• KIDS HOPE USA received the Daily Presidential Points of Light Award in 1998.

• KIDS HOPE USA was one of only 35 faith-based organizations invited by President George W. Bush to attend the signing of the Executive Order creating the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community-Initiatives (2001).

• KIDS HOPE USA has been named a model program by the following organizations and leaders: 

Governors of Iowa and Arkansas 
Attorney Generals of Alabama and Virginia
America’s Promise for Michigan
Acton Institute
Michigan Family Forum