Program Highlights

This summer, safety and fun are our top priorities for kids in our programs. To accomplish both, FKO provided each child with an individual learning kit, filled with their very own bundle of supplies! We need your help in keeping these bins filled! Participate in our ‘One Stellar Summer’ fundraiser!

Curious about what we have been up to this summer? Read about our recent events and updates in our Summer Community Connections newsletter here! https://conta.cc/2YRmNT4

Work is well underway in Winthrop at 233 Winthrop Street for a future home of FKO, which will be able to welcome 150 school age children! The design of the facility includes an interactive kitchen and cafe, a STEAM room, space for mindful reflection, a library with original stain glass windows, and an indoor gymnasium. […]

That’s a wrap! Today, hundreds of children and staff gave air hugs and elbow taps as they celebrated their last day together in FKO summer programs! We are so overwhelmed with the teamwork between families, children and staff for carrying out such safe and fun programs. FKO is happy to share that we had ZERO […]

FKO extends an enormous Thank You to the Belle Isle Rotary Club for their donation of 200 headphones for our Winthrop and Revere programs! These headphones will support kids with their remote learning enrolled in our CONNECTed Care program! THANK YOU!

We are so proud of all the children attending our CONNECTed Care program at Pope John, who arrived this morning prepared and ready to learn! A shout out to our team of Out-of-School Time Educators who supported the children with connecting to their google classroom, meeting their teacher and classmates on Zoom and getting to […]

Hundreds of children at FKO programs in Everett, Chelsea, Winthrop, Revere and Peabody kicked off their school year in our CONNECTed Care program.

After a busy day of remote learning, kids at the FKO afterschool program in Peabody got their energy out during outdoor play! Interested in seeing a typical day at FKO? See our sample schedule and more here: https://fkoafterschool.org/school-year-plans/

On Thursday, September 17th, FKO was informed by a parent in one of our Winthrop programs that their child had tested positive for COVID-19. Being our first child-COVID case since re-opening programs on July 6th, we feel an obligation to transparently relay our process for handling a confirmed case.    •Upon hearing of this confirmed case, […]

FKO has formed a new partnership with Neighborhood Villages and the Notre Dame Mission Volunteers AmeriCorp to provide FKO with TWENTY full-time AmeriCorp members to assist with our CONNECTed Care remote learning and Afterschool programs! These members will be assisting staff with maximizing outdoor time during school learning breaks, giving more hands-on attention during remote learning, […]

This year is a special year for #LightsOnAfterschool. Afterschool providers across the world have been challenged with supporting children and families in ways never explored before. At FKO program sites, and across the entire child care sector, we have seen such incredible work being done to rise to the moment and continue to serve youth in our communities.We invite you […]

This week, kids at FKO’s Winthrop Center program saw their juice creation get placed on the shelves at Beraka Juice!After learning about the benefits of juicing and tasting new fruits and vegetables, the children designed a recipe from scratch – a perfect blend of Apple, Orange and Pineapple! YUM!We encourage you to visit Beraka Juice now through December […]