Payson Community Kids

$15 gets you up to 60 pounds in food!

Sawmill parking lot this morning from 7:30-9:00am

What a great opportunity for our kiddos! Check it out! TOMORROW!

Reminder!

Tax season is here! Payson Community Kids is a Qualifying Charitable Organization!

Additionally, the next two weeks are spring break! PCK will be closed, if you need to reach us, we can be reached by text at 928-978-6235 or by phone at 928-478-7160 (if you reach our voicemail, please include your phone number in your message!)

Consideration forms are available on our website, you may submit them to PCK in the drop box out front!

Have an outstanding break! We will miss your kiddos while we make plans for the final quarter of the school year!

We "might" have been a little thrown by February being a shorter month, so our thank you is a bit late going out for our February Food Heroes.

The meals portion of PCK could not keep going with out your continued support. we appreciate you so much!

El Rancho Restaurant Corinne Mathieu Morgan NAZCA-Northern Arizona Child Advocates DjDino De L & Sheryl, Friendly Pest Control Payson Kiwanis Backwoods Bar & Grill Gibsons & Wrights, Mountain Bible Church Delicious Cafe & Catering Wells Fargo Bank of Payson, Payson AZ Elks Lodge United Methodist Church

Huge thanks to our February Food Heroes! 🥘

We are still going thanks to the wonderful meals provided throughout February. (special thanks in a separate post coming!) To everyone who took the time to cook, deliver, and nourish our community last month: Thank you. You didn't just provide a meal; you provided comfort and connection.

Now, we’re looking ahead to April! We have a few open dates that need a friendly face and a warm dish.

Goal: 3 open slots remaining. (April 2 was just filled! thank you DjDino De L and Sheryl!)

Impact: Your contribution helps us feed 35-40 kids.

Can you help us fill the calendar?

Thank you to those who already have us on their Agenda!

Corinne Mathieu Morgan Payson Kiwanis El Rancho Restaurant DjDino De L Friendly Pest Control Mountain Bible Church Delicious Cafe & Catering St Paul's Episcopal Church Gibson & Wrights, Payson AZ Elks Lodge NAZCA-Northern Arizona Child Advocates Backwoods Bar & Grill

Thank you Laurene Van Engelen for making craft/STEAM time so awesome for our kiddos! They loved yesterday's slime adventure!

In case you are unfamiliar with what we do, we are an afterschool enrichment program, focusing on academic fulfillment, character growth through play, and enrichment through community for K-12 aged students. We offer afterschool services on days that there is school, including a variety of enriching activities (too many to describe, but Dance, Soccer, and Literacy Support to name some) as well as facilitating a meal for them before they are picked up each day.

90% of our daily enrollment are from a non-traditional background, whether they are from a divided household, single-parent home, etc. PCK strives to be the safe place for them to belong and grow.

In addition to our daily afterschool enrichment program, we facilitate Christmas Assistance support to children community-wide, hundreds of children, on average, annually.

Not only do we provide the community support in these ways, we also offer back to school support and assistance to, on average, 150 students, annually..

Just over a month away already! Looking forward to this awesome event!

🐣🌸 Hop on over to the sweetest spring tradition in town! 🌸🐣

Join us for the annual Easter Egg Hunt "Eggstravaganza." This event is hosted by the Town of Payson Parks and Recreation Department in partnership with the amazing Kiwanis Club! This egg-citing morning is packed with colorful egg hunts, smiles, laughter, and memories your family will treasure.

📅 **April 4, 2026**
⏰ **9:00 AM – 12:00 PM**
📍 **Rumsey Park Ballfield 1 (across from the library)**

Egg Hunt Schedule:
AGES 0-3 @ 9AM
AGES 4-5 @ 9:30AM
AGES 6-7 @ 10AM
AGES 8-9 @ 10:30AM
AGES 10-12 @ 11AM
ADAPTIVE HUNT @ 11:30AM

There’s fun for every bunny! 🐰💛 Bring your baskets, your biggest smiles, and your springtime spirit. We can’t wait to celebrate with our wonderful Payson community!

For more info, call Payson Parks and Recreation at: 928-472-5110
Tag a friend who should join the fun! 🥚✨

Rainy days are sure challenging, but we have as much fun as can be had!

Truly, the volunteers make these days what they are, and we couldn't do it without the wonderful men and women making PCK possible!

Market on The Move is this morning! Usually here until 9am, $15 for 60-ish pounds in groceries!

Located in the Sawmill Theater parking lot.