Is a unique curriculum customized to teach children about community service, philanthropy, compassion, responsibility and most importantly helps them to learn that they’re never too young to make a difference. This service learning program builds upon children’s inherent caring and concern for others while teaching important like skills in addition to reinforcing reading, writing and math comprehension. Because this service learning curriculum is tied to newspapers, it explores real world subject matter and is designed to help youth investigate issues and take action to promote positive change in their own community. Kids will discover how they can give of their TIME, TALENT or TREASURE to make the world a better place.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:

• Kids Care is a free program offered to all Colorado teachers


• The Kids Care curriculum addresses Colorado Model Content Standards in reading, writing and math, encourages personal reflection with journal activities and contains resource information and project ideas. Available at Elementary, Middle and High School levels.


• Participating Kids Care classrooms can apply for a $500 award to support a volunteer, community service and/or fundraising project. For more information go to the Projects & Proposal Form page.

Kids Care Goes Green!
Kids Care teaches kids to care about others and what better way to do that than by inviting them to care about the environment? Starting this school year, Kids Care will be available exclusively online. Sponsored print copies of The Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News will no longer be delivered to schools and classrooms. Instead, teachers will have online access to every issue of The Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News, 30 days at a time, via an eEdition.

The eEdition is:

• Educational. In addition to the Kids Care curriculum, your eEdition subscription includes other FREE educational content such as featured stories, current events and geography quizzes and writing prompts.
• Earth-friendly. Less paper is used, so there’s less to recycle.
• Efficient. You will have free access to The Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News 24/7 for your lesson-prep convenience.
• Ergonomic. Your back and your janitor will love it.