https://www.kidscancharity.com/about-us daily 0.75 2020-02-08 https://www.kidscancharity.com/building-blocks daily 0.75 2026-03-01 https://www.kidscancharity.com/building-blocks/Blog Post Title One-3zaa9-zlxng-xbkmm-8xt5h-wml6m monthly 0.5 2026-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e36cc35744ec95bb013407e/b85e6154-8508-4dae-9471-a0ba55a0ee26/image.png Building Blocks - The Moment a Kid Realizes They Belong - Our 2026 Vision (Copy) - Make it stand out KidsCan Charity focuses on uplifting kids to new heights. https://www.kidscancharity.com/building-blocks/blog-post-title-two-t5my5-k4xmd-47fwc-zdsf9-b3lp9 monthly 0.5 2026-03-01 https://www.kidscancharity.com/home daily 1.0 2021-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e36cc35744ec95bb013407e/1580653582515-ECZ4YKSQ4PBIE4VB0HIA/image-asset.jpeg Home - Kids CAN change the world. With our help, they will. KidsCan is a registered charity dedicated to creating opportunities for all kids to thrive, through increased participation in programs. https://www.kidscancharity.com/donate-now daily 0.75 2021-04-12 https://www.kidscancharity.com/about daily 0.75 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e36cc35744ec95bb013407e/1618279516784-ESUCSPSVRNI13TOJNGXA/IMG-0466.jpg Our Board - Karen Lilly Executive Director & Co- Founder Managing Director, Purpose to Impact Karen Lilly has over 15 years experience in Human Resources, Talent Management, Training and Coaching. Areas of expertise include Fundraising, Learning and Development, Facilitation, Training, Talent management, Leadership Planning, Career and Leadership Coaching, People Strategy and Diversity & Inclusion. Karen is the proud mom of two boys and passionate about community engagement. Karen also volunteers for Junior Achievers, is the local school PTA Vice Chair and a mentor for Durham Women’s network and U of T Alumni network https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e36cc35744ec95bb013407e/1606764852119-3HAZQVQJCS9A6R9LIGH8/Ige+headshot+JPEG.jpg Our Board - Ige Egal, Vice-Chair Policy Advisor, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Ige is passionate about community development. He believes in the power of sport to provide transformational opportunities for both individuals and communities. As a proponent of equitable access to formative extra-curricular opportunities, Ige has worked across various sports, activities, and communities. Ige was the founding executive director at the Toronto Inner-City Rugby Foundation (TIRF), Canada’s leading grassroots rugby-for-development organization. In his role, he built partnerships across public, private, and non-profit sectors using rugby to provide learning and personal development opportunities as well as develop caring and compassionate citizens in Toronto’s priority neighbourhoods. Ige works at the Paris based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as a policy adviser. He also serves as a board director for MLSE LaunchPad, a place where youth facing barriers use sport to recognize and realize their potential. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e36cc35744ec95bb013407e/1606765981947-ONZ9DSUVO84X7NK7C8JE/36DA43E4-1DD2-4E40-B5CC-E7B2FAC0DBDD.JPG Our Board - John Snell Owner, NMTeaB Consultancy and Ela’s Teas John has spent the last 37 years in the tea business, working in a variety of impoverished countries on the planet. In the last year John has founded his own company NMteaB Consultancy in this capacity he has been able to carry forward his passion for empowering others through various projects with the UN's FAO amongst others. John has sat on the Board of the Ethical Tea Partnership and has developed sustainable development programming for various entities. Having personally experienced the dramatic positive impact that access to opportunity and dignity has, with respect to building confidence and responsibility in the young, John is a firm advocate that KidsCan Charity can play a vital role building these attributes in our children and communities. John is a Father of three and a Grandpa to 4. 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The first phase of KidsCan was nowhere near what it is today, and did not have the vision and backing it has now. It was focused on Sports only and did not have Charity status. It was many years of hibernation for the name KidsCan, until one day the prospect of building something meaningful came full circle. For John and his family, the idea of encouraging kids with financial and Social barriers to find their passions in educational activities was a way to give back to the community. In 2015, discussions got serious and the idea to form a charity became paramount to the name. June 30th 2016 KidsCan became incorporated under the Canada Not-for-profit corporations act and became a registered charitable organization under the Income Tax Act (Canada) effective September 29, 2017. We are now poised and excited to take on life-changing work that will empower kids to knock down barriers and find themselves through skill-building activities. Thank you for all your encouraging support. We are passionate and committed to helping Kids follow their dreams. Together we can make a difference! John and Karen Lilly https://www.kidscancharity.com/volunteer-opportunities daily 0.75 2020-12-01 https://www.kidscancharity.com/board-openings daily 0.75 2020-02-09 https://www.kidscancharity.com/how-we-help daily 0.75 2020-02-09 https://www.kidscancharity.com/apply-for-funding daily 0.75 2020-02-09 https://www.kidscancharity.com/impact daily 0.75 2020-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e36cc35744ec95bb013407e/1581306178917-60YS68SWGQ9B7VG3PHFL/AdobeStock_104826423+Kidscan+How+it++works.jpeg Impact - Dream Big Extracurricular program participation is linked to higher grades, test scores and school attendance rates. Increased self-confidence, leadership and teamwork abilities negate the risk of drug and alcohol use and related behavioural issues later in life.We recognize that many children face barriers to access and inclusion in extracurricular and recreational activities. Regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, ability, and family income, all kids deserve a chance to participate. Through our fundraising initiatives, we aim to increase enrolment in sports, arts, tutoring, tech and programming aimed at building life skills https://www.kidscancharity.com/apply daily 0.75 2026-03-01 https://www.kidscancharity.com/take-action daily 0.75 2025-05-12 https://www.kidscancharity.com/golf-tournament daily 0.75 2026-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e36cc35744ec95bb013407e/63de9a10-432a-462a-b8f1-46ef4f4b4af2/WebsiteSlider-Hole3-e1668783243673.webp