The 2022-23 Team Kids Challenge Program featured active participation from:

Orange County, California:

• Orange County Fire Authority
• Irvine Police Department
• Tustin Police Department
• Fullerton Police Department

Compton, California:

• Compton Police Department

New York City, New York:

• New York Police Department
• New York City Fire Department

Tempe, Arizona:

• Tempe Police Department
• Tempe Fire Medical Rescue Department

Public safety played a key role in empowering youth to become local leaders while building community trust. See more photos here

This year was made possible through the generous support of our sponsors, who provided funding for the Team Kids Challenges at several of our schools:

Schools Sponsored by Golden State Foods:

• Deerfield Elementary School - Irvine, CA

Schools Sponsored by Mechanics Bank:

• Estock Elementary School - Tustin, CA

Schools Sponsored by the ASU Maryvale One Square Mile Initiative:

• Sunset Elementary School - Phoenix, AZ
• Tarver Elementary School - Phoenix, AZ

Schools Sponsored by the Irvine Recovery Plan Grant:

• Culverdale Elementary School - Irvine, CA
• College Park Elementary School - Irvine, CA

Schools Sponsored by the North Orange County Public Safety Collaborative Grant:

• Fisler Elementary School - Fullerton, CA
• Rolling Hills Elementary School - Fullerton, CA
• Commonwealth Elementary School - Fullerton, CA
• Orangethorpe Elementary School - Fullerton, CA
• Richman Elementary School - Fullerton, CA



Schools Sponsored by the Macquarie Group Foundation:

• P.S. 149 Danny Kaye Elementary School - Brooklyn, NY

"In the time that Team Kids worked with us in that first year, we were amazed. It was through our surveys, through conversations with families, through conversations with children, we were amazed to hear children say ‘I didn’t know that police officers had kids at home that they had to go home to also.’" - Principal Donald, P.S. 149 Danny Kaye Elementary in Brooklyn, NY

"From the Team Kids Challenge Program, I learned that it is so very important to help your community, friends, family, and world around you every day and everywhere you are." - Shelby, Student at Del Cerro Elementary School in Mission Viejo, CA

"Team Kids has had a transformative power for our students and school. It as allowed us to create a growing partnership with our local police department and fire department. It is amazing to see how kids each year over exceeded our expectations. Team Kids is a program that transforms lives. We are so lucky to be able to have this beautiful growing partnership that organically created change in the world. Our kids have taught us how to trust the process of kindness, love, and devotion to the call for a better world one act at a time. Thank you so much Team Kids for being the bridge to help restore and transform our school and community." - Marisol Flores, Community Liaison at Estock Elementary in Tustin, CA

This summer we partnered with the Compton Unified School District to deliver Team Kids Unite: Compton Summer of Service, a six-week youth development program, to 21 elementary and middle schools in Compton, CA. Here are the outstanding results:

• 400 student participants
• 100 bags of donated clothing to Union Rescue Mission, valued at approximately $20,000
• 300 kindness cards created by students
• 300 Team Kids LemonAID thank you cards written by students

See the impact here

In November 2022, we launched Team Kids Unite, inviting youth to discover and participate in a variety of volunteer service projects. Each month, we offer a new project centered around a unique theme. Here's an overview of our past monthly projects:

• Spark of Love (December)
• MLK Day On, Not Off Challenge (January)
• Random Acts of Kindness with Sgt. Pepperoni's Pizza (February)
• Women’s History Month (March)
• Earth Day/Global Youth Service Day with Starbucks (April)
• Mental Health Awareness (May)
• Pet Food Pantry (June)

This month, we invite families to host a Team Kids LemonAID Stand in their community to help support the survivors of the Maui wildfires. 100% of proceeds will go to Maui United Way!

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