A Heart for Kids
After School Fun and Learning
Our Mission in Action
A Heart for Kids is a faith-based, nonprofit organization with a vision to love, serve, and support children in our community. All children who attend A Heart for Kids are recommended through their teacher and or school staff.
We support children through a two-fold mission to provide academic and social support as well as spiritual growth and connection for the children we serve.
Schools We Serve
We serve 4 elementary schools in Anderson, IN.
East Side Elementary
Tuesdays & Thursdays
3:30-5:30 PM
Host Church
Bethany Christian Church
1920 N. Rangeline Rd.
10th Street Elementary
Tuesdays & Thursdays
3:30-5:30 PM
Host Church
Parkview Church of the Nazarene
911 S. Rangeline Rd.
Erskine Elementary
Monday & Wednesday
3:30-5:30 PM
Host Church
Whetstone Christian Church
5940 Madison Avenue
Valley Grove Elementary
Monday & Wednesday
3:30-5:30 PM
Host Church
Hope Church
3001 Mounds Rd.
Experienced more than 1 year of growth in reading.
Academic Success
In partnership with school staff and family support, all students in our program showed growth in a variety of reading skills. According to standardized reading test scores, 60% of our students showed more than one school year of expected growth in reading, with some showing as much as 3 years in growth.
We continue to invite the children who are not advancing more than 1 grade level each year in hopes of improving attendance, confidence, and reading skills in the next school year. This is why our program desires to serve a child from second grade through their elementary years as needed!