Mentoring Makes a Difference
Kids ‘n Kinship provides friendships and positive role models to children and youth ages 5 to 16 who are in need of an additional supportive relationship with an adult.
Mentoring Makes a Difference
Kids ‘n Kinship provides friendships and positive role models to children and youth ages 5 to 16 who are in need of an additional supportive relationship with an adult.
Mentoring Makes a Difference
“Volunteering has offered me a meaningful, low stress way to stay engaged and contribute to my community. It has provided an added sense of purpose, allowed me to stay connected with the evolving youth culture, and frankly has been a lot of fun.”
Kids ‘n Kinship provides friendships and positive role models to children and youth ages 5 to 16 who are in need of an additional supportive relationship with an adult.
Become a Mentor
Looking for volunteer opportunities in your community? Want to make a difference in a life – including your own? Consider Mentoring. Individuals, couples and families can apply to mentor. No experience is necessary.
“We wanted to make the difference in the life of a child but he ended up making a difference in our lives as well.”
Request a Mentor
If you are the single parent, guardian or grandparent of a child aged 5 to 16 in need of healthy, positive, and supportive relationship with another adult or family, Kids ‘n Kinship may be right for you. We serve youth in the following cities in Dakota County, MN: Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Farmington, Lakeville and Rosemount.
Build Community
Kids ‘n Kinship provides friendships and positive role models to children and youth in need of an additional supportive relationship with an adult.
Volunteer
Volunteer opportunities available in Dakota County, Minnesota for individuals, couples and families. Commitments range from one day to one year, although many of our volunteers have been with us for much, much longer.
Recent News
One Year Anniversary: Match Spotlight
"It’s been a great year building a relationship with my mentee, Elijah. We’ve shared some really fun experiences and built a strong connection along the way. Trying new things together has been especially meaningful — playing WhirlyBall, for example, was a first for...
Kids ‘n Kinship National Mentoring Month in Sun ThisWeek
We are so grateful for the press from the Sun ThisWeek. We have many mentors tell us that they heard about us in the local paper. Thanks for helping us spread the word about our need for mentors. Read the article...
Kids ‘n Kinship on KARE 11
How lucky are we to get KARE 11 TV coverage and have the most amazing program representation from Silas and Mark for National Mentoring Month? Not luck at all when you have the support of amazing resources like Media Relations Agency helping spread the word about...