Kids Up Front provides access to arts, culture, sports and recreation for children who otherwise would not have the opportunity. Since opening in 2004, Kids up Front has provided more than 431,000 experiences to children and their guardians across Greater Vancouver, valued at more than $13.2 million. Through our network of more than 100 partner agencies, Kids Up Front has the capacity to reach over 200,000 kids who face many serious challenges including poverty, terminal or chronic illness and physical difficulties, mental health and cognitive challenges, new immigrant or minority status and high risk youth. In 2018 alone we provided 24,579 life-changing experiences, instantly brightening lives, instilling a sense of belonging and delivering much needed nourishment of spirit.