Program Highlights

At FKO, we believe that family support includes all members of the household. Last week, in partnership with Neighborhood Villages and Baby2Baby, we distributed 9,100 diapers, 200 tins of formula, 90 blankets, and 384 bottles of baby shampoo to families in need. https://vimeo.com/541804919

Last week, FKO kids from our Chelsea program started enjoying a new curriculum, Global Game Changers! Through Global Game Changers superhero-themed activities, FKO children are empowered to develop compassion, strengthen achievement, and discover their unique superpowers to help others and make the world a better place.  To learn more about this exciting curriculum, click here: https://globalgamechangers.org

In recognition of Austism Awareness Day, FKO pledges to continue to practice kindness, appreciate differences, and be supportive of all children and staff. Our Count Me In! model ensures that every child is welcomed and celebrated, as well as being supported with a plan that gives them guidance and space to achieve.  At FKO we […]

 Through our continued partnership with Neighborhood Villages and About Fresh, FKO is excited to announce that we will continue distributing boxes of fresh produce and groceries to families in need within our programs in Chelsea, Everett, Revere and Winthrop every other week until June 3rd! A big THANK YOU to our partners who continue to […]

Great news! FKO, in partnership with the City of Everett and Mayor Carlo DeMaria and the City of Revere/Revere 311 and Mayor Brian Arrigo, was selected amongst many applicants to receive a $70,000 grant from the After-School and Out-of-School Time (ASOST) Quality Enhancements Fund to support our social-emotional learning (SEL) initiatives in Everett and Revere. […]

FKO children and staff start an exciting new Project Based Learning series where kids are going to be designing their own wildlife sanctuaries. The program had a special visit yesterday from Mass Audobon Society where they educated kids on animal adaptations. 

FKO children from the Welch School in Peabody, Mass. started a new Project Based Learning series where they will be designing their own wildlife sanctuaries. As part of the series, FKO hosted Mass Audobon who engaged the group with a fun and informative lesson on animal adaptations.  Click here to learn more about Mass Audobon! https://www.massaudubon.org

In celebration of National Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week, FKO administrators, parents and children take a moment to thank ALL of our hardworking staff at FKO. Please join us in recognizing the ‘heartprint’ that afterschool professionals have left on children and families over this past year! Watch here! https://lnkd.in/dRV_zJm

Over the last 12 months, hundreds of afterschool professionals creatively reimagined and reinvented childcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic to fit the pressing needs of local families, all while remaining masked, keeping spaces clean and safe, and complying with all other required public health protocols. As part of National Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week which ran during […]

After a year filled with a wide array of challenges brought on by a global pandemic, For Kids Only Afterschool (FKO) is committed this summer to giving children the chance to learn in a safe and fun environment. Beginning on June 21st, FKO will kick off their summer programming that will engage children in opportunities […]

Jared is a rising senior at Malden Catholic High School and an active member of his community in Revere. He recently secured a summer job through Mayor Brian Arrigo's Summer Youth Employment Program.

What a Journey Around the World it has been! This summer we explored and appreciated various cultures by traveling to different regions and countries each week. Children and staff deepened their love for learning, embraced culture through activities in the arts, cooking, language, sports, STEM and more. Lessons of compassion, kindness, and community- building were […]