What We Do

Kiwanis International’s core service areas are childhood health and nutrition, education and literacy, and youth leadership development. These areas are supported through local service projects and grant-funded initiatives, such as improving access to nutritious food, promoting reading skills, and funding programs that build character and leadership in young people.

Kiwanis core service areas:
๐ŸŽ Health and nutrition: Kiwanis clubs work to provide healthy food to children, address food insecurity, and support projects that have a positive impact on early childhood development.
๐Ÿ“š Education and literacy: Projects focus on improving literacy rates and providing educational opportunities for children and adults. Examples include book fairs and reading programs.
๐Ÿ“ˆ Youth leadership development: Kiwanis fosters youth leadership through its Service Leadership Programs, which include Key Club (high school), Circle K International (college), and Builders Club (middle school) and K-Kids (elementary school). These programs help young people develop leadership skills and engage in community service.

Kiwanis Sponsored Leadership Programs (SLP):

The Kiwanis family includes members of all ages and abilities. In addition to Kiwanis clubs for adults who serve kids, we offer Kiwanis Service Leadership Programs. Our SLPs are Key Club International for high school students, Circle K International for college and university students, K-Kids for elementary school students, Builders Club for middle school students and Aktion Club for adults with disabilities.

SLPs are leadership and character-building programs hosted in a school or community agency and often sponsored by a Kiwanis club or another civic organization. Kiwanis International offers resources and support to help anyone open SLP clubs wherever there is a need and opportunity in their communities.

Since the first Key Club was founded in 1925, millions of SLP members have been inspired to lead lives of service and significance.. Contact us to learn more.

Our club serves local organizations like:

Christian Community Action

Christian Community Action ministers to the poor by providing comprehensive services that alleviate suffering, bring hope and change lives.

Metrocrest Services

Metrocrest Services specializes in helping families and seniors who are going through a crisis situation stabilize their lives for a brighter future.

ReachEquilibria

ReachEquilibria is a student-led Non-Profit organization that focuses on spreading mental health awareness and suicide awareness, with the primary target being teens and young adults.

Village Collective – City of Coppell

Coppell’s Village Collective is a member-driven community that empowers Coppell residents 50+ to age with independence and connection. Rooted in neighbor-to-neighbor support, we offer social events, volunteer services, and local resources that make aging a shared, enriching rather than an isolating one. Our Kiwanis Club is volunteering alongside our Key Club, to help nuture the relationships between our youth and those aging in place.

Catholic Charities Dallas Food Ministry

Catholic Charities Dallas Food Ministry is alleviating hunger and food insecurity in our community through Fixed Food Pantries & Mobile Community Pantries to bring fresh food to those in need.

Our club participates in Coppell Community Events like:

Sunset Socials: Movie in the Park, Sunset Socials: Music in Old Town, Kaleidoscope, Earthfest, Old Town Anniversary, Celebrate Coppell: Party in the Park, Celebrate Coppell: Parade Down Parkway, Sunset Socials: Music in Old Town, Flick or Treat, Veterans Day Ceremony, Gobble Wobble 5K & Fun Run, and Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting

And, Coppell City Council Meetings

More About Kiwanis Sponsored Leadership Programs:

Key Club International

Key Club International (KCI) is the worldโ€™s largest student-led high school service organization, with thousands of members in hundreds of schools across the globe. It provides members with opportunities to serve, build character, and develop leadership.
Key Club members around the world are learning how to lead and stand for whatโ€™s right through service and volunteerism. In partnership with their local Kiwanis club, high school students are making a positive impact as they serve others in their schools and communities.

Kiwanis Club of Coppell eagerly plans to sponsor & support Key Club service projects, facilitate the Key Club meetings, provide mentorships and provide college scholarships for the Key Club students. We will launch and mentor STEM-based Key Club to support the development and implementation of technology and science-based solutions as service projects. Projects include tracking and training tools for the American Red Cross.

We are poised to charter Fall 2025:

Circle K International

Circle K International (CKI) is one of the worldโ€™s largest student-led collegiate service organizations, with thousands of members on hundreds of campuses across the globe.

The collegiate branch of the Kiwanis International family, CKI is committed to developing leaders by offering unique service, leadership and fellowship opportunities that change the world and the lives of our members.

CKI members leave college with real-life skills in networking, advocating and service leadership.

CKI members are dedicated to childhood development, environmental justice, mental health and serving those who are food insecure or lack housing. We also partner with several international organizations that share our values, such as UNICEF USA and Active Minds.

Builders Club

Builders Club, created in 1975, is the largest service leadership program for students in middle years/middle school (typically 12-14 years old). In 21 countries around the world, the program has nearly 27,000 members in over 1,100 clubs.

Joining Builders Club means belonging to the Kiwanis family that engages more than 438,000 youth and adults globally from primary/elementary school through adulthood in service. Together, our family of clubs complete more than 240,000 service projects and raise almost US$340 million each year.

