Hortons Kids Inc

Youth development:life skills and social-emotional competency are critical to a child's lifelong success. To prepare children to succeed both in and out of school, horton's kids provides activities designed to expose them to new experiences and help them cultivate character strengths linked to success, such as perseverance, optimism, and self-control.- during tutoring, children in grades k-5 follow a structured social-emotional curriculum that promotes social-emotional well-being: cognition, emotional regulation, growth mindset, and strong personal character. In grades 6-12, students participate in a social-emotional learning curriculum designed for older youth.- mentoring is offered to students in grades 8-12. Mentoring ensures youth have a trusted adult who can positively influence and provide emotional support and guidance.- teen groups and discussion forums allow older youth to express their thoughts in a safe space and think critically about issuesincluding dating, gun violence, drug use, and social mediathat profoundly impact their lives.- life skills education teaches practical competencies such as money management, sexual health and safety, and conflict resolution.- enrichment opportunities, such as steam, cooking classes, gardening, flag football, drama, music, and dancing lessons, allow children to broaden their horizons and enjoy childhood.

Community and family engagementhorton's kids recognizes that household stability is essential in ensuring a child's academic and social-emotional success. We define household stability as food security, financial security, safety, and physical and mental wellness. Through regular household outreach, parent advisory council meetings, formal surveys, and numerous touchpoints and events throughout the year, we partner with caregivers to ensure they have the resources to parent successfully.- we assist caregivers who need services by working with community partners to provide referrals.- horton's kids staff assist caregivers with employment issues, including resume help, managing an online job board, and helping caregivers file unemployment benefits.- we respond to emerging needs surfaced by the parent advisory council and other community members. On recommendation from the council, horton's kids launched a program to help caregivers get documentation like birth certificates, id cards, and social security cards, which are needed when applying for jobs or benefits.

Health and wellness:if a child is hungry or lacks basic school supplies, it is difficult to learn. To ensure children are positioned for success, horton's kids is a trusted source in the community for the essential resources a child needs to grow academically and developmentally.- horton's kids provides thousands of meals to children each year, including daily afterschool meals, groceries for weekends, and our emergency food pantry.- mental health supports ensure that children meet critical developmental milestones and have the tools necessary to cope with their environment. Through partnerships, we provide children and care-givers access to behavioral health supports like therapy and medication management. We employ a tiered system to identify which children and families are in crisis and to intervene where needed. - horton's kids distributes winter coats, shoes, backpacks, toiletries, and other items not covered by wic or snap benefits.- trained professionals provide vision screenings and connect children to service providers as necessary. We also work with children's national to ensure children are immunized so they are healthy and can attend school.

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