KidWorks After School Programs
Dan Donahue Center, 1902 W. Chestnut Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92703
About
KidWorks After School Programs serves students in grades K–12 through a hub and spoke model that includes one main center and three spoke centers. The program focuses on whole-person development, including personal development and spiritual growth, college and career readiness, leadership training, and academics. Program enrollment is open for students in grades K–12.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Weekday after-school sessions with grade-based time blocks ranging from 1 hour to 2 hours in the afternoon and early evening
KidWorks has been operating for 30 years and began in a one-bedroom apartment. Since its beginnings, KidWorks has used a Hub & Spoke Model that is described as allowing the organization to be deeply rooted in neighborhood life and culture, build trusted relationships, provide a safe haven for kids, and serve as a gathering space for community partners to collaborate on neighborhood change. KidWorks makes an 18-year commitment to each student, from Pre-K through a B.A., and states that it is bringing hope into Orange County’s most under-resourced neighborhoods.
The mission of KidWorks After School Programs is described as inspiring youth, fueling their growth, and catalyzing their impact in the community and in the world, and also as inspiring purpose in youth, fueling their growth, and catalyzing their impact in the community. KidWorks states that it walks alongside tomorrow’s leaders and equips them with academic, personal development, and leadership tools needed to graduate from college and pursue meaningful careers. KidWorks also serves as a gathering space for community partners and offers one-time volunteer engagements for corporate groups, companies, and nonprofit partners, with partners supporting KidWorks in a variety of stated impactful ways.
KidWorks reports that 100% of its students have graduated high school on time and have pursued higher education over the last decade. It reports that 98% of its high school students believe they are equipped to solve challenges they face, and that 91% of preschool students are assessed as Kinder-ready. KidWorks states that 72% of its college students are on track to graduate, compared to a national average of 27% for first-generation college students. It also reports that 97% of its youth served in a leadership role in the classroom or the community, that over 40% of its 2024 high school seniors started with KidWorks in preschool, and that 75% of its youth view themselves as leaders and serve in meaningful leadership roles.
The KidWorks Dan Donahue Center (DDC) site supervisor is Jacquelynn Hernandez. The Cedar Evergreen (KCE) site supervisor is Briseida Cruz. The Townsend Center (KCT) site supervisor is Haide Gutierrez. The Bishop Manor Center (KBM) site supervisor is Eva Ochoa.
Last updated July 2, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Weekday after-school sessions with grade-based time blocks ranging from 1 hour to 2 hours in the afternoon and early evening
KidWorks has been operating for 30 years and began in a one-bedroom apartment. Since its beginnings, KidWorks has used a Hub & Spoke Model that is described as allowing the organization to be deeply rooted in neighborhood life and culture, build trusted relationships, provide a safe haven for kids, and serve as a gathering space for community partners to collaborate on neighborhood change. KidWorks makes an 18-year commitment to each student, from Pre-K through a B.A., and states that it is bringing hope into Orange County’s most under-resourced neighborhoods.
The mission of KidWorks After School Programs is described as inspiring youth, fueling their growth, and catalyzing their impact in the community and in the world, and also as inspiring purpose in youth, fueling their growth, and catalyzing their impact in the community. KidWorks states that it walks alongside tomorrow’s leaders and equips them with academic, personal development, and leadership tools needed to graduate from college and pursue meaningful careers. KidWorks also serves as a gathering space for community partners and offers one-time volunteer engagements for corporate groups, companies, and nonprofit partners, with partners supporting KidWorks in a variety of stated impactful ways.
KidWorks reports that 100% of its students have graduated high school on time and have pursued higher education over the last decade. It reports that 98% of its high school students believe they are equipped to solve challenges they face, and that 91% of preschool students are assessed as Kinder-ready. KidWorks states that 72% of its college students are on track to graduate, compared to a national average of 27% for first-generation college students. It also reports that 97% of its youth served in a leadership role in the classroom or the community, that over 40% of its 2024 high school seniors started with KidWorks in preschool, and that 75% of its youth view themselves as leaders and serve in meaningful leadership roles.
The KidWorks Dan Donahue Center (DDC) site supervisor is Jacquelynn Hernandez. The Cedar Evergreen (KCE) site supervisor is Briseida Cruz. The Townsend Center (KCT) site supervisor is Haide Gutierrez. The Bishop Manor Center (KBM) site supervisor is Eva Ochoa.
Last updated July 2, 2026.
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