Kids Are Heroes
By Dana Anderson,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
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Grassroots site honoring kid volunteers is sparse but sweet.
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What’s It About?
KIDS ARE HEROES is a true grassroots effort at encouraging more kids to get involved in their community and the world. Started by the efforts of one volunteer-loving girl, her dad, and their own service dog, this site is in its building stages and should be viewed with that in mind. The creators are working on a database of Canadian and U.S.
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volunteer organizations that kids can get
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involved in (currently only 11 states are listed and not many volunteer
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organizations). There's also YouTube videos, printable games, and a
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sporadic
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blog.
Is It Any Good?
It's worth a trip to this site just to read the stories about each hero's volunteer efforts. And if you're a parent or teacher and have a hero-kid to nominate for some positive recognition, this is the place to go. Otherwise, there's currently little else of substance
here. Site creators admit they're working on a shoestring and need more funding to ramp up their worthwhile efforts. If Kids Are Heroes added some more general how-to info about how kids can start their own volunteer efforts, more links to kid-friendly volunteer sites, and perhaps better technology for the message boards, it could become a stellar site.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about each of these hero-kids' stories. There is a treasure trove of positive examples here of kids feeling inspired by a cause and going for it. What is your kid inspired to do? What issue or cause really weighs heavy on their heart? If it's one of the causes already listed here, connect with the kid-hero and ask how your family can help.
Website Details
- Genre: Civic Engagement
- Pricing structure: Free
- Last updated: November 5, 2015
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