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Welcome New Board Chair, Stacey Rudoy
Kids ’n Kinship is excited to welcome Stacey Rudoy as our new Board Chair! While Stacey is one of our newer board members, she is certainly not new to Kids ’n Kinship or the work we do. Before joining our Board of Directors, Stacey served as a mentor, giving her a...
Summer Newsletter 2026
In case you missed it, check out our summer newsletter so see what we've been up to in the last three months: new matches, a mentor turned mentee, upcoming events and fundraisers led by alumni mentors!
Christian Elder Memorial 900 in SunThisWeek
Thanks for the great press for the Christian Elder Memorial 900, Sun This Week and Media Relations! It takes a village to support local youth in our community and we're really grateful for so many partners like Merchants Bank, Elder-Jones, Single-Ply Systems, Inc.,...
Highlights
One Year Anniversary: Langes & Gio
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...
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...
Newsletters
Summer Newsletter 2026
In case you missed it, check out our summer newsletter so see what we've been up to in the last three months: new matches, a mentor turned mentee, upcoming events and fundraisers led by alumni mentors!
Spring 2026 Newsletter
CLICK HERE for our Spring Newsletter 2026
Kids ‘n Kinship Winter 2026 Newsletter
CLICK HERE for our Winter Newsletter 2026







