The Need
21,552 Children Living in Poverty - Kids Count Data Center
13.1% Children in food insecure households - NC Child
5,373 Child abuse and neglect reports - Kids Count Data Center
1,895 Juvenile Justice complaints - NC Dept. of Public Safety
644 Students Suspended - Wake County Public School System
6,500 Children who are homeless - Families Together
4,747 Children who are experiencing homelessness - Wake County Public School System
70% Students bullied at Middle School - Wake County Public School System
Together,
We’re turning the places kids go into places, kids grow.
The Kaleidoscope Project is a collaborative community initiative focused on the social and emotional development of Wake County children. From research, we’ve learned that the places where kids spend time and the relationships they build in those places are critical to a child’s well-being and resilience throughout their entire life.
There are many of us across Wake County who are contributing to our children’s development. Yet, we don’t always have time to learn from, or build upon, each other’s efforts. Kaleidoscope was created to do just that: to inspire collaboration, to share best practices, to exchange ideas, to improve local sites, and to provide caregivers, parents and policy makers with resources.
Funded by the John Rex Endowment, The Kaleidoscope Project works in partnership with:
CounterPart Consulting, LLC
Partners for Impact