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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...
THREE Year Anniversary: Match Spotlight
My Mentee is also My Mentor by Charlotte Cleveland Nearly three years ago, I picked up my new mentee armed with hammocks so we could enjoy the late summer afternoon. Setting up a hammock is something I had done before, yet on this day, with 11-year-old Keidi...
SUN ThisWeek Article
We're grateful to the SUN Thisweek for helping us share how Kids 'n Kinship has been connecting mentors with exceptional youth for more than five decades, including this incredible story of how both Quentin's mentors the Haydens as well as his mom Cameo's mentor Chris...
Lauren Lupkowski wins Mentor MN Award
On Friday, June 27, MENTOR Minnesota hosted an inaugural celebration to recognize incredible individuals and programs that support mentoring in Minnesota. Lauren Lupkowski, a Pen Pal and alumni mentor of two previous mentoring connections with Kids ‘n Kinship, won an...
Recent Posts
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...
Kids ‘n Kinship on WCCO
Allen & Gio, we are so proud of how well you represented Kids 'n Kinship on WCCO! Thanks for sharing your story and helping us get the word out about local youth mentoring so we can find mentors for the 47+ youth on our waitlist....
Kids ‘n Kinship Winter 2026 Newsletter
CLICK HERE for our Winter Newsletter 2026