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Help us to change lives! By donating to Side by Side Kids you are providing children with a safe place to go when the bell rings. We offer a positive environment with mentoring, tutoring, character development, a warm meal and the opportunity to play and just be a kid! Donate today and help us to impact the life of a child. DONATE

Impact a Child's future


Since 1996, SBSK has served families in the Austin community by providing children with free after school services. Over the years, we have extended to multiple campuses’ and are now experiencing record breaking enrollment numbers. Unfortunately, this has resulted in a waitlist for students who are not able to attend our program. 

We currently have over 100 students on our waitlist. Our goal is to raise $100,000 to fund these students after school care but we need your support to do this. You are the solution!

We call our 300 kids “Our heroes of tomorrow.” They have big dreams – dreams of becoming doctors, lawyers, astronauts, teachers and more. To reach those dreams, children first need to be excellent readers, writers, and mathematicians. They need to make wise choices and stay physically strong. Most importantly, they need to find internal strength that comes from the power of faith and high self-esteem.

Please consider investing in the lives of children that need your support and blessings now to succeed in the future.

Help reduce the waitlist by donating through the button below. The money raised will be used to place kids from the waitlist into our programs. Continue your support by volunteering and directly impacting a child's life. We can only serve as many kids as allowed by our generous donors and volunteers. 

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how you make an impact


  • Placing kids in a safe environment between the hours of 3pm and 6pm, when kids are most likely exposed to dangerous choices. 
  • Minimize stark disparities among experiences and opportunities accessible to students living in disadvantaged communities. 
  • Combat unfinished learning through homework completion and personalized tutoring. 
  • Allow children to be better provided for at home by relieving childcare costs that can be more than a family's food, housing or college tuition budgets. 
  • Contributing to a quality program that focuses on children’s future success and well being.

Meet the kid's and their dreams for the future!


Meet José!

José has big dreams of becoming a policeman! He enjoys helping others and performing his own investigative research. Police academy requires a high school diploma, and we want to see José succeed! In order to set José... more

Meet Jenise!

Jenise has a bright future becoming a ballerina! She enjoys the pretty music and dancing for others. To ensure Jenise is able to reach her dreams, she needs a consistent place to practice afterschool. Our program provides...more

meet jakob!

Jakob has big dreams of becoming a pro soccer player like Messi or Ronaldo! At SBSK he enjoys practicing and playing soccer with his friends. Our program also prepares Jakob to maintain good grades necessary to...more

Meet Zadie!

Zadie has a bright future of becoming a teacher! She is inspired by her SBSK teachers to not only educate kids but be their friend. At home Zadie is experiencing unsafe, unstable living conditions. During the most...more

meet joshua!

Joshua has a bright future becoming a fire fighter! He enjoys the danger and being able save and help people or animals. At home Joshua is experiencing unsafe, unstable living conditions. Poverty can place a lot of stress on...more

meet royal!

Royal has big dreams of becoming a musician and being in a band like Imagine Dragons! He wants to learn how to play instruments however, children from low-income communities have less accessibility...more

meet shiloh!

Shiloh has big dreams of becoming a lawyer! In order to work towards her dream, Shiloh needs supervision afterschool. Her parents unfortunately, cannot oversee her during the critical times between 3-6pm...more

Meet avah!

Avah has big dreams of becoming an artist! She enjoys painting flowers the most. Her parents unfortunately, are unable to provide complete meals and afterschool supervision to nurture her passion. School-age children...more

meet legend!

Legend has big dreams of becoming a doctor! He is inspired to make others feel better like Jesus. In order to pursue his dreams, Legend will need to graduate and attend college. Only 1 in 10 kids from low-income...more