Kids Breaking Free Foundation, Inc.

06/06/2023

Summer is upon us, which means children are home from school for the summer and we want to make sure their nutrition needs are met. In partnership with Quaker road church and SERV Niagara we are collecting non-perishable food and hygiene items for the entire month of June. Please help support this effort of restocking multiple food pantries that serve the Barker, Gasport, Somerset, Middleport, Royalton and Hartland areas in rural Niagara County.

The rural communities in Niagara County, it's often difficult for individuals in need to leave these rural areas to get to the more populated areas to receive food assistance and support. With this Food Drive, we aim to help support families and children through the summer.

Daily drop off locations, addresses and times are located on the flyer. If your place of business, social club or other group wish to coordinate a Food Drive or list your location as a drop off site, please contact us and we can post your group on our page and we'll be happy to schedule a pick up!

Should you prefer to make a tax-deductible monetary donation, please feel free to do on our website. Funds will be utilized to shop for non perishables and fill the pantries. Thank you for your support in assisting rural Niagara County families.

05/10/2023

03/23/2023

The more that you read,
The more things you will know.
The more that you learn,
The more places you’ll go.

- Dr. Seuss

02/22/2023

No-cost fun for families during the February beak!

Families are invited to skate for free from noon - 5 p.m. on February 21st, 22nd, and 23rd.

02/19/2023

The Niagara County Sheriff's Office Explorer Post is now recruiting! This rewarding program is open to 16 through 20 year olds interested in a career in law enforcement. Members take part in classroom presentations, tours and hands-on training with Deputies and Officers from the Niagara Falls, NY Police Department on Monday nights at the Packard Court Community Center from March through June. Check out what the Post has to offer at our welcome night on March 6th at 7pm!

02/06/2023

An excellent program and introduction to law enforcement for individuals ages 16 through 20.

The Niagara County Sheriff's Office Explorer Post is now recruiting! This rewarding program is open to 16 through 20 year olds interested in a career in law enforcement. Members take part in classroom presentations, tours and hands-on training with Deputies and Officers from the Niagara Falls, NY Police Department on Monday nights at the Packard Court Community Center from March through June. Check out what the Post has to offer at our welcome night on March 6th at 7pm!

11/24/2022

So much to be grateful for! Happy Thanksgiving!

10/24/2022

On Friday Senator Rob Ortt presented NYS Senate Certificates of Recognition to the students who participated in our Kids Breaking Free Foundation, Summer STEM Program.

I also presented scholarships in the amount of $2,500 to each student. This scholarship is for any post-high school program that results in a certificate, degree, or diploma whether the student chooses to continue their education in a 2 year college, 4 year, trade school or other.

In this summer STEM program, students identified several challenges in and around the Erie Canal. Utilizing all of the components of STEM they came up with two solutions to solve an environmental, ecological and societal issue that is devastating to our community and beyond.


As such, after presenting this program and the research behind it to Senator Ortt, he sent a letter to the commissioner of the DEC on behalf of these students, calling attention to their great work. There are laws in effect that are meant to protect our waterways, however, the means are not in place that allow boaters to comply with those laws. We hope that the DEC recognizes these efforts and seriously consider the solutions these students came up with to combat what could ultimately be a complete devastation to all waterways and the domino effect in communities.

We are advocating to open the first Boat Wash Station on the Erie Canal, and the students have also developed an idea for all boaters to locate boat washing stations on all waterways through an app that is currently in the process of being trademarked.

I’m so proud of what these students have done to bring these ideas to life! These are our future inventors, entrepreneurs, and leaders shaping our future in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math as well as activism!

We thank everyone who was a part of making this program successful! Stay tune because there’s more to come!

09/21/2022

This is it! The finished production! We are so incredibly proud of the students that participated in our Summer STEM Program! This program blended all of the elements of STEM, history, the relationship between people and the environment, as well as focusing on personal and professional development. Take a look at how these inspiring students worked together to present a solution to real world issues. Now let’s see what transpires as a result of their Call To Action!

This is "KIDSBFF STEM V1.mp4" by David Collins Productions on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

09/21/2022

Are you or know someone between the ages of 15-20? Do they have a interest in Law Enforcement?

Come join the Lockport Police Explorers. Applications can be found at the Lockport Police walk in window or by emailing Lt David Pytlik at [email protected].

09/19/2022

Here's a sneak peak at what our Summer STEM Program students have been up to since July! On Wednesday morning we will be releasing the full presentation showing how these students worked together to create TWO solutions for a major community issue that expands globally! These are the future leaders in STEM! These are the future change makers!

This is "KIDSBFF STEM TEASER V2.mp4" by David Collins Productions on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.