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More at-risk children will now have a shot at a better life, thanks to the efforts of BEST Kids, Inc., a mentoring organization serving foster care youth in Washington, D.C. On February 2nd, the District of Columbia’s Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) awarded BEST Kids, Inc., a $212,500 grant to provide mentoring services to children under a new volunteer mentoring model now in place. In 2010, the District of Columbia is moving from a system of paid mentoring to a system that contracts with organizations that provide long-term volunteer mentors who are better able to develop positive relationships with the youth. |
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BEST Kids has qualified for the first time as a selected charity under the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) in 2010. BEST Kids, Inc., is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Federal employees in the Washington, D.C., area can now elect to have automatic payroll deductions sent to BEST Kids as charitable donations. BEST Kids’ CFC code is 57175. 
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Washington, D.C. – Children in foster care are in desperate need of mentors to help break the cycle of despair and provide hope for a better life, say members of an expert panel who met on October 8 2008 to discuss the challenges and benefits of mentoring.
 Marilyn Benoit, M.D, Judge Josey-Herring, Roque Gerald, PsyD and DC Councilman Tommy Wells, MSW, JD participate in BEST Kids Panel Discussion on Mentoring Foster Care Children at the School of Social Work at Howard University. |
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