Builders Club is student-led. Each club has members, officers, committee chairs and adult advisors. Clubs are located in schools, youth organizations, libraries, community centers, and other places where youth meet. The host school or organization provides a meeting space and an adult advisor to guide students. A local Kiwanis club often sponsors a Builders Club, paying its fees and providing a volunteer Kiwanis advisor.

Builders Clubs follow the school/organizationโ€™s policies and Kiwanis International youth protection policies. The Kiwanis International staff โ€” located in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. โ€” provides club program materials, opportunities for awards and contest, and training and support for club advisors.

Our Kiwanis club brings in food and treats and recognizes, supports and encourages the kids, through example, so they feel empowered to do great things in their communities. We support Builders Club service projects, facilitate the Builders Club meetings, provide mentorships.

Kiwanis K-Kids

Kiwanis K-Kids is one of the largest service leadership programs for primary and elementary school age students, with over 22,000 members and 1,100 clubs worldwide. The first K-Kids was chartered in 2000.

Joining K-Kids means belonging to the Kiwanis family that engages more than 445,000 youth and adults globally from primary/elementary school through adulthood in service. Together, our family of clubs raise almost US$390 million each year.

K-Kids is a student-led club with members, officers, committee chairs and adult advisors. Clubs are in schools, youth organizations, libraries, congregations, and other community-based locations. The host school or organization provides a meeting space for the club and an adult advisor to guide its students. A local Kiwanis club often sponsors a K-Kids club, paying its fees and providing a volunteer Kiwanis advisor.

K-Kids follow the school/organizationโ€™s policies and Kiwanis International youth protection policies. The Kiwanis International staff in Indiana, USA, provides club program materials, opportunities for awards and contest, and training and support for club advisors.

Pizza, certificates, pens and ice cream coupons! We honor student achievement through their deeds and actions at school.

Kiwanis Bring Up Gradesยฎ Program

Our Kiwanis Club plans to work with corporate sponsors to raise funds for our Kiwanis Bring Up Gradesยฎ program to empower kids to succeed in school. Bring Up Grades, or BUG, is a program that recognizes primary/elementary school age students who raise their grades or maintain good grades from one grading period to the next. Students are motivated to excel because they set their own goals – and they participate in peer mentoring, which involves their classmates in their success. When they reach their goals, the entire class celebrates.? Contact us to be a sponsor or learn more.

Kiwanis Terrific Kids Program

Terrific Kids is a character-building program that recognizes students for modifying their behavior. Thisย programย for primary/elementary school age studentsย encourages kids to become the best version of themselves.ย Terrific Kids provides teachers and facilitators with a tool to redirect negative student behavior while empowering and motivating kids.

Kids determine what being terrific means to them, then students work with their teacher and a โ€œgoal buddyโ€ to develop their own goals. They use peer mentoring to come up with actions they can take and hold themselves accountable for the actions each week to achieve success. When participants achieve their goals, they are recognized as Terrific Kids.

Students without behavior issues can still participate in Terrific Kids by working on skills they wish to improve and by being goal buddies. When participants achieve their goal, the entire class celebrates and recognizes their achievement.

The Terrific Kids sponsor handles the cost of the celebration (i.e. pizza party, certificates). The sponsor is often a local Kiwanis club alongside local businesses. Kiwanis is an international volunteer organization whose mission is to serve the children of the world. Contact usย to be a sponsor or learn more.

The program works because kids concentrate on themselves rather than competing with other students, decide what behavior they want to change, learn how to set and achieve goals, gain confidence from peer mentoring, become accountable and learn to problem-solve.

Key Club scholarships

Our Kiwanis club plans to raise funds for scholarships every year through fundraising.

Additionally, high schools members in good standing of Key Club International are eligible to apply for several Key Club College Scholarships, including Kiwanis Childrenโ€™s Fund Scholarship – $2,460, and Wagner Family Scholarship – $4,500.

School Districts in Coppell:

Coppell is served by excellent public school systems. Learn more about these top-producing school districts and what geographic location each district serves within the city limits of Coppell.

Coppell Independent School District

Coppell (cop-ELL) Independent School District is a premier public school system with a statewide reputation for educational excellence. This high-performing and innovative district serves over 13,100 learners in the communities of Coppell, Dallas (Cypress Waters), North Irving, Lewisville and Valley Ranch.

The majority of Coppell ISD is located in Coppell, TX, a suburb of Dallas. The city of over 42,000 residents is positioned approximately 5 miles northeast of the DFW Airportโ€ฆnorth of Interstate 635 and west of I-35E.

Although the City of Coppell is just over 14 square miles in size, the school district spans over 23 square miles.

Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (ISD)

CFBISD embraces a population representing 116 countries and 66 different languages. They welcome all students and are committed to providing real-world opportunities for high achievement and success through technology-driven campuses, more than 60 programs of choice including 14 Texas Education Agency approved programs of study with 44 Career and Technical Pathways offered at the high school level.

Lewisville ISD

Schools In Coppell:

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