Guess what? We saw more than 550 students and parents attend the event! School-age kids and teens who needed them received school physicals, eye exams, backpacks with school supplies, and much more. All thanks to the 25+ different organizations and churches that came together to make sure families in the communities had what they needed to help their kids start the new school year.

It was a long day in Chicago, but our teens enjoyed a great day exploring the Museum of Science and Industry.

Many of our kids feel they have no hope and are stuck in a situation they will never be able to get out of. We continue to show them there is a way out and His name is Jesus.

Meet the McNeil family. Jaci, Jim and Jeb teach a music class for our kids on Wednesday evenings and six-year-old Viv joins the rest of the kids in our evening program. Recently, Jim and Jeb have also volunteered to drive one of our vans to pick-up and drop off kids.

Meet RHK Volunteer Coordinator, Tarah Curry!

Summer at RHK Means: Field Trips!

The kids are heading back to school already. Thank you for helping us give them a fresh start for the new year.

During these summer months, your gifts of kid-friendly food for our kids are more important than ever. We appreciate your help in making sure our kids get enough to eat while school is not in session. What a blessing!

This past month all staff, board members, and volunteers have been reading, “Worth Seeing” by Amy L. Williams. The book discusses the...

“Mr. Rich” served in our evening program for more than 10 years. In 2014, he and his wife, Janel heard about the need for volunteers at RHK to come and share Christ’s love with our kids and they decided to do just that together.

RHK is blessed to receive two grants recently. The first is a $2,500 grant from the Rockford Cosmopolitan Club to help cover costs to upgrade our security cameras, helping to better ensure the safety of our kids when they are here. The second is a generous grant from the Rockford Park District. We received vouchers worth $2,350 which make it possible for us to take our kids on field trips this summer to locations like Alpine pool, the Discovery Center, Lockwood Park, and M

One of my favorite memories was when the kids came to my church for a Christmas Party. At the end of the night, we had a dance party. I had the best time dancing with one of the kids. It was so much fun and sealed the deal for me to volunteer at RHK. Another favorite memory was seeing some of the kids get baptized. Watching their faces light up with excitement was priceless. The kids keep me coming back. I enjoy the relationships I have made with them and learn a lot from the

School’s out! Time to gather the items our kids will need this summer. Your gifts make it possible for us to provide the little things most of take for granted will be there.

Now you can order RHK gear for yourself (and your family and friends!) to wear and show your support for our kids. Plus, 20% of every purchased will be donated back to RHK to help continue the work.

Red Robin is famous for their amazing gourmet burgers and bottomless steak fries. They also have a big heart for the Rockford community. We are very excited they will be hosting our RHK Big Eats Tour on Thursday, June 26.

June is our promotion month. June is when our Solid Ground kids and teens move up to their next school grade and begin adjusting to the new challenges that come with it. This can be a scary time for some of them.

On May 2, it was our great privilege to honor our incredible, faithful, committed, brilliant, beautiful (add your adjective here!) volunteer team with a special dinner to show our appreciation for all they do for our kids. 

Last weekend, our 4th & 5th-graders got out of the city and spent a few days at Phantom Ranch Camp in Mukwonago, WI.