Health, Hope and Opportunity for More than 40 Years.

Since its inception in 1986, JOHN F. KENNEDY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION has helped increase access to care and break the cycle of poverty and abuse for vulnerable kids and families.

The Healthy Families Clinic, opened in 1996 in Indio, CA, is the home of a healthy start for thousands of new and repeat moms and their babies each year. The Clinic’s services, combined with outreach and education programs, includes home visitation, assessment, education and wellness support services.

Clinic services include in-home weekly sessions for eligible pregnant or first-time mothers, and connections to free and referral to low-cost, health and social service agencies/programs available in the Coachella Valley. Home visitation includes free in-home parenting programs focused on helping young children have a healthy, happy and safe start in life. Differential response interventions include family check-up and everyday parenting support for families with children 0 to 17, in an effort to prevent future referrals and entry into the formal Child Welfare System.

Since launching the Ophelia program in 2002 with just 13 girls in one school, the program has trained and certified more than 1,000 mentors who, working with counselors and educators, have changed the trajectory for more than 5,000 vulnerable, adolescent girls in grades 8 through 12. While local drop-out rates are higher than state and county levels, 100% of Ophelia girls graduate with college and/or career plans.

In 2024, there were 404 Ophelia participants in 17 schools throughout the Coachella Valley. The three local school districts are asking the Foundation to expand the program, hoping to launch Ophelia in every middle and high school before 2030.

How Can You Get Involved?

• Donate
•  Mentor
• Sponsor a Class, Event or Activity
• Share Stories of Impact
  Stories from our families and students that illustrate what John F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation has done to care for, protect and improve their lives.
• Join President’s Circle

JFK Foundation – President’s Circle
John F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation’s President’s Circle was established by the late Bill Powers, founding and emeritus board member, to create a supporting group of leading individuals and organizations with a common interest in the healthy development of local children. President’s Circle donors are people who recognize that we all benefit when children grow up happy, healthy and filled with positive feelings about themselves, their parents, their education and their community.

A President’s Circle unrestricted donation of $1,000 helps us reach more vulnerable local residents, sustain and grow the programs and services of the Foundation and is an opportunity to demonstrate our collective commitment to the health and welfare of our valley’s next generation.