The latest at Side by Side Kids
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He is risen!
by: Anna Claire Minter
04/05/2021
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With help from our friends at Celebration Church, we celebrated Easter with eggs, candy, and reading about how Jesus buried our sin with Him when He died and rose again. We are praying for our kids to more deeply experience the joy and freedom found in being chosen and forgiven by Jesus and we hope you do too!
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See how God moved in 2019 and 2020!
by: Anna Claire Minter
03/17/2021
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We have been able to do some incredible things as a ministry but it is only because we serve a good and mighty God who doesn't need us but allows us to partner with Him in loving people. Check out some of the tangible ways God has moved through our ministry in the impact reports below! ⠀
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National Reading Month
by: Anna Claire Minter
03/15/2021
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In honor of March being National Reading Month, we want to give a big thank you to one of our amazing volunteers, Lisa! She comes every Thursday and reads the Bible with our kids one-on-one to help them improve their reading skills while teaching them more about Jesus. We are grateful for how she helps cultivate a love of reading in our kids!
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Landscaping at Houston Elementary
by: Anna Claire Minter
03/12/2021
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This week, freshmen and sophomore boys from Regents School of Austin did some beautiful landscaping for our partners at Houston Elementary. The cleaning and planting they did is allowing students to enjoy going to school even more. We are grateful for their heart for our community!
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Recovering from the winter storm
by: Anna Claire Minter
03/05/2021
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While Texans, including the families we serve, continue to recover from the winter storm that left many without power, water, and access to food, we have been reminded of the power of community and of God's constant provision in such a mighty way!
Our partners at Red Rocks Austin hosted an essential needs distribution with food, toiletries, diapers, water, and more that their church family from Red Rocks Denver drove down in 3 U-Hauls. We were ...
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Partnership with Austin Stone
by: Anna Claire Minter
03/01/2021
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Since the beginning of the pandemic, SBSK has remained focused on our mission to serve both the physical, academic, and spiritual ne...
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Meet our intern, Sophie!
by: Anna Claire Minter
02/22/2021
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"I feel like I grow most as a leader when I am serving others. The kids that I have worked with are so intelligent, and it has been such an honor getting to assist them in their schoolwork. Every day I learn something new from them about the heart of God and the calling that He has over each one of our lives." -Sophie Walker, SBSK intern⠀⠀We are grateful for who Sophie is and that we get to serve our kids alongside her!
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Meet the DeSilva family
by: Anna Claire Minter
01/15/2021
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Meet the DeSilva Family. Their son Ryan felt inspired to give back to people in need in our community so he saved his money from holidays and chores throughout the year and purchased supplies for our program and Christmas gifts for one of our students. We are grateful for the DeSilva Family and how they are helping provide a path to opportunity for kids in our community!
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Meet Angel
by: Anna Claire Minter
12/23/2020
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Meet Angel, another student in our SBSK Learning Center. Prior to enrolling at the Learning Center, he was learning remotely at his aunt's house. He struggled to stay focused with multiple kids in the home and often had unfinished assignments, which his mom had to help with after a full day of her own work, school, and preparing dinner.
Since enrolling in the Learning Center, Angel has been completing his schoolwork and his mom can now enjoy spendin...
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Getting in the Christmas spirit!
by: Anna Claire Minter
12/17/2020
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We had the sweetest last week of programming for the semester getting into the Christmas spirit! We were able to send our kids home for the Christmas break with food and household supplies from All Saints Presbyterian Church and Church of the Cross and activity bags from Young Men's Service League, Four Points. One of our partners, Red Rocks Church, hosted a clothing drive which provided cold weather clothing for our families. Each child in our program was also...
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Meet Mia
by: Anna Claire Minter
12/15/2020
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Thanksgiving Grocery Pass-Out
by: Anna Claire Minter
12/08/2020
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We're so grateful for our friends at Celebration Church, who provided 30 of our families with a turkey, pumpkin pie, and groceries to cook Thanksgiving sides. It's starting to feel like Thanksgiving over here!
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Partnership with Kendra Scott
by: Anna Claire Minter
12/07/2020
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We are honored we got to partner with Kendra Scott for a Give Back Event, where our supporters shopped at Kendra Scott in person and online with our special code with some of the proceeds going to our program. Thank you to everyone who shopped and impacted our kids!
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You helped us exceed our goal!
by: Anna Claire Minter
11/03/2020
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Thank you to everyone who helped us exceed our goal at our first ever Fore! Side by Side Kids Golf Event! We had a beautiful day on the golf course filled with competitions, food, catching up with friends, and praising Jesus for the incredible ways He has worked in the lives of our kids. We couldn't have done this without our team captains and sponsors!Tournament Sponsor: All Web Leads and Medicare GeniusClosest to the Pin Sponsor: ...
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