Opportunities and events for our toughest kids include fishing, hunting, camping, art, music, sports, climbing, and other recreational activities with the help of our wonderful volunteers specializing in these areas. We take the physical and emotional safety of every child very seriously and we are privileged to be entrusted with their well-being while on our property or in our care. Our volunteers include medical professionals, biologists, licensed hunting and fishing guides, and conservation specialists.
In addition, we hold fundraising drives to address specific needs such as school supplies for foster children, gifts at the holidays and other support as needed.
TKI will be hosting a fundraiser supporting Gold Star families as a part of this event on September 2-6, 2021, which will feature a performance by The Air National Guard Band of the South, a 3/5 scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall, and special guest appearances. Please join/support us in recognizing the sacrifices made by those whose names are inscribed forever on the wall and in supporting the families of heroes who have fallen protecting our freedoms
Toughest Kids hosted its first Nature Education and Fun Day in Greenville, SC in October, 2019. Local group home foster teens joined us for a day of hiking, biking, archery, knot-tying, BBQ, and more. The teens enjoyed the activities and time spent in nature on 200 acres of conservation land with biking trails, a river and small waterfalls. The community pitched in to help make the event a huge success! Thank you to Miracle Hill Children’s Home, Ethos Projects, Big Daves BBQ, and Reedy Rides for your support.
Each year, Toughest Kids hosts a Christmas In July campaign to raise much-needed funds for children in Foster Care in our local counties as they prepare to go back to school. Funds raised will be used to purchase essential items such as backpacks, school supplies, shoes, clothes and more. Please consider supporting this campaign for these toughest kids!
For the past two years, Toughest Kids has allocated its Christmas in July campaign funds as a way to help raise needed funds for the Keys to Independence initiative. Keys to Independence helps Central Florida teens obtain a driver’s license, motor vehicle insurance, driver’s education, and other incidental costs. A driver’s license is an important step in a youth being able to have a job, go to school, engage socially and contribute to their community. The Christmas in July campaigns have provided for 30 new driver’s licenses for area teens.
Links:
http://www.protectandinspire.org
http://www.keystoindependencefl.org
Toughest Kids held a recent fundraising drive which raised more than $5,500 and provided needed items for foster children over the age of 16 years old in North Georgia. With the funds, tablets, laptops, and protective cases were purchased to answer the immediate needs of these students to be successful in school.
