Kids 'n Kinship Youth Receive Chromebooks through Best Buy grant!

The 2014 Tech Mentor class youth & supporters

Thanks to Best Buy, 6 teens received Google Chromebooks in this year's Tech Mentor program! The youth and their adult supporters (mentors & parents) learned how to use the Chromebooks and created projects to showcase the impact mentoring has had on their lives.  In the final class, youth shared their mentor stories using a projector.  Much thanks to Best Buy Geek Squad Sergey Goldman who was our instructor for the class! Thanks also to Best Buy Apple Valley who hosted the first class and to Keller Williams who hosted the 2nd class!

Agent Sergey instructs the class

 Teens and adult supporters check out their new Chromebooks and learn how to login to Google Drive.

 

Like bike riding or puzzles? Be a friend to Michelangelo!

Summer is a great time to get started mentoring youth!  If you love spending time outdoors, please consider sharing just an hour or two with youth who are desperate to get outside this summer!  Kids 'n Kinship has 50 kids age 5-16 waiting for someone to spend time with them.  See below for a profile of just one youth:

Name: Michelangelo

Age: 6 

Interests:  Michelangelo enjoys watching movies, playing with legos, puzzles, games, snowball fights, sledding, bike riding, hockey & soccer. 

Personality/Characteristics:  He is fun-loving, friendly, goofy, and active.  He lives with his mom and 4 other siblings. 

Goals/Dreams:  He would love to have a mentor with a snake or a lizard.  His wish is to win the lottery!

For more information: Michelangelo is waiting for a mentor through Kids n’ Kinship in Dakota County. To learn more about this agency, contact Kids n’ Kinship at www.kidsnkinship.org or 952-892-6368. 

For more information about mentoring in your area, contact the Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota at 612-370-9180 or check its online list of mentoring programs at mpmn.org under "Find a Program."

Get outdoors with youth in need!

Kids 'n Kinship is looking for guys to spend time with youth this summer.  Volunteers meet with a child once a week for fun time doing sports, hobbies, & exploring the great outdoors.  Consider being a friend to a young man like Alvin!

First name: Alvin

Age:  8

Interests:  Alvin loves football, soccer, & baseball.  He also enjoys sledding, bowling, movies, playing games, and going places like GrandSlam & Valleyfair.

Personality/Characteristics:  He is easy-going but active. His three favorite people are Batman, the Hulk, and Spiderman. Alvin lives with his single parent mom and his younger sister who already has a mentor.

Goals/Dreams:  Alvin would like to learn how to snowboard.  He would also love a key to open any door.  He’s looking for a male mentor, couple, or family with older kids to have fun with him.

  

For more information: Alvin is waiting for a mentor