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January 30, 2020Good News! Crossroads Center for Children & Rite Aid Foundation KidCents Program
The Rite Aid Foundation has selected Crossroads Center for Children to participate in its 2020 KidCents program, which annually supports a select group of nonprofit, kid-focused organizations committed to improving the health and wellbeing of children living in the communities Rite Aid serves.
“Crossroads is delighted to be included in this program again this year. Being a KidCents participant means funding and visibility that helps our organization to help children with and without developmental special needs to learn skills which are essential for their success in life.” Kelly Young, Executive Director
In addition to being selected as a KidCents charity, Crossroads Center for Children will receive a $5,000 grant, which will be used towards START SMART, and upgrading our Technology. We are in the process of finalizing plans to update and upgrade to an online server, and $5,000 will help tremendously towards this urgent need.
Learn more about this program here: http://crossroadcenter.org/start-smart/
The Rite Aid Foundation has supported Crossroads Center for Children since 2015. Year after year we have received wonderful help from the KidCents program; their grants have helped the school purchase library shelving, partitions for our cafeteria and gym spaces, and pay for supplies needed for working with the children here. Through communications such as our new employee training, on our website and Facebook page, we encourage all of our employees and our students’ families to enroll in the KidCents and round up whenever they shop at Rite Aid.
The Rite Aid Foundation welcomed a total of 481 nonprofits to its 2020 KidCents class – its largest class ever. Crossroads is proud to be one of them!
The number of KidCents charities has more than doubled since the program’s inception in 2014, when 204 nonprofits comprised the inaugural class. Over seven years, The Rite Aid Foundation has contributed a total of more than $34 million to KidCents charities across the country, thanks to members of Rite Aid’s loyalty program, wellness+ rewards, rounding up their in-store or online purchases to donate to KidCents.
“More than 3 million Rite Aid customers actively choose to make meaningful contributions to help children in their communities through KidCents. The program’s growth is a testament to their generosity and commitment to building safer, stronger and more supportive communities for youth across the country,” said Jessica Kazmaier, president of The Rite Aid Foundation and Rite Aid chief human resources officer. “The 2020 KidCents class has the opportunity to prove that change adds up exponentially, and we look forward to helping them achieve their goal of giving kids better lives and brighter futures.”
For a full list of KidCents charities and to learn more about how Rite Aid’s wellness+ rewards members can support charities in their own communities, please visit www.kidcents.com.
