Kids.Now Canada
Cause Area
- Children & Youth
- Community
Location
1500 Avenue Rd #1314Toronto, Ontario M5M 0A1Canada Canada
Organization Information
Mission Statement
Mission: Kids Now empowers grade 5-8 students to believe they deserve to make positive choices with their lives by providing critical life tools and the ability to know how and why to use them to become successful, confident leaders. Vision: A world where youth grow to be successfully participating citizens in their community. The Kids.Now Canada program, mission and vision align with the World Health Organization (WHO)'s definition of Mental Health: "a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community" (WHO, 2022). https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mental-health-strengthening-our-response
Description
Kids Now is a free after-school leadership program for grade 5-8 students. Our program offers both Spring and Fall sessions. Participants self-select and commit to 1.5 hours for 12 weeks and experience the program with a caring and trained volunteer mentor in small groups of 10. Our proactive approach is uniquely ours. Through interactive activities, our program concentrates on Five Key Modules:
- Developing Self-Awareness and Confidence
- Goal Setting
- Communication and Relationship Building
- Conflict Resolution and Anti-Bullying
- Stress Management
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