Kap(ss) 4 Kid(ss) Fund

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Helping Children in Need

"No one stands so tall as when they stoop to help a child" — Abraham Lincoln
The KAP(SS) 4 KID(SS) Fund is a charitable program where submarine veterans visit children facing serious medical conditions and illnesses.

Visiting Sick Children

Volunteers from United States Submarine Veterans Charitable Foundation, Inc. Bases visit children in cancer hospitals, children’s hospitals, psychiatric units, Ronald McDonald Houses, medical camps, hospices, and other locations. During visits, veterans offer caring attention and present gifts such as Honorary Submariner Certificates, embroidered caps, challenge coins, temporary tattoos, and more — all approved by healthcare facilities.

A Program with Impact

Since 2007, submarine veterans have brought comfort and joy to over 25,000 sick children and their families through this program.

Meaning Behind the Name

The “SS” in Kap(SS) 4 Kid(SS) stands for the military specialty designator meaning “Qualified in Submarines.”

Child in hospital bed watching tablet.
Three veterans with child at memorial site.
Child and sailors at control panel.
Child in wheelchair receiving a blue cap.
Smiling child wearing a cap in bed.
Child smiling, wearing pink hat in bed.
Child in bed wearing a pink cap.
Child holding honorary submariner certificate in hospital.
Child in hospital with military visitors.
Child posing with veterans and a photo.
Child in bed holding honorary certificate.
Woman holding a baby in a hallway.
Child in wagon with certificate and woman.
Hospital visit with children holding certificates.
Group of children holding certificates outdoors.
Group of people wearing decorated vests.
Child in hospital bed holding certificate, smiling.
Child in hospital bed with bulldog visitor.
Child holding certificate, wearing pink hat.
Submarine cruising on the ocean's surface.
Group posing with American flag, outdoors.
Elderly man holding a baby indoors.
Smiling volunteer with child in hospital bed.
Veteran and child with honorary certificate.
Child smiling in hospital bed with toys.

Learn More

Watch the K4K Video to see how and why this program works, including a montage of submarine activities.

Click here for the K4K Video
Two teddy bears with honorary certificates.
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Contact and Support

Kap(SS) 4 Kid(SS) Fund Manager: John (Sid) Sidlovsky
Phone: 757-328-9796
Email: kapss4kidss@ussvcf.org

KAP(SS) 4 KID(SS) FUND GUIDELINES
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Honorary Submariner Certificate
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"We begin by imagining that we are giving to them; we end by realizing that they have enriched us."
— Pope John Paul II

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