Our Mission is simple. We provide musical instruments to Middle and High School band programs for students who cannot afford to rent an instrument. We feel that every child should have an opportunity to participate in the arts and a child’s inability to pay should never be a reason to not join band.

We are a non-profit organization staffed by volunteers. All of our monetary donations are used to acquire, repair, and maintain musical instruments. The only cost for repairs is the actual parts themselves. We provide all the labor free of charge. These instruments are then provided for free to school band programs for student use. The instruments remain the property of Band 4 Kids so they cannot be sold for a profit by the student, school or band program. 

This program will provide a child with an instrument to use in the band program at no charge to the student or school. Once the child is no longer enrolled in the band program, that child must return the instrument to Band 4 Kids. Participating in the band program is a privilege every child should have the opportunity to enjoy. Research has shown that participation in a band program does help improve students' academic performance. Providing every opportunity for our children to excel is a labor of love for our organization 

  At the beginning of the 2015 school year, the school had an open house. All the students came and checked out the extracurricular activities they could join including things like band, art, chorus, etc. I was in the band room when a boy came in and said he wanted to play the trumpet. The band director let him buzz in a mouthpiece and he actually did well for two seconds of instruction. The boy and his mother were both excited. The band director handed her a list of prices for the trumpet from renting to buying. The mother looked at the sheet and handed it back to the band director and said, “I can’t afford that.” The look on that little boy’s face was pure devastation. I said to myself, this can never happen again. At that moment, Band 4 Kids was formed.  

Note: The first instrument donated to us was a trumpet. That little boy that so wanted to join the band, got to play in the band with his free trumpet.

We will provide quality Band Instruments in good working order to all our students

We will keep our participating students identity confidential.  In may cases the student has no idea they are playing one of our horns. The band director, students parent and I are the only ones on the need to know list.

 No child should ever be burdened by their current economic status.