Kids' Pages Family Magazine

"Kids' Pages Family Magazine" is a 501(c) nonprofit organization located in Arvada, Colorado. It was founded in 2002 by Ellen Blair who saw an opportunity to match resources from advertisers with families in need. As a result Kids' Pages Cares was started and it leverages resources from businesses and local companies, trading advertising from "Kids Pages Family Magazine", and using grant money to supplement the resources obtained from businesses and the community. They are Colorado's premier family publication addressing the needs of families with the children aged newborn through high school. The magazine offers a well-informed, local and relevant perspective on issues affecting families. "Kids' Pages Family Magazine" informs, educates, entertains and inspires parents, children and the community.

Kids' Pages Cares Mission

Kids' Pages Cares serves families who are facing immediate health crises, unemployment, or living on a fixed retirement income. These families have a common desire to provide their children and grandchildren with basic needs, such as food, clothing and healthcare. They want their kids and grandkids to have the opportunity to enjoy their childhood and succeed in school. They need a "hand-up, not a hand-out." Most families would never ask for help so "Kids' Pages Cares" finds out about these families through school principles, teachers and social workers who identify children in need.

Kids' Pages Cares has helped more than 7,200 families since its inception in 2002 and provided more than $500,000 worth of assistance to deserving local families.

Kids' Pages Cares is a non-partisan, non-political, and non-religious, nonprofit organization. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious beliefs, national origin, ancestry, gender, age, physical or mental disability, marital status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law or local ordinance. Their administrative costs are less than two percent. 98 percent of all donations go directly to assist local children in need.

Kids' Pages Cares Provides

They provide new clothing, school supplies, eye exams and glasses, dental care and orthodontics, medical care, household items and personal items, housing assistance, sports and arts scholarships and groceries. They have helped numerous families by supplying them with the tools needed to get back on their feet. One family lost their apartment to a fire and did not have insurance and Kids' Pages Cares provided them with towels, bedding, toiletries, kitchen items, and clothing for all of the family members. Another family was living in transitional housing and working hard to get back on their feet. Kids' Pages Cares donated clothing, coats and shoes and also provided orthodontic services for one of their boys.

References

* [http://www.kidspages.org "Kid's Pages Family Magazine" website]