Every year Kohl's recognizes and gives awards to selected volunteers between ages 6 – 18 years of age who have spent time and put in their efforts to bring remarkable changes in their communities. A large number of students are awarded through Kohl's kids who care scholarship program and thousands of dollars are awarded to the eligible and deserving students selected by the panel. The selection is based on the volunteer service and this is evaluated and judged to select the winners. The winners are awarded a substantial amount of money in the form of scholarships and grants.
The best thing about this scholarship program is that it has encouraged a lot of children to volunteer in their communities and more and more children are coming forward to work for the betterment of the community.
This is helping them make a difference in their lives along with the lives of their neighbors and even unfamiliar persons. Children are volunteering at children's hospital or raising money for hurricane victims as well as some of the children are using their talents to make better improvements in the standards of the lives of people in their community. Some of them even have the ambition of transforming their communities into more caring places.
Kohl's kids who care scholarship program started in 2001 and Kohl's Corporation has recognized and awarded more than 10,000 students by now.
There is lot of changes in the attitude and mind-set of the children no matter what age they are. Anyone who finds a child's work remarkable can nominate the child for recognition. Kohl's Corporation recognizes children at three levels – local, regional and national through this scholarship program. Along with scholarships a lot of gifts and prizes are also given out to outstanding performance of kids.
Kohl's kids who care scholarship program, recognizes and awards youths who have made a difference in their communities with their volunteering efforts. The corporation encourages their customers and other community members to nominate more and more children for the scholarship program. Along with the scholarship awards and prizes, Kohl's contribute ,000 to a non-profit organization also on behalf of each national winner.