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Keene Housing Kids Collaborative

Building the foundation for successful adulthood

aka Keene Housing Kids Collaborative   |   KEENE, NH   |  http://www.khkc.org

Mission

We connect kids living in Keene Housing households to existing opportunities in the community that will give them the tools to succeed.

Ruling year info

2015

Executive Director

Sally Malay

Main address

5 Harmony Lane

KEENE, NH 03431 USA

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EIN

47-2753561

NTEE code info

Youth Development Programs (O50)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

The mission of Keene Housing Kids Collaborative is building the foundation for successful adulthood. We are a non-profit organization working to help children living in households that are struggling to make ends meet reach their full potential. The future of our community – and any community – depends on the ability of our children to grow into productive, healthy, confident and engaged members of our community.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Helping Kids Access Success

We connect children to existing programs in the community, at no cost their families.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of participants engaged in programs

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Children and youth

Related Program

Helping Kids Access Success

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Decrease in 2020 and 2021 due to impact of global pandemic.

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Just over 500 children between the ages of birth and 18 live in Keene Housing households – with an average annual income of $23,516. If statistics hold true for these kids, most of them will struggle to get ahead as adults, as well.

School data for these children is sobering: they score about two grade levels behind their more affluent peers on standardized tests in math and reading, are absent from school at a much higher rate, and 2 out of every 5 kids who live in Keene Housing households are enrolled in special education.

We are missing out on the contributions these young people could make if they reach their potential as fully successful adult members of our community: contributions in art, science, business and civic life. The Kids Collaborative is working to change things for children and youth living in Keene Housing by connecting them to existing opportunities and experiences in the community that will give them the tools they need to succeed.

Goals we have for our kids include:
Enter kindergarten with behavior that is generally school appropriate and with strong pre-reading and numeracy skills
Develop strong socio-emotional skills throughout childhood and adolescence, and reach grade level proficiency in reading and math by fourth grade
Graduate high school with a GPA of C+ or higher, without having become a parent, and without having come in to contact with the juvenile justice system

We are moving kids toward these goals by connecting kids to quality community activities in the arts, academics and athletics. We pay tuition and other participation fees, liaise with families to make them aware of what’s happening in the community, manage applications and other paperwork, and act as a central point of contact and clearinghouse of information.

Parental involvement is a key component of the Kids Collaborative model, and empowers Keene Housing parents to provide their children with the experiences and activities that children from more well-off households take for granted.

We partner with more than 30 youth serving programs in the area to give our kids access to their programming. Our kids have access to programs at the following partners, at no cost their families.
• Keene Family YMCA
• MoCo Arts
• City of Keene Parks and Recreation
• Swanzey Recreation Department
• Project KEEP (Keene School District afterschool program)
• ACES 93 (Monadnock Regional School District afterschool program)
• Keene Ice
• White Crane Martial Arts
• Yankee Lanes Bowling
• Stonewall Farm
• Keene State College Kids on Campus
• Child Development Center at Keene State College
• Montessori School of Keene
• Cheshire Children’s Museum
• Cheshire Career Center
• Children’s Learning Center at Cheshire Medical Center
• Monadnock Conservancy
• Cheshire County Indoor Soccer
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of NH
• Children’s Stage Adventures
• Granite Gorge
• Wakadoodles Open Art Studio
• Greater Keene Youth Baseball and Softball Association
• Swanzey Cal Ripken Baseball
• Keene High School Athletic Department

In 2020, 246 kids participated in 676 separate activities in the community in art, athletics and academics.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.
  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Keene Housing Kids Collaborative

Board of directors
as of 03/02/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Danielle Ruffo

Savings Bank of Walpole

Term: 2023 - 2023

Danielle Ruffo

Savings Bank of Walpole

Kim Schmidl-Gagne

Keen State College

Eliza Murphy

Brewbaker's Cafe

JB Mack

Southwest Region Planning Commission

Stacey McGilvery

Southwestern Community Services

Erika Greenwald

unaffiliated

Ben White

SAU29

Sarah Frankel

Ward Legal Group

Gregg Kleiner

Fenton Dealerships

Cristina Carpentier

Keene State College

Joanna Zambella

Monadnock Broadcasting Group

Kristin Targett

Cedarcrest for Children with Disabilities

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 3/2/2023

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

We do not display disability information for organizations with fewer than 15 staff.

Equity strategies

Last updated: 03/02/2023

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
Policies and processes
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.