We had a visit from our friends at American Control Electronics this morning. Wow! They just wrapped up a three-week collection drive for RHK.

Our friends from Forest City Church made our RHK end of summer trip to Lockwood Park the best one yet

RHK now has TWO program coordinators - one for the kids and one for the teens.

I’ve been volunteering at RHK for about 10 months now, and I truly love what I do. I typically come in during the day and work with April, RHK’s Storeroom Coordinator. What I enjoy most is that every day is different. I never quite know what I’ll be doing, and that keeps it exciting.

Our staff have a great time visiting local churches and groups, sharing about the mission of RHK. Sometimes it is speaking during a church service, or helping kids in children’s church pack Kid-friendly food bags for our kids.

In September, I received a call from a former RHK kid. They were struggling—homeless, sleeping on the streets, and recently hospitalized due to an infection that required surgery. As they shared their story, they weren’t asking for a handout. They weren’t looking for help—just someone to listen. But it wasn’t a one-way conversation. They wanted to know how RHK was doing. They wanted to know how I was doing. How Mr. Mike was doing. How my dogs were.

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.

This week our kids and teens both took field trips to Rockford's Midway Village. They toured both the museum and the Victorian village....

We received a visit from our friends at JL Clark this week. They presented RHK with a generous grant check for $2,000 to help install our upgraded security camera system. JL Clark has been a longtime cheerleader for Rock House Kids and we are so grateful for the support we receive from them. They have been a staple in the Rockford community for 121 years for good reason. They care!

RHK Volunteer Training - "Worth Seeing"

On Saturday, June 28, our teens went to Medieval Times where they enjoyed a good meal (eaten with their hands, of course) and rooted...

Two magic words: Free Time!!!

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!