Last Updated:  July 2024

The Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) Short Code90594 provides alerts and updates to subscribers on KIND’s actions and initiatives, including volunteer opportunities and civic engagement alerts, and ways to donate to support KIND’s work.

  1. When you opt-in to the service, we will send you an SMS message to confirm your signup.
  2. You can cancel the SMS service at any time. Just text “STOP” to90594 to opt out. After you send the SMS message “STOP” to us, we will send you an SMS message to confirm that you have been unsubscribed. After this, you will no longer receive SMS messages from us.

If you want to join again, just sign up as you did the first time and we will start sending SMS messages to you again. 

  1. If at any time you forget what keywords are supported, just text “HELP” to 90594 for help. After you send the SMS message “HELP” to us, we will respond with instructions on how to use our service as well as how to unsubscribe.
  2. We are able to deliver messages to the following mobile phone carriers:

Participating carriers: AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular, Boost Mobile, MetroPCS, Virgin Mobile, Alaska Communications Systems (ACS), Appalachian Wireless (EKN), Bluegrass Cellular, Cellular One of East Central, IL (ECIT), Cellular One of Northeast Pennsylvania, Cricket, Coral Wireless (Mobi PCS), COX, Cross, Element Mobile (Flat Wireless), Epic Touch (Elkhart Telephone), GCI, Golden State, Hawkeye (Chat Mobility), Hawkeye (NW Missouri), Illinois Valley Cellular, Inland Cellular, iWireless (Iowa Wireless), Keystone Wireless (Immix Wireless/PC Man), Mosaic (Consolidated or CTC Telecom), Nex-Tech Wireless, NTelos, Panhandle Communications, Pioneer, Plateau (Texas RSA 3 Ltd), Revol, RINA, Simmetry (TMP Corporation), Thumb Cellular, Union Wireless, United Wireless, Viaero Wireless, and West Central (WCC or 5 Star Wireless). 

Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. 

  1. As always, message and data rates may apply for any messages sent to you from us and to us from you. Message frequency varies. If you have any questions about your text plan or data plan, it is best to contact your wireless provider.

For all questions about the services provided by this short code, you can send an email to info@supportkind.org. 

  1. If you have any questions regarding privacy, please read our privacy policy.
  2. We will use mobile messaging to solicit volunteers, donations, and support for our organization

Contact Information 

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) 

PO Box 27839 

Washington, DC, 20038 

Email address: info@supportkind.org