Horton's Kids

Horton's Kids' mission is to educate and empower the children of Washington, DC's Ward 8 by providing comprehensive, direct services which improve the quality of their daily lives and nurture their desire and ability to succeed.

Late one night in 1989, Karin Walser stopped at a Capitol Hill gas station. Quickly, several young children approached her to pump gas in her car for change. A conversation and connection ensued. This late-night scene motivated her to act and take interest in the welfare of her new friends. She began planning weekly activities and outings for the children. Colleagues and other volunteers joined her in supporting the children and their families in the neighborhood.

In December of 1991, HKI incorporated as a tax-exempt, non-profit corporation and attained 501(c)(3) status in 1993. In its twentieth year, Horton's Kids serves more than 150 children and families within Ward 8 of Washington DC. Horton's Kids is widely embraced and respected by parents, social service agencies, and the community-at-large.

- One-on-one tutoring on Capitol Hill on Monday and Tuesday evenings
- Small group sessions with older youth on Wednesday evenings
- Sunday field trips
- Holiday celebrations

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For over 20 years, Horton's Kids has been picking up children from one of DC's roughest neighborhoods on big "yellow cheese" school buses and taking them to tutoring, enrichment, health, and mentoring activities throughout the area. We have dozens of children of all ages who desperately need positive, individual attention from fun-loving, energetic volunteers! We offer many volunteer opportunities to fit a variety of schedules, commitments, experience levels, and interests. We are looking for tutors, Sunday field trip chaperones, enrichment acitivity facilitators, and more. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4
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Some people volunteer one day, some people more than one day; it is really up to you what fits your schedule and interests best!