"It is always the right time to do the right thing."

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

Expert Panel Says Critical Need for Mentors for Children in DC Foster Care

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.

BEST Kids™ Fall 2008 Newsletter

BEST Kids rolls out its third annual newsletter!

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BEST Kids™ Receives Freddie Mac Grant for Peer Group Program

BEST Kids, Inc. has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Freddie Mac Foundation for the further development of a peer group curriculum to help at-risk youth in the District of Columbia’s Child Welfare System. All involved parties view this award as the start of a mutually supportive relationship. The Freddie Mac Foundation is known in the Washington, D.C. area for its strong support of high quality mentoring programs.