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About Us
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OUR HISTORY |
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Kelly’s Loving Hands was named for Myrtle
Denton Kelly, a long-time resident of Chicago by
way of Grenada, Mississippi who dedicated her life to educating
and mentoring neighborhood youth in her community.
One particular issue that Ms. Kelly stressed to
young people was fiscal management - Ms. Kelly worked
tirelessly to educate youth about the importance
of economic self-sufficiency and strove to help
them develop the tools that would lead them towards
financial independence.
Founded in 2002, KLH was established by Ms. Kelly’s
grandson, Anthony Laurent. The original
purpose of the organization was to provide college
tuition for high achieving minority students. After
identifying an excellent opportunity to teach youth
to “do for themselves” by creating savings
accounts and applying for student loans, KLH decided
to formalize classes designed to train youth about
money and how to accumulate it. A basic curriculum
was established and classes began. KLH was incorporated
and granted 501 (c)(3) status in 2003. |
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Myrtle
Denton Kelly |
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OUR PHILOSOPHY
We have assumed the civic duty and responsibility to share knowledge and provide opportunities for others to attain financial independence – a notion that we stress through our work. At Kelly’s Loving Hands, we believe that promoting economic self-sufficiency in under-served communities is a critical step towards empowering disadvantaged youth with tools for understanding money on a very rudimentary level. Our goal is to create a cadre of young people with the critical fiscal management skills and tools that will, in turn, equip them to become economically self-reliant and self-sufficient adults. |
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