More About Great Kids, Inc.

Great Kids, Inc. (GKI) is a 501-C3 not for profit international training and consulting organization. Great Kids, Inc. was formally established in October 1999, to provide training and technical assistance to home visiting, family support and child care giving programs in the U.S. and abroad. The founders of GKI, a group of highly experienced professionals, served as managers and supervisors of the first Healthy Start/Healthy Families programs in the country and have participated actively in:

  • Establishing, providing program planning technical assistance, developing training and supporting the development of Healthy Families America
  • Designing the original family assessment service component and developing and updating the tools to operationalize this process for widespread expansion
  • Designing and developing Hawaii's Healthy Start
  • Establishing and supporting the development of The Family Institute
  • Working in partnership with the Consuelo Zobel Alger Foundation to develop programs in the Philippines supporting new parents, foster parents and staff of orphanages.

Vision
All children will receive the nurturing care essential to their becoming compassionate and contributing members of their communities.

Mission
To promote the best possible outcomes for children and their families in the United States and abroad by supporting the development of exceptional home-based, early childhood and other supportive programs for families.



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