Help Us Tackle Hunger This Holiday Season
We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! This holiday season, we invite youth to engage in service by completing a service project on Team Kids Unite, or by submitting their own creative project ideas here.

Our featured Team Kids Unite service project, Tackle Hunger, encourages youth to collect and donate non-perishable food items to their local food bank. Your submission(s) make you eligible for monthly gift card giveaways and recognition via Team Kids social media!
Please visit teamkids.org/unite for specific instructions.
Partnering with Golden State Foods to Bring the Team Kids Challenge to Deerfield Elementary
This fall, we have partnered with Golden State Foods to support Deerfield Elementary School’s Team Kids Challenge. As two Irvine based organizations, we believe this partnership can help children strive to make a difference in their communities. Learn more

If you or your employer is interested in getting involved with Team Kids, please email Founder/CEO Julie Hudash at jhudash@teamkids.org.
Thanksgiving with Illumination Foundation
We’ve collaborated with Illumination Foundation, an Orange County non-profit with a mission to disrupt the cycle of homelessness. Over the past few months, we’ve met with the children of Illumination Foundation and have worked on various arts and crafts projects with a focus on mental wellbeing and social emotional learning. During last week’s Thanksgiving event, the children made lunch bag turkey puppets, a paper chain loop decorated with things they are grateful for, and a special canvas project.
What's Coming Next
In the month of December, we'll be wrapping up the Team Kids Challenge at the following schools:

  • Fisler Elementary School in Fullerton, California
  • Del Cerro Elementary School in Mission Viejo, California
  • Aguilar Elementary School in Tempe, Arizona - Beneficiary Charity: Phoenix Children's Hospital
  • Arredondo Elementary School in Tempe, Arizona - Beneficiary Charity: Defenders of Wildlife 

As programs come to a close this year, we encourage youth to stay involved by participating in the volunteer service projects on Team Kids Unite. Stay tuned for our upcoming holiday service project!

Every December, Team Kids and the Irvine Police Department partner with non-profit organization Human Options to host a holiday dinner with Irvine police officers, children and families. Human Options provides emergency housing and services to children and families who have been affected by relationship violence.

Additionally, we're excited to announce that Team Kids will be joining the Spark of Love Toy Drive held by the Los Angeles County Fire Department, ABC7, Toys for Tots, and Southern California firefighters. Spark of Love is a community campaign that collects new, unwrapped toys and sports equipment for children and teens in need.

Interested in donating? Join the cause by dropping off a new, unwrapped toy at your local fire station, or to our Team Kids partners at Remax Premiere Realty in Irvine (5299 Alton Pkwy, Irvine 92604).

Keep up with Team Kids by following us on social media to see the Team Kids Challenge in action, stay updated on new Team Kids Unite service projects, and more!
If you have any questions, feel free to email the Team Kids Program Director, Marissa Camacho at mcamacho@teamkids.org or call 949-861-4887.

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