About City Kidz®
To inspire, to instill, to impact.
Our Values:
We are people of Faith: Our Christian faith compels us to respond to the needs of our children, focusing on those who experience the highest levels of adversity with the least amount of resources. As we respond, we believe that God transforms lives in partnership with our actions. Ephesians 3:18-19
We are a community of Hope: We have a confident expectation that each child will rise to their full potential and realize God’s purpose for their life. This inspires us to bring hope to children and to ignite their dreams. Jeremiah 29:11, Philippians 3:14
We are servants of Love: Because of God’s love for us, we love children regardless of race, ability, religion or economic status. We believe that to increase resiliency and inspire dreams we must demonstrate unconditional love through nurturing personal relationship one child at a time. 1 Corinthians 13:7- 8a
Our Mission: We exist to increase resiliency and inspire big dreams for Canadian children living in low-income communities by providing inspirational experiences and nurturing personal relationships, one child at a time.
What we do: Within each of our core impact programs and projects, we work hard to:
- Inspire children to dream big, and to rise above their circumstances
- Instill faith based values and teach children to do the right thing
- Provide new experiences and environments that inspire kids to unlimited possibilities
- Provide positive role models that build relationships with every child
- Build hope by celebrating the special days in a child’s life such as Christmas and birthdays
- Remove barriers by providing door to door transportation to all activities
- Empower youth to be role models and provide opportunities to lead
Our Vision: is to restore hope to 100,000 Canadian children each week, by the year 2040.
To this we commit ourselves, to search unceasingly for the child who needs to know that someone cares, the child who needs to know they have a place in this world, that they matter, and that someone believes in them.
Our Standards of Excellence:
Relationship: While programs can be effective at teaching truth, those truths must be role-modeled. The true success of City Kidz™ is derived from our strong relationships within our community. Whether it be with our children and their families, our volunteers and staff, or our investors, having strong relationships is a priority in all we do.
Commitment: “We’re here for the long haul.” We believe that in order to make a significant impact in the life of a child we need to be committed to being a part of their lives. We understand worthwhile endeavors take time, and we have committed ourselves to the process, as long as it takes.
Integrity: “Do what we say, and say what we do.” We believe it is important to live our lives according to our beliefs and to always do what’s right. All activities and functions of City Kidz™ are implemented with the highest standards of excellence, whether implementing a program or answering the phone. “If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well!”
Responsibility: Each child, as well as their parents and families, have extended their trust to us, and with that trust comes great responsibility. Our highest priority has been and will always be, to first ensure the safety and well being of all children entrusted to our care. Our sense of responsibility extends to all aspects of the organization. We will follow through with each of our commitments, big or small, and do our best to fulfill each of our responsibilities to the highest standards.
Equality: We believe all people are created equal in the sight God. We will show love to all people and we will not judge based on race, creed, religion or economic status.
Attitude: “Our attitude determines our altitude”. We believe a positive attitude is simply the reflection of our core values and therefore, we expect everyone in every aspect of the organization to always keep a positive attitude throughout all circumstances.
Accountability: We believe it’s important to be accountable for all our actions; to God, to our children, volunteers, employees, and investors. At City Kidz™, clearly defined checks and balances are in place to ensure the organization is operating to the highest standards of excellence.
Excellence: All activities and functions at City Kidz are implemented to the highest standards of excellence, whether implementing a program or answering the phones, “If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well!”
