Every Fire Starts With A Single Spark
How a week of STEM activities, mentorship, and imagination sparked new possibilities and new dreams
Welcome Boost Fund for 4 Newly Arrived Children
We have received word that four children have newly arrived at one of the children’s homes we support, all ranging from 12-months-old to 7-years-old. It also includes two siblings, a 5-year-old girl and a 7 year-old boy. The Welcome Boost Fund is an opportunity for KKOOM to provide $150 to the house mother. By purchasing […]
Fulbright Korea Alumni Receive Grant to Support KKOOM’s Mission!
KKOOM is excited to announce that we have partnered with two Fulbright alumni who received a grant from the Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund (CDAF). The project, “Dream(꿈)ing for a Brighter Future,” was one of the 43 winners selected for the 2024 CDAF grant out of hundreds of applications. CDAF is sponsored by the U.S. Department […]
Be the Change – Reflections from Chaelin Hong
As Chae is wrapping up her role as Executive Assistant for KKOOM, we asked her to share her experiences serving Korean children and what this experience has meant to her. Below are some reflections from KKOOM’s Executive Assistant, Chaelin Hong. Finding My Promise During my first semester of college, I made a promise to myself. […]
KKOOM’s First Wish
The origins of KKOOM began with one simple wish—to bring Christmas cheer to youth living in a children’s home in Gumi, South Korea. In 2004, Aimee Jachym, KKOOM’s Co-founder, was serving as a Fulbright English Teacher and spent her free time volunteering at a local children’s home. Aimee, along with Erika (KKOOM’s other co-founder) and […]
From Vision to Reality
When I became the Executive Director of KKOOM in October 2020, one of my big goals was to plan an in-person event in Atlanta. KKOOM is very unique in that we’ve been in existence since 2007, but for fifteen years, we never hosted an event in the United States, until 2023. That vision in 2020 […]
Unforgettable Memories in America
This summer, KKOOM was able to revitalize a long-lasting program that has not been implemented in ten years – the KKOOM Stay Program. It is an opportunity for KKOOM to fund a homestay program to visit the United States for the youth we serve at KKOOM-supported children’s homes. The last time we did the program […]
Helping Kids Discover Their Magic
On a cloudy, cold December day I teach my third-grade elementary students how to describe the weather they are seeing in English. When little flurries of snow start to fall, the students excitedly yell out “It’s snowing!” They all start to smile and point to the windows. There are many things I’ve learned to […]