The Shaun King Foundation is dedicated to serving underprivileged youth through programs that inspire and empower them to take part in educational and civic opportunities. The Foundation has developed programs and provided funding to non-profits agencies that promote self-esteem, self-confidence and self-worth among children who need it most.

The King’s Kids program is a collaborative effort between the Shaun King Foundation and the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast. The program is a 3-year plan to expose children in Shaun’s hometown of St. Petersburg to local, national and international government. The Foundation supports Shaun’s primary goal of teaching all children that they have the opportunity and the responsibility to participate in the betterment of their community by becoming active citizens in the political process of American government.

• Year one focused on Florida State Government, with a trip to the State Capitol of Tallahassee, Florida

• Year two will focus on United States Government, with a trip to the Nation’s Capitol of Washington, D.C.

• Year three will focus on International Government, with a trip to visit the United Nations in New York and NATO in Brussels, Belgium.