KIDSAVE INTERNATIONAL INC
100 CORPORATE POINTE SUITE 380, CULVER CITY, CA 90230 www.kidsave.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: KIDSAVE'S MISSION IS TO CREATE CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT CHILD WELFARE SYSTEMS SO THAT NO CHILD IS FORGOTTEN AND EVERY CHILD GROWS UP IN A FAMILY WITH LOVE AND HOPE FOR A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE.

KIDSAVE'S MISSION IS TO CREATE CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT CHILD WELFARE SYSTEMS SO THAT NO CHILD IS FORGOTTEN AND EVERY CHILD GROWS UP IN A FAMILY WITH LOVE AND HOPE FOR A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE. THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMMATIC CORNERSTONE IS ITS FAMILY VISIT MODEL, AN INNOVATIVE METHOD FOR ENGAGING ADULTS AND CHILDREN, AND PROVIDING CHILDREN WITH VOLUNTEER ADVOCATES WHO CAN HELP THEM FIND PERMANENT FAMILIES AND CONNECTIONS TO CARING ADULT MENTORS.

KIDSAVE'S SUMMER MIRACLES PROGRAM BRINGS ORPHANED AND ABANDONED CHILDREN FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO THE U.S. FOR SUMMER VISITS WITH FAMILIES WHO VOLUNTEER TO HOST THEM IN THEIR HOMES. THESE ARE CHILDREN (AGE 9 TO 15) WHO LIVE IN ORPHANAGES AND FOSTER CARE, AND WHO HAVE LITTLE OR NO CHANCE OF FINDING ADOPTIVE PARENTS IN THEIR OWN COUNTRIES. FAMILIES WHO HOST THE CHILDREN HELP THEM ENJOY A RICH CULTURAL EXPERIENCE AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, ADVOCATE FOR THE CHILDREN, REACHING OUT TO THEIR CIRCLES OF FRIENDS, ACQUAINTANCES AND COMMUNITIES TO FIND FAMILIES INTERESTED IN ADOPTION.IN 2019 KIDSAVE BROUGHT 45 CHILDREN FROM COLOMBIA TO STAY WITH HOST FAMILIES IN THE U.S. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019, OF THE CHILDREN WHO TRAVELED, 82% (37 CHILDREN) WERE MATCHED FOR ADOPTION. SINCE PROGRAM INCEPTION IN 1999, ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE (1,973) OLDER CHILDREN HAVE PARTICIPATED IN KIDSAVE'S SUMMER MIRACLES PROGRAM; MORE THAN 80% OF THESE CHILDREN HAVE FOUND PERMANENT FAMILIES AS A RESULT OF THEIR PARTICIPATION.PRIOR TO THE SUMMER VISIT IN 2019, KIDSAVE HELPED THE COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENTAL CHILD WELFARE AGENCY, INSTITUTO COLOMBIANO BIENESTAR FAMILIAR (ICBF), IDENTIFY CHILDREN WHO WERE APPROPRIATE FOR KIDSAVE'S SUMMER MIRACLES PROGRAM AND RECRUITED AMERICAN HOST FAMILIES. PRIOR TO TRAVELING TO THE U.S., THE CHILDREN WERE INTRODUCED TO THEIR HOST FAMILIES VIA SKYPE. THE SUMMER VISITS WERE FILLED WITH EVENTS, WHERE THE CHILDREN WERE INTRODUCED TO FAMILIES INTERESTED IN ADOPTION. THE CHILDREN ENJOYED SUMMER ACTIVITIES-VISITED AMUSEMENT PARKS, WENT SWIMMING, ATTENDED BASEBALL GAMES, AND ATTENDED SUMMER CAMPS-ALL WHILE GETTING TO KNOW THEIR HOST FAMILIES. AFTER THE CHILDREN RETURNED TO COLOMBIA, KIDSAVE WORKED WITH EACH CHILD'S DEFENDER TEAM (I.E., A LAWYER, A PSYCHOLOGIST AND A SOCIAL WORKER) TO DEBRIEF ALL THE PARTICIPATING CHILDREN. STAFF ALSO PROVIDED SUPPORT TO HOST FAMILIES WHO APPLIED TO ADOPT, SO THAT RELATIONSHIPS COULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP, AND THE ADOPTING FAMILIES WOULD UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CHILD'S NEEDS MIGHT BE. OVER THE 21 YEARS THAT SUMMER MIRACLES HAS BEEN IN OPERATION, MORE THAN 65 PLACEMENT AGENCIES AND NONPROFITS HAVE OPERATED SUMMER HOSTING VISITS. THE GOVERNMENT OF COLOMBIA HAS INCORPORATED THE PREMISE OF KIDSAVE'S HOSTING MODEL, FAMILY VISITS FOR YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE AND ORPHANAGES, AS ITS PRIMARY STRATEGY FOR FINDING FAMILIES FOR OLDER, HARD-TO-PLACE YOUTH.

WEEKEND MIRACLES LOS ANGELES IS A PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER 2005, BETWEEN KIDSAVE AND THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES (DCFS). KIDSAVE AND DCFS WORK TOGETHER TO HELP OLDER YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE (AGES 9-17) FIND HOST FAMILIES, PERMANENT FAMILIES AND DEVOTED MENTORS. THESE CHILDREN HAVE SPENT YEARS IN "THE SYSTEM AND ARE LANGUISHING IN FOSTER CARE WITH LITTLE HOPE FOR ADOPTION, OR A LASTING CONNECTION WITH A CARING ADULT. WEEKEND MIRACLES PROVIDES THESE CHILDREN WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE WILLING TO HOST, MENTOR OR ADOPT THEM. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES MONTHLY INTERACTIVE EVENTS DESIGNED TO MAKE IT EASY AND FUN FOR PARTICIPATING FOSTER YOUTH TO MEET NEW PEOPLE. AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROGRAM IS THAT IT PROVIDES YOUTH WITH A VOICE AND CHOICE IN WHO THEY MEET AND GET TO KNOW, WHICH EMPOWERS AND ENGAGES YOUTH IN THE PROCESS. ONCE FAMILIES AND YOUTH HAVE MET AND BECOME COMFORTABLE TOGETHER, CONNECTIONS DEVELOP NATURALLY, AND YOUTH WHO ARE INTERESTED IN ADOPTION ARE MATCHED WITH HOST FAMILIES WHO ADVOCATE ON THEIR BEHALF FOR AN ADOPTIVE FAMILY. YOUTH WHO ARE NOT INTERESTED IN ADOPTION ARE MATCHED WITH A CARING HOST MENTOR WHO PROVIDES SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE. IN SOME CASES, HOST FAMILIES ADOPT THE FOSTER YOUTH THEY HOST. IN OTHERS, YOUTH MEET FAMILIES WHO ADOPT THEM AT KIDSAVE EVENTS OR THROUGH OTHER ADVOCACY EFFORTS. KIDSAVE'S GOAL IS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR FAMILIES TO MEET AND ENGAGE WITH OLDER KIDS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, OR TO BE PLACED WITH MENTORS AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES.IN 2019 SIXTY-THREE (63) OLDER FOSTER YOUTH ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THE LOS ANGELES WEEKEND MIRACLES PROGRAM; 19 YOUTH EXITED THE PROGRAM WITH LEGAL PERMANENCY IN PROCESS (I.E., ADOPTION OR LEGAL GUARDIANSHIP), AND FIVE EXITED THE PROGRAM WITH A LIFE-LONG CONNECTION. AT THE END OF 2019, FOURTEEN (14) PARTICIPATING FOSTER YOUTH WERE IN ACTIVE HOSTING RELATIONSHIPS. KIDSAVE HAS WORKED IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY SINCE 2005, CONNECTING OLDER FOSTER YOUTH TO FAMILIES THROUGH ITS WEEKEND MIRACLES PROGRAM. SINCE OCTOBER 2005, WEEKEND MIRACLES LOS ANGELES HAS SERVED 447 OLDER FOSTER YOUTH, 322 OF WHOM HAVE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM (I.E., ATTENDED THREE OR MORE EVENTS). OVERALL, 75% OF PARTICIPATING YOUTH HAVE BEEN MATCHED FOR ADOPTION, GUARDIANSHIP, OR WITH A DEVOTED MENTOR.IN 2019 KIDSAVE CONTINUED TO FUNDRAISE AND TO TRAIN PROGRAM MANAGEMENT STAFF IN TEXAS AND BUILD AWARENESS AMONG STATE CHILD WELFARE OFFICIALS, JUDGES, RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS, CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES, AND POTENTIAL FAITH-BASED PARTNERS TO SUPPORT A WEEKEND MIRACLES PROGRAM IN HARRIS COUNTY.

AS A VOICE FOR GLOBAL CHANGE, KIDSAVE WORKS TO BUILD AWARENESS AMONG THE PUBLIC AND IN CONGRESS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THAT CHILDREN IN GOVERNMENT CARE FACE, AND POSSIBLE WAYS TO HELP THEM. KIDSAVE USES ITS DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAMS TO DEMONSTRATE HOW ITS FAMILY VISIT MODEL WORKS, AND SHARES INFORMATION ABOUT ITS PROGRAMS WITH CHILD WELFARE PROFESSIONALS, WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING GREATER USE OF PERMANENCY FOR OLDER YOUTH.GOVERNMENT AND STAKEHOLDER EDUCATION AND OUTREACH-IN 2019, KIDSAVE WENT TO CAPITOL HILL TO MEET WITH SENATORS AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFFERS TO SHARE ABOUT OUR INNOVATIVE FAMILY VISIT MODEL AND THE NEED TO IMPLEMENT IT ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ASK FOR MORE FUNDING FOR OLDER YOUTH PERMANENCY, AND SHARE A&E'S DOCUMENTARY SERIES FEATURING KIDSAVE'S WEEKEND MIRACLES PROGRAM. KIDSAVE PARTICIPATED AS A PANELIST IN THE CONGRESSIONAL COALITION ON ADOPTION WORKSHOP USING YOUR VOICE AND BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO PERMANENCY SESSION AND FACILITATED A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON CHILD WELFARE BARRIERS AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS, INCLUDING WEEKEND MIRACLES.IN 2019 KIDSAVE WAS ACTIVE IN SEVERAL PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR COMMITTEES THAT ADDRESS PERMANENCY FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY FOSTER YOUTH: THE LA COUNTY ADOPTION CONSORTIUM, A COLLABORATIVE DEDICATED TO EDUCATING STAKEHOLDERS ON NEW LEGISLATION, COUNTY POLICIES, AND ISSUES AFFECTING PERMANENCY, AS WELL AS THE PERMANENCY COLLABORATION COMMITTEE, A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN KIDSAVE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES (DCFS) OF L.A. COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT, WORKING TO IMPROVE PERMANENCY OUTCOMES FOR PROBATION YOUTH. IN TEXAS, KIDSAVE WAS ACTIVE WITH THE REGION 6 FOSTER CARE STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATIVE, THE TEXAS ALLIANCE OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES, THE GREATER HOUSTON MENTORING ALLIANCE, THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA WOMEN'S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE TEXAS STATE BAR'S CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT COMMITTEE, THE CHILD WELFARE SECTION OF THE TEXAS STATE BAR, THE TEXAS ALLIANCE OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES, AND THE TEXAS FOSTER CARE ASSOCIATION. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACHKIDSAVE'S WEBSITE, BLOG AND SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS FOCUSED ON SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT CHILDREN IN NEED OF FAMILIES AND BOLSTERED ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT FOR THE CHILDREN THROUGH HOSTING, VOLUNTEERING, DONATING, AND ADOPTING. THROUGH KIDSAVE'S SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS MORE THAN 20,000 PEOPLE REGULARLY SAW ADVOCACY IMAGES OF SPECIFIC CHILDREN, WHICH GENERATED HUNDREDS OF INQUIRIES AND RESPONSES. THESE INQUIRIES LED TO AN INCREASE OF HOSTS AND ADOPTIVE PARENTS.KIDSAVE'S SUMMER MIRACLES COMMUNITIES IN THE NEW YORK TRI-STATE AREA (NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, AND CONNECTICUT), NEW ENGLAND (MASSACHUSETTS), WASHINGTON, DC METRO AREA (DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA), CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ALL DID SIGNIFICANT OUTREACH ABOUT THE NEED FOR CHILDREN GENERALLY, AND SPECIFIC CHILDREN, TO GROW UP IN FAMILIES.KIDSAVE ALSO USES EVENTS TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT KIDSAVE'S MISSION, THE NEED FOR CHILDREN WORLDWIDE TO LIVE IN FAMILIES, AND SPECIFIC CHILDREN WHO NEED PERMANENT FAMILIES. IN 2019 KIDSAVE SUPPORTED A GOLF TOURNAMENT AND A GALA IN LOS ANGELES, A COCKTAIL PARTY IN NEW JERSEY, AND A GALA IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. KIDSAVE STAFF ASSISTED PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS WHO HELD SIMILAR SMALL EVENTS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS.FUNDRAISING INITIATIVESKIDSAVE GUARDIAN PROGRAM-IN 2019 KIDSAVE CONTINUED TO PROMOTE A GUARDIAN PROGRAM TO MAJOR DONORS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A STRONG COMMITMENT TO KIDSAVE'S MISSION. GUARDIANS ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A MULTI-YEAR PLEDGE TO KIDSAVE TO SUPPORT CORE OPERATING (OVERHEAD) COSTS, I.E., MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE, AND FUNDRAISING, SO THAT 100% OF PUBLICLY DONATED FUNDS CAN BE ALLOCATED DIRECTLY TO PROGRAMS. SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE GUARDIAN PROGRAM IN 2017, $1,105,000 IN GUARDIAN PLEDGES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED OF WHICH $849,656 HAVE BEEN PAID IN CASH. SEVERAL GUARDIANS COMPLETED THEIR PLEDGE COMMITMENTS IN 2019, FOUR OF WHOM SUBSEQUENTLY RENEWED THEIR PLEDGES IN 2020 AT THE SAME OR HIGHER COMMITMENT LEVELS.

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