help to remind a child that they are special and help them to get through a difficult time.

Why provide Help-A-Kid Services?

Children in foster care often do not have the stability, support and experiences that children from a stable home receive. Children in foster care are victims of abuse and neglect, and are removed from their homes for their own safety. Scared and lonely, the children need help during this painful time in their young lives.

Each year, we provide over $30,000 in My Blue Duffel emergency care kits and $20,000 in holiday and birthday gifts that brighten children’s lives and broaden their horizons. 

Since we began in 2011, Kind to Kids has helped over 18,000 children in foster care and poverty.

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