A History of Serving Families and Educators
Founded in 1998, CWK Network, Inc. produces the Emmy® award-winning Connect with Kids television series – 10 programs each year, targeted to parents about the issues kids face everyday. These inspiring half-hour specials feature real kids sharing their true stories, broadcast on 60 television stations throughout the country — ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX affiliates – reaching 65 percent of U.S. households. Stations air the Connect with Kids programs in quality timeslots, which the programs often win in audience viewership.
Hundreds of school districts use our programs
We’ve developed more than 120 multimedia programs with curriculum for elementary, middle and high school students – and their parents. The largest school districts in the country are successfully using our programs in classrooms and parent groups. Research shows that the Connect with Kids programs are changing student behavior in the classroom and inspiring parents to talk with their children about today’s issues.
Thousands of parents rely on us
We’ve also produced more than 30 cost-effective DVDs and videos that parents and children use to learn together at home. Our programs are compelling, inspiring, and full of hope and real-world advice for parents and educators. Every program features a peer-to-peer format that engages children and parents in a way that moves them to action.
Parents connect with each other in our online space
We also distribute Connect with Kids programming through newspaper websites, Internet partnerships and our own comprehensive parent site. Providing online access to up-to-the-minute programming and information has created a community of passionate parents that continues to build traffic. In addition, our company most recently appeared on parenting and family segments for Good Morning America, CBS/the early show and CNN Headline News.
We offer the most content exclusively about the well-being of children
We own 100 percent of our multimedia library, with more than 135 half-hour shows, 2,000 90-second news stories, hundreds of print articles, and 6,000 hours of original broadcast-quality footage — exclusively about children’s social, emotional and physical health. We generate an additional 70 hours of reality-based video content each month.
The largest school districts in the country use Connect with Kids
Connect with Kids is a recognizable brand among educators. School districts include New York City Public, Los Angeles Unified School District, Houston Independent School District, Pittsburgh Public, and Miami-Dade and Broward counties (South Florida).
Corporate Sponsors make a difference in their communities
Connect with Kids programming is an attractive property for advertisers. We produce customized programming which corporations sponsor on television and donate to local schools. Our sponsors include Sprint, CVS Pharmacy, Verizon, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, SunTrust, AllState Insurance, Centers for Disease control and other national and local organizations. These programs successfully raise awareness of a corporation’s community and youth support.
Winner of 27 Emmy awards and nominations, four Parents’ Choice Awards, and numerous industry awards. Selected for the coveted U.S. Department of Education’s What Works Clearinghouse. Partnering with the Center for Media and Child Health (a program of Harvard Medical Center/School of Public Health, Boston Children’s Hospital). Investors include Cox Communications, Goldman Sachs Foundation, The Walnut Group, Chrysalis Ventures, and Diamond State Ventures.
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