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About KIDS-U

Kids-U is an organization that provides academic after-school programs to children in low income communities. Their mission is to enrich the lives of these children and improve their educational outlook by assisting with their schoolwork and their social and personal development. Kids-U began as Dallas Community Lighthouse in direct response to the high dropout rates in Dallas County. Since then, Kids-U has expanded to serve 400 kids in 13 locations around the Dallas area, operating within different apartment complexes whose owners have agreed to work with Kids-U. With the kids, Kids-U tries to ensure that they have a safe place to turn to after school and during the summer, where they are met with supervision, snacks, and an opportunity to further their learning.

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About EPICS

EPICS, Engineering Projects in Community Service, was founded at Purdue University in 1995. It’s a service-learning design program in which teams of students partner with local and global community organizations to address human, community, and environmental needs.