Founded in 2001, Kids of Honor^® developed as an attempt to reach out to local struggling youth in the lower counties of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, and help them through to high school graduation.

Originally, Kids of Honor^® was an incentive program that encouraged students to continue seeking tutoring at the local Salvation Army, even when their grades had surpassed a minimum passing level. There, report card records showed that 87% of participating students raised at least one grade in a core subject, yet few remained in the program and set long-term goals.

The issue was not the quality of tutoring, but the urgent need to keep kids involved. Kids of Honor^® offered praise and encouragement that supported each and every child’s involvement in the after-school program. The results were overwhelming, and Kids of Honor^® has since flourished in a variety of partnership locations, keeping kids off the streets, embracing positive influences, and staying in school.

Since those early days, Kids of Honor^® has helped hundreds of students improve their academic performance and their hope for the future, not just through prizes and incentives, but by bestowing the tools they need to succeed for themselves.

Incorporated in 2003 as a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, Kids of Honor^® embraces the 40 Developmental Assets, America’s 5 Promises, Communities In Schools and PBIS to encourage students to make positive choices and reach for success.

Our track record is impeccable.  All of the young people participating in our program graduate.  Three Kids of Honor^® graduated in 2007, fourteen in 2008, twenty-six in 2009 and twenty-five in 2010.