I wanted to personally share that Silas has made the decision to move on from Kids 'n Kinship and will be concluding his time with the organization on June 12. While we are saddened to see him leave, we are incredibly grateful for the time, talent, and heart he has...
The impact that Rick's Bike Sale has made by raising this much money for Kids 'n Kinship and DARTS is far-reaching. Thanks to Rick, Randy and the countless volunteers it takes to put this huge event together! Thanks to the Pioneer Press for the great coverage of this...
A HUGE thank you to Eagan City Lifestyle for featuring an amazing article on Kids 'n Kinship in your December issue: https://citylifestyle.com/eagan/issues/2024-12 We say it often because we mean it, we wouldn't be able to do the work we've done for local youth in...
Even in this difficult year, we still have so much to be grateful for in 2024: When you support Kids ‘n Kinship, you support families like Nicolle & J. J waited almost two years for the right mentor to come along. The waiting period was frustrating for Nicolle...
As we end the year and start planning for 2025, we wanted to reintroduce ourselves and let you know the staff behind the program you support: Alicia D. Crudup Alicia D. Crudup is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in youth development, community...
As the new Executive Director of Kids 'n Kinship, a youth mentoring program in Dakota County, I have embarked on a transformative journey over the past year. Stepping into this role after a distinguished 30-year tenure by my predecessor, I have been invigorated by the...
We're excited to introduce our newest full-time staff member, Kara Rasmussen, as our new Program Coordinator. Kara will be responsible for screening, training, matching and overseeing our mentor and mentee matches in the role that was previously held by Moriah. Kara...
Greetings! I’m Kerry Stok and I’m the Project Manager at Kids ‘n Kinship.I’m kicking off a series of blog posts by our staff (and hopefully our volunteers too!) that explain what we do and what the program means to us. My role at Kids ‘n Kinship is really to get the...
I wanted to personally share that Silas has made the decision to move on from Kids 'n Kinship and will be concluding his time with the organization on June 12. While we are saddened to see him leave, we are incredibly grateful for the time, talent, and heart he has...
At Kids ‘n Kinship, we talk a lot about how the youth in our program benefit from being matched with a mentor because the statistics are strong for mentored youth: 92% more likely to volunteer regularly in their communities 85% say this key relationship has helped...
We're always so grateful for the press we get from the Sun Thisweek especially when it helps us show appreciation for all that Rick's Bike Sale and Dick's Valley Service, Inc do to support DARTS Healthy Aging Solutions and Kids 'n Kinship . We're so thankful to be a...
Rick's Bike Sale was up bright and early to go live on Fox 9 to promote Rick's Bike Sale. Big thanks to Media Relations Agency for securing the publicity! Check out Rick's interview and the crew hard at work getting those 500 bikes ready to sell to support DARTS and...
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