— UPCOMING EVENT
Many of you will remember Caleb’s Kids as an Impact100 Metro Detroit 2024 finalist.
Kiesha Jackson, a Detroit native, founded Caleb’s Kids in 2016 after her younger brother Caleb died by suicide at age 22. She turned that loss into a mission: preventing youth suicide and raising awareness of mental health among young people in metro Detroit.
The organization works mainly with teens and offers free workshops on resilience, coping skills, self-esteem and suicide prevention. They also run a summer camp, a youth empowerment symposium and give out college scholarships every year.
Our service project: classroom calming kits
Caleb’s Kids works with many of the same schools from October through the end of the school year. They’ve seen that January through April can be especially hard for students. After the holiday break, students face more academic pressure, testing anxiety, winter fatigue and trouble staying motivated.
To help, Caleb’s Kids puts together calming kits each winter for their school partners to share with students who are struggling.
At our Gather & Serve, we’ll assemble 60 classroom calming kits. Each kit is a clear, shoebox-sized bin filled with calming tools, wellness supplies and resource cards.
The kits help students manage stress and test anxiety, build confidence, practice healthy coping skills and stay focused.
Can’t make it? You can still help.
If you can’t attend but would like to contribute, you can donate supplies for the kits:
Getting there
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- Parking: The building has one parking lot, and spaces are open and unassigned.
- Entrance: Use the building’s only entrance, a set of black double doors. Look for the Durfee Innovation Society signs on and beside the doors.
- Finding the room: Welcome signs in the lobby will point you to Suite 223, and a friendly escort or two will probably be there to greet you.
All are welcome and we hope to see you there!
