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Madison, AL – Kids to Love made history in the Huntsville/Madison County business community on August 30th as the inaugural winner of the Chamber of Commerce Women-Owned Business of the Year award. Kids to Love competed among nearly 40 other women-owned businesses, and was one of only two non-profit organizations among the contenders. “Our business is unlike any business in that category because our clients are children in foster care,” said Kids to Love Founder/ CEO Lee Mars

Madison, AL – KTECH, a workforce training initiative of Kids to Love, has received official certification as a Siemens partner school for the Siemens Mechatronic System Certification Program. The KTECH team received the news from Germany on Thursday, August 18th. The Siemens Mechatronic Systems Certification Program is the international industry standard for comprehensive skills in Mechatronics systems. KTECH is now one of only 25 Siemens Certified Partner Schools in the Uni

A standard size check wasn’t enough to hold the largest charitable donation in Jack’s corporate history. Jack’s presented the Kids to Love Foundation a check as large as the money it represents. The event was the culmination of Jack’s two months long “Show Some Love” campaign which raised $178,684 for Kids to Love. “It’s more money than we’ve ever raised from a philanthropic effort that we’ve done,” says Christy Gravitt, Brand Manager for Jack’s restaurants. “It just shows h

Dan McClain turns old on August 20th, Lee Marshall celebrates the anniversary of her 39th birthday on August 21st. Because getting old is better than the alternative, these two are having fun and helping others with their Virtual Birthday Bash to benefit Davidson Farms, a home for children in need in our community. We need your help to stock the house! The 10,000 square foot home will provide a safe haven for local tween and teen girls in foster care. With 9 bedrooms, 7 ba

The WDRM Home town tour ended this weekend with the drawing of the winner of the Dierks Bentley autographed guitar donated by Capital Records. Listeners across the Tennessee Valley have been donating to the Kids to Love "More Than A Backpack" campaign for a chance to win. Grady Thigpen of Fayetteville won the guitar - but the big winner was our kids! iHeart Media Huntsville presented a check for $625. The drawing took place during our live drive at Mattress Firm Saturday.

The 6th Annual Parson's Golf Tournament to benefit Kids to Love brought a record number of golfers to the links on Friday, July 29th. Held annually at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Course in Hampton Cove, the tournament raises money to support Kids to Love's programs, which meet the needs of children living in foster care. This year's event raised $20,000! We'd like to thank Parson's for their continued commitment to our mission through this event. Special thanks also to Land

Kids to Love awarded 34 college scholarships to students at our 12th annual scholarship luncheon July 28th. Foster children who want to continue their education are nominated by their social workers to received the scholarship. This year's class has ambitions toward nursing, social work and computer technology. Sacred Huff and Ja'Cobie Edwards, who have previously received Kids to Love scholarships, motivated this year's recipients by sharing their stories of triumph over obs