Kids at Heart
Supporting foster, adoptive and kinship children to encourage the success of the family.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Fundango
Fundango is our monthly kid connection event. Through a variety of activities and a relaxed atmosphere of fun, trained and background-checked paid staff and volunteers offer positive behavior modification, self-esteem building, relationship building and opportunities to build healthy family connections to their biological siblings. Foster and adoptive kids share the experience with other children who have similar life experiences. Foster and adoptive parents enjoy a break from parenting and adult time together.
Camp Fundango
Camp Fundango is our outdoor education program, an intensive, independent and confidence-building experience. We host an adventure weekend at Camp Teen Fundango, a day-trip with EDUCO, and Camp Fundango serving seventy families throughout Colorado. Kids discover the natural world and a clearer sense of themselves.
Teen Connect
The twice per month Teen Connect providing opportunities for up to 14 kids to participate in rock climbing in two different groups on Saturdays. This program is only designed youth who are 13 to 18 years of age.
Indoor rock climbing provides teens with many direct and indirect benefits. Plus, it’s fun! A few benefits are:
Goal setting (and achieving)
Decision making (positive, sustainable judgement)
Responsibility, Trust, Commitment
Problem solving, Creativity, Improvisation
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Larimer County DHS 2022
External reviews

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How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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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 strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, 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, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Kids at Heart
Board of directorsas of 09/30/2022
Ethan Dexter
Kami Chase
Food Bank
Dick Freitas
Retired CPA
Kim Cochran-Ward
Fort Collins Police Department
Maribeth Olsen
The Young Ascenders
Board leadership practices
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CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
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? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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
Gender identity
Sexual orientation
Disability
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