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100

An afterschool education program for elementary and middle school students

What is Beyond the Bell?

100

Number of rooms in the ForKids shelter

What is 20?

100

Team providing remediation, tutoring, and engagaemnt with children enrolled in all ForKids programs 

What is Education?

100

The largest fundraising event of the year at ForKids

What is the ForKids Art Auction?

100

A screening required to work with children at ForKids

What is a background check?

200

A tutoring program for elementary students to help close academic achievement gaps

What is Remediaton?

200
Number of student enrolled in Beyond the Bell

What is 45?

200
Team responsible for securing grants, tracking data generated by ForKids, and working with local government officials 

What is Research and Advocacy?

200

A December event for families to select gifts for the holidays

What is the holiday toy drive?

200
A volunteer opportunity to great guests, answer phones, and assist with special tasks

What is the Front desk volunteer?

300

Provides long term support services to former participants 

What is the Alumni program?

300

Number of calls the Housing Crisis Hotline receives annually 

What is 70,000?

300

Team instrumental in fundraising, donor relations, and event planning at ForKids

What is the Development team?

300

A supply drive held in the Fall to collect food for families

What is the Thanksgiving Food Drive?

300

A non-profit partner that operates the cafe at ForKids

What is Healthy Chesapeake?

400

A longer-term, mentoring program to help families to achieve greater economic self-sufficiency 

What is Strive/Aspire?

400

Amount of money the ForKids Art Auction 2023 raised

What is 1.7 million?

400

Meets with local, state, and federal officials to advocate for policies to benefit ForKids families

What is government relations?

400

A supply drive held in the Fall focused on collection and distribution of school supplies

What is the backpack/back-to-school drive?

400

Service team that helps families search for sustainable and affordable housing, assist with landlord negotiations, and access housing assistance

What is a housing specialist?

500

An pilot program to create a coordinated system approach to effectively prevent evictions

What is VERP?

500

Number of meals Healthy Chesapeake serves in the ForKids cafe each week

What is 900?

500

Team working directly with families in the ForKids shelter and in the community

What is the Services team?

500

A day of outdoor fun activities including golf, a nature walk, and pickleball to raise money for ForKids' programs

What is Field Day?

500
Open to all shelter families to spend time outside as well as providing a growing space for vegetables, fruits, and other vegetation.

What is the rooftop garden?