Through So Kids Can, the players and Segal pledge $50 per Capitals win during the regular-season and $100 per win during the playoffs to Kid Power, Inc. Fans are also encouraged to donate at
WashCaps.com/sokidscan
.
Kid Power, Inc. inspires youth leadership by promoting academic advancement, physical and emotional wellness, and positive civic engagement in underserved communities throughout the District of Columbia. Kid Power is the only nonprofit expanded learning program offering a three-pronged approach to helping underserved D.C. students grow and become engaged leaders in their communities. Each year, Kid Power helps hundreds of youth succeed academically, empowers them to become engaged leaders and responsible citizens, and fosters healthy living through community gardens. Kid Power students work every day to build a stronger, healthier and more resilient District.
So Kids Can was created in 2008 by former Capitals defenseman Mike Green and Elliot Segal to benefit youth-focused, nonprofit organizations. Backstrom and former Caps forward Brooks Laich joined the cause in 2011, former Caps defenseman Karl Alzner and goaltender Braden Holtby joined in 2015, Wilson joined in 2017 and Dillon joined in 2021. To date, So Kids Can has donated more than half a million dollars to charity.
During the 2019-20 season, So Kids Can members donated nearly $45,000 that was split between the Greater Washington Urban League (GWUL) and DC Central Kitchen (DCCK). The GWUL proceeds supported the organization's scholarship and college funds. The DCCK money benefitted the organization's COVID-19 relief efforts, providing meals and groceries to D.C. youth at DC Public Schools and nine emergency mobile feeding locations across Washington, D.C.
