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Faith, Hope and Love - Duffel Bags for Children in Crisis  Written by Heather Lojeski We have hurting children in Racine County.  Some of these children may have been victims of abuse, abandonment, and neglect or were unable to be cared for by their family.  These children desperately need to experience unconditional love, a sense of hope, and faith in for the future. Did you know that in the United States approximately 500,000 children are in foster care on any given day? Read More... For approximately 125,000 of these children, there is no plan for reunification with their parents and little prospect for adoption. Three out of four children are separated from at least one sibling when placed in foster care. Children often change foster homes. When neglected, abandoned and abused children enter the foster care system; unfortunately most come with very little belongings besides the clothes on their backs. If they have a few items, they are typically transported in a trash bag. What ev...

Take It To The Edge Sponsored by Next Step Goals, LLC Written by Julie O'Keeffe Henzey We’ve all seen the movies where someone gets in a car and decides to see how fast it can go. Or you may recall Chuck Yeager boldly breaking the sound barrier by flying faster than the speed of sound. Some people with the need for speed even get their fix at the Bonneville Speedway on the salt flats of Utah during Speed Week, where world land speed records are made and broken. I’m not sure whether it’s the speed itself or the desire to go to the edge that captivates people. Many of us love to live vicariously through others as they risk life and limb to reach a goal. There’s simply a pure thrill in going to the limit. Just think Olympics. To win, you have to be on the razor-sharp edge of your ability. We love watching it all unfold. Normal people like you and me typically play it safe in most areas of our life. We don’t take unnecessary chances that could result in injury, physical or otherwise. W...

Gratitude Well, the big JAK gig came and went this past weekend. I hope you were one of the 2K+ that made it to the Just Add Kids EXPO! that took place on Saturday, April 6th at Case High School. Maybe you were and are recieving our weekly e-newsletter JAK Happenings for the first time. A warm JAK ( J ust A dd K ids) welcome to you. In case you weren't able to go, here's a brief wrap up of the fun that ensued... Read More... First of all, I must pay homage to our sponsors Ra cine Unified School District , Daniels Chiropractic Office , Dental Associates , and Merchants Moving & Storage Company . Each of these organizations individually contributed to success of the event in different ways, whether it was financial support, marketing support...thank you so much! We had an awesome line up of exhibitors....organizations that have a service, a product, or activiies that families need to know about.  Please see a list of the exhibitors below and along with our sponsors, I...

EXPO! Moms, dads, grandparents and kids from across Southeastern Wisconsin are  invited to attend the "go to" family event, brought to you by your's truly... Just Add Kids, Racine, Kenosha and the surrounding area's resource for family fun. Read More... The event is being held at the large, accessible, convenient Case High School fieldhouse, located at 7345 Washington Avenue (Highway 20) in Racine. The Just Add Kids EXPO! will offer information, services and products from over 60 area businesses and organizations, all in a fun, hands-on, learning environment. There will be roving characters, face painting, balloon twisting, stage performances and presentations scheduled throughout the day including Kohl's Wild Theater which will be presenting their show "The Reach of the Rain Forest" at 10:30am and 12noon. Jason Love will perform a magic show from the main stage of the event at 11:15am. Exhibitors will provide several k id's games and activitie...