About Kaleidoscope

The Kaleidoscope Project is an intermediary of John Rex Endowment. The Kaleidoscope Project works with community agencies to improve places and spaces where children live, play, and grow. We focus on capacity building of partner organizations to focus on systemic issues that increase vulnerabilities especially for black and brown children. We are a collaborative community initiative focused on the social and emotional development of Wake County children.

We’ve learned that the places where kids spend time and the relationships, they build in those places are critical to a child’s well-being and resilience throughout their entire life. This is especially true for children whose families are impacted by structural racism.

There are many of us across Wake County who are contributing to our children’s development. Yet, we don’t always have time to learn from, or build upon, each other’s efforts. Kaleidoscope was created to do just that: to inspire collaboration, to focus on racial equity, to exchange ideas, to improve local sites, and to provide caregivers, parents, and policy makers with resources.

Kaleidoscope funds Wake County organizations, working directly in communities that have a desire, and readiness to create racially equitable environments for children.

Inspired community action is possible if:

  • There is an awareness about why social emotional health is important and what works to build it.

  • We all see our roles, and there is a commitment to take action.

  • Every setting in which children spend time is intentionally created to help them do well in life.

  • Decision makers value social emotional health, and they direct resources toward investments that strategically build whole kids.

The Kaleidoscope Project is dedicated to:

  • Creating racially equitable environments for children and their families

  • Mobilizing a network of community leaders doing the work

  • Supporting positive change in systems

  • Increasing community capacity to take action

Who is The Kaleidoscope Project

Why the name

The Kaleidoscope Project?

Look through a kaleidoscope, and you will always see a new perspective. With light shining in, there are many possibilities for individual pieces to come together and for something beautiful to emerge.

The Kaleidoscope Project is similar. We are bringing together a collection of voices, ideas, and actions for the benefit of Wake County children. Just like a kaleidoscope, when we all come together, we can create endless possibilities to help our kids see more positive futures.