Kids Making It
Charity Organization
Why pick this one
Kids Making It has served Wilmington youth since 1994 with free afterschool woodworking, transportation, and career-preparation programs.
Best for
- Wilmington teens ages 13–18 seeking free woodworking and life-skills programming
- Young adults 18 and older seeking hands-on vocational training
- Schools and nonprofits seeking woodworking outreach programs
- Businesses and organizations seeking custom woodworking orders
- People seeking volunteer opportunities involving youth woodworking, skilled trades, or tool maintenance
Look elsewhere if
- Someone needs emergency home repair services
- Someone is seeking general adult woodworking classes rather than youth or apprentice programming
- Someone needs a service outside Wilmington and the surrounding outreach region
Specialties
- Afterschool woodworking for teens ages 13–18
- Skilled trades training
- Foundations of Success tutoring and career preparation
- Young adult woodworking apprenticeships
- Outreach woodworking programs for schools and nonprofits
Certifications
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit
What makes them different
- Founded in 1994 and based at a 5,000-square-foot building in Wilmington
- Serves more than 1,000 students annually through five youth programs
- Provides a free afterschool program for eligible teens ages 13–18
- Operates two vans for school pickups during the school year
- Employs young adults through a part-time Apprentice Program producing woodworking orders
- Years in business
- 32
- Serves
- Wilmington
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 617 Castle St, Wilmington, NC 28401-5223
- Phone
- 19107636001
- Website
- http://www.kidsmakingit.org
- intl-segmenter@11.7.10
Services
- Youth woodworking programs
- Entrepreneurship and life-skills education
- Vocational and job-readiness training
- School and community outreach
- Custom woodworking orders
- Student-made goods gift shop