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Want to Make a Bigger Impact? Join the KCT Youth Board!

By Kristin Heffley / August 16, 2026

If you’ve attended a KCT event and thought, “I’d love to be more involved in this,” the Youth Board might be your next step. Youth Board members do much more than volunteer. They help plan and lead events, create marketing materials, support fundraising and donor outreach, keep projects organized, and help shape what KCT does…

Welcome our New Executive Director, Laurie Miyauchi

By Deb Carmichael / August 2, 2026

A New Executive Director to Lead KCT into the Future We are excited to announce that Laurie Miyauchi has been named the next Executive Director of Kids Coming Together (KCT). In this role, Laurie will mentor our outstanding Youth Board and partner with our Board of Directors to help lead KCT into its next chapter. As…

Beating Summer Boredom with KCT

By Ioana Luican / July 26, 2026

High Schoolers! Have you experienced summer boredom? You know, that feeling of being so bored that nothing sounds appealing anymore? Keep reading. I am having a blast beating summer boredom with Kids Coming Together. KCT During the School Year My name is Ioana and I have been on the Kids Coming Together Youth Board for…

Looking for our New Executive Director

By Deb Carmichael / May 31, 2026

Help Us Find a New Executive Director Deb Carmichael is retiring after 6 years at the helm of KCT Deb has announced that it is time for her to step down as KCT’s Executive Director. For nearly six years, she has led KCT, watching kids and teens build confidence, leadership skills, and compassion through service. …

Crafted with love and chewed with joy: KCT’s Dog Toy event

By Shreevarsha Ganesh / April 18, 2026

Do you love dogs? Well, I sure do! My name is Parnitha. I am a freshman in high school, and I have been with KCT for almost three years now. Whenever I go to a dog toy-making event, I think about all the dogs that we give these to. I imagine their tails wagging with…

The Surprising Truth Beneath the Sand: The Litter Clean-up Event

By Shreevarsha Ganesh / March 27, 2026

My name is Hartej, and I have been volunteering with KCT for over a year now. I have always cared about the environment. I like taking walks around my community and spending time in nature; it’s personally really calming and grounding for me.I had been to a litter cleanup event with KCT once before as…

Where Smiles Found Their Place: The Beginning of KCT

By Shreevarsha Ganesh / February 15, 2026

Back in 2018, founder and parent Kimberly Freutel saw something that could spark change. We all know that moment in first grade, a clumsy fall followed by a tragic nickname that sticks. Reputations follow you throughout, and making friends is a battle. A question flashed in Kimberly’s mind, What if we just helped kids find…

Curiosity, Through a Child’s Eyes

By Shreevarsha Ganesh / January 24, 2026

“The scissors company lied to us. The cut isn’t very exact.” This insightful comment was made during our no-sew blanket event. One thing I have always noticed at each KCT event is that the high school leaders always have a smile on their faces as they listen to kids, because it’s like a breath of…

What the Giving Season Has Meant to Me at KCT

By Shreevarsha Ganesh / January 7, 2026

When I think about the giving season, I don’t just think about holidays or gifts. I think about people. For me, the holidays have always been tied to Kids Coming Together and the sense of community it creates.My name is Mira Asvin, and I’m a junior at Eastlake High School. I’ve been involved with Kids…

A Hobby That Came Back to Life

By Shreevarsha Ganesh / November 18, 2025

Did I Outgrow LEGOs? My name is Hartej, and I have been volunteering with KCT for over a year now. I absolutely love playing with Legos. It’s been almost ten years, and I still get the same excitement from building sets as I did when I first started. But over the past few years, I…