Kiwanis helps kids around the world. Our Kiwanis club looks out for our community and the Kiwanis international organization takes on large-scale challenges, such as fighting disease and poverty. Our Kiwanis club is generous with its time. We are creative with our ideas. We are passionate about making a difference. And we have fun along the way!
For more than a century, Kiwanis has created opportunities for children to be curious, safe and healthy regardless of the community in which they live. When you give a child the chance to learn, experience, dream, grow, succeed and thrive, great things can happen.
The Kiwanis Mission & Vision
Kiwanis empowers communities to improve the world by making lasting differences in the lives of children. Kiwanis strives to be a positive influence in communities worldwide — so that one day, all children will wake up in communities that believe in them, nurture them and provide the support they need to thrive.
Kiwanis Service
Service is at the heart of every Kiwanis club, no matter where in the world it’s located. Members stage approximately 150,000 service projects and raise nearly US$100 million every year for communities, families and projects. By working together, members achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone.
Kiwanis’s mission is to improve the world, one child and one community at a time. Therefore, our service focuses on improving the community and the lives of children with projects such as:
Children’s Health and Safety – Kiwanis Clubs work with our partners at Tufts Children’s Hospital to provide educational resources and in-home safety tools to new parents, host bicycle and helmet safety days, provide concussion information, promote first aid/CPR training, and put on other programs to prevent childhood injury. Globally, Kiwanis Clubs have also raised millions to eliminate Iodine Deficiency Disorder and Maternal/Neonatal Tetanus, improving children’s health and saving lives around the world.
Children’s Literacy – Kiwanis Clubs create reading corners in community spaces, donate books to schools, read to elementary students, and sponsor the Reading is Fundamental program.
Food Insecurity – Kiwanis Clubs perform food drives, distribute holiday meals, host community dinners, and support local soup kitchens and food pantries to ensure children and families receive healthy, nutritious meals.
Community-Specific Needs – Kiwanis Clubs partner with local schools and non-profits to provide school supplies, clothing, coats, shoes, and other items to children and families in need. Kiwanis Clubs build playgrounds (including playgrounds with specialized equipment for children with disabilities) and sponsor “buddy benches” to ensure that kids have a safe and accessible place to play.
Community Building – Kiwanis Clubs sponsor community beautification events, community gardens, programs for senior citizens, events honoring veterans, parades for holidays, and other events to build community. Kiwanis Clubs also recognize first responders, teachers, youth volunteers, and others in their community whose incredible deeds improve the lives of children and families. Finally, Kiwanis members form a community among themselves–in the local club, across New England and Bermuda, and around the world. Many longtime Kiwanians report meeting many of their closest friends through Kiwanis.
Service Leadership Programs – Kiwanis Clubs sponsor service clubs in elementary schools (K-Kids), middle schools (Builders Clubs), high schools (Key Clubs), colleges/universities (Circle K clubs), and at programs for adults with disabilities (Aktion Clubs). These programs develop a heart to serve, but also teach young people and adults with disabilities to be leaders and advocates. Key Club International and Circle K International are both student-led organizations at the local, regional, and global level. Whether planning an individual service project, chairing a club committee, or leading a global organization, students of all ages and adults with disabilities gain confidence, learn leadership and communication skills, and develop their character through our programs. By working with them, we learn and grow in the same ways. Through these programs, we support the next generation of community servants and leaders.
Timeline for the new Kiwanis Club of Newton
The Greater Boston Young Professionals Kiwanis Club is sponsoring a new Kiwanis Club in Newton in 2024. We will be hosting several community service events with the Key Clubs at Newton North and Newton South high schools and organizing residents of Newton to form a new Kiwanis Club to continue these service programs and more.
The Kiwanis Club will begin meeting in the summer of 2024.
How can I join?
Submit a membership application!
Dues cost $150 per year, which supports our club operations, club liability insurance, Kiwanis International dues, and New England District dues.
Does your business or not-for-profit want to get involved? Ask about corporate membership!
About our Kiwanis club
Kiwanis helps kids around the world. Our Kiwanis club looks out for our community and the Kiwanis international organization takes on large-scale challenges, such as fighting disease and poverty. Our Kiwanis club is generous with its time. We are creative with our ideas. We are passionate about making a difference. And we have fun along the way!
For more than a century, Kiwanis has created opportunities for children to be curious, safe and healthy regardless of the community in which they live. When you give a child the chance to learn, experience, dream, grow, succeed and thrive, great things can happen.
The Kiwanis Mission & Vision
Kiwanis empowers communities to improve the world by making lasting differences in the lives of children. Kiwanis strives to be a positive influence in communities worldwide — so that one day, all children will wake up in communities that believe in them, nurture them and provide the support they need to thrive.
Kiwanis Service
Service is at the heart of every Kiwanis club, no matter where in the world it’s located. Members stage approximately 150,000 service projects and raise nearly US$100 million every year for communities, families and projects. By working together, members achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone.
Kiwanis’s mission is to improve the world, one child and one community at a time. Therefore, our service focuses on improving the community and the lives of children with projects such as:
Timeline for the new Kiwanis Club of Newton
The Greater Boston Young Professionals Kiwanis Club is sponsoring a new Kiwanis Club in Newton in 2024. We will be hosting several community service events with the Key Clubs at Newton North and Newton South high schools and organizing residents of Newton to form a new Kiwanis Club to continue these service programs and more.
The Kiwanis Club will begin meeting in the summer of 2024.
How can I join?
Submit a membership application!
Dues cost $150 per year, which supports our club operations, club liability insurance, Kiwanis International dues, and New England District dues.
Does your business or not-for-profit want to get involved? Ask about corporate membership!