K-Kids is a service program of Kiwanis International and the largest service organization for elementary school students. The first K-Kids was chartered in 2000, and today there are 36,000+ members in more than 1,200 clubs in 21 nations serving their communities.

K-Kids is a student-led community service organization under the guidance of volunteer teacher-advisors. A Kiwanis club, composed of like-minded, service-oriented people from the community, serves as the club’s sponsor. K-Kids operate under school regulations and draw its members from the student body (grades 3-5). Involvement in K-Kids provides the opportunity to develop self-esteem, leadership skills, morals and standards and respect for others. K-Kids members learn to work together as a group and yet be strong individually.

In big and small ways, K-Kids are changing the world around them. But the most significant change happens in the kids themselves. K-Kids can help young people answer their call to lead. Every person has leadership potential, and service clubs provide a forum for young leaders to unlock theirs. K-Kids can also provide opportunities for students to discover their heart to serve. When students discover their heart to serve, they decide that serving others is a new, exciting way of life. The service club experience at a young age can help students accept their own ability to make a difference, enhance their knowledge of their own passions and convictions, and develop their ability to empathize with those in need in their communities.

Making a difference within the school and community is what K-Kids is all about! Club members identify needs within the school and community and develop a plan of action to meet those needs. The Kiwanis Breakfast Club of Seminole sponsors and participates in the K-Kids clubs at Oakhurst and Seminole elementary schools which for the 2022-2023 school year had 36 and 25 members respectively. Their projects have included collecting items for the local SPCA, coats and canned goods for those in need, and coloring books and crayons for children at John Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. They’ve organized a teacher appreciation event, and have also made thank you cards and collected items to be sent to our military veterans serving overseas.

K-Kids members have the opportunity to work together with Kiwanis-family volunteers to make the community and the world a better place.

The Kiwanis Breakfast Club of Seminole sponsors and participates in the K-Kids clubs at Oakhurst and Seminole elementary schools.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PROGRAM, PLEASE CONTACT KIWANIAN CHARLENE JASMIN AT (727) 434-3317 OR DEBBIE VASQUEZ AT (727) 251-4006.