Child's Gift

"Everybody can be great... because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love."
                                                                   --Martin Luther King, Jr.

Very rarely do underprivileged youth take the opportunity to give back to their communities. When a person is faced with his or her own challenges it’s difficult to think of helping someone else in need. At Peace4Kids, one of our 4 Core Concepts is Community as Family. We want our youth to understand that when you give back to the community you are truly giving to yourself. 

During this holiday season it was truly a pleasure to share the worlds greatest gift with our children, the gift of service. We were able to experience the true meaning of the holidays with our 1st Annual Community Service Day. The children and volunteers of Peace4Kids came together to create 30 Holiday Baskets for needy families.  The baskets consisted of food for a holiday meal, a hand made potholder, and a personalized holiday card. The children decorated the baskets with beautiful pictures and heartfelt wishes.

There seemed to be an unusual excitement and joy that came over the children once they knew that they were making baskets for needy families in the community. The concept of Community as Family was truly felt that day. There were older youth guiding, supporting and befriending the younger children. The youth took pride in knowing they were doing something good for someone other then themselves or someone they know. Not only were they committed to providing the best for these families, they had a great time doing it.

Please take a moment and consider making a gift to Peace4Kids. Your tax-deductible contribution will help us work closer with foster and at-risk youth, and guide their journey into adulthood. It is the only way we will be able to expand and sustain our programs.