The Concerned Kids by Jenny Zhao https://padlet.com/jz345697122/o52ea0t7jacu G10 Civics YPI en-us 2018-05-22 18:17:57 UTC 2024-10-10 15:31:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/292151827/78364d29246367ea0d9727cd506530c7/download.jpg The Concerned Kids: Communicating through Puppetry jz345697122 https://padlet.com/jz345697122/o52ea0t7jacu/wish/262802748 2018-05-22 18:23:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jz345697122/o52ea0t7jacu/wish/262802748 Location jz345697122 https://padlet.com/jz345697122/o52ea0t7jacu/wish/262805902 2333 Dundas Street West, Suite 206]]> 2018-05-22 18:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jz345697122/o52ea0t7jacu/wish/262805902 Histroy jz345697122 https://padlet.com/jz345697122/o52ea0t7jacu/wish/262807961 The Concerned Kids began in Toronto in 1988 by four women. They thought that through non-threaten puppet performances, they would be able to reach kids and communicate with them]]> 2018-05-22 18:38:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jz345697122/o52ea0t7jacu/wish/262807961 Mission jz345697122 https://padlet.com/jz345697122/o52ea0t7jacu/wish/262810444 The Concerned Kids educates children through the uniquely engaging art of puppetry, empowering young people to make smarter and kinder choices, and further enabling schools and communities to become a safer place to live, learn and play. Elementary students at ages of 5-12 benefit.]]> 2018-05-22 18:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jz345697122/o52ea0t7jacu/wish/262810444 Services jz345697122 https://padlet.com/jz345697122/o52ea0t7jacu/wish/262811808 The Concerned Kids now has about 22 scripts of puppet performance categorized under the headings including mental health, bullying prevention, cyber-bullying, peer pressure etc.]]> 2018-05-22 18:48:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jz345697122/o52ea0t7jacu/wish/262811808 Fundraising Activities jz345697122 https://padlet.com/jz345697122/o52ea0t7jacu/wish/262813353 Funds of The Concerned Kids come from service groups, foundations, corporations, as well as directly from individuals.  According to CRA, 75% of the charity's revenue comes from receipted and non-receipted donations, 21% comes from government funding, and 4% comes from others.]]> 2018-05-22 18:52:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jz345697122/o52ea0t7jacu/wish/262813353 Use of Volunteer and Paid Staff jz345697122 https://padlet.com/jz345697122/o52ea0t7jacu/wish/262814913 Volunteer's jobs are performing puppetry around schools and community groups in GTA about relevant social issues to young kids. The staff will meet volunteers in person to train.]]> 2018-05-22 18:57:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jz345697122/o52ea0t7jacu/wish/262814913 Quality of Programs jz345697122 https://padlet.com/jz345697122/o52ea0t7jacu/wish/263114069 The programs of The Concerned Kids are innovative and have high relevance with current social issues that children face. Volunteers that have been trained teach and help kids dealing with problems through the non-threaten performance. They also have different categories for students of different ages. Moreover, according to the testimonials posted on the website, kids really enjoy the helpful presentations.]]> 2018-05-23 17:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jz345697122/o52ea0t7jacu/wish/263114069 Ability to Meet Its Goals Serve Its Clients jz345697122 https://padlet.com/jz345697122/o52ea0t7jacu/wish/263798628 The Concerned Kids is doing a good job to meet the goals and sever their clients. Volunteers go to different schools and all performances are available to all school boards, private schools and community groups in Toronto. They present in front of kids and teach them skills through the puppetry. ]]> 2018-05-26 17:13:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jz345697122/o52ea0t7jacu/wish/263798628 How Efficiently Do They Use The Money They Raise? jz345697122 https://padlet.com/jz345697122/o52ea0t7jacu/wish/263799169 According to CRA website, The Concerned Kids spent 75% of its expenses on charitable program, and only 10% is used in management and administration. 15% of the expenses goes to fundraising and others. ]]> 2018-05-26 17:23:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jz345697122/o52ea0t7jacu/wish/263799169 How Do They Benefit The Community? jz345697122 https://padlet.com/jz345697122/o52ea0t7jacu/wish/263802648 They perform puppetry for kids to introduce the sensitive social issues related to young kids and teach them how to face the trouble plus some relevant skills.]]> 2018-05-26 18:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jz345697122/o52ea0t7jacu/wish/263802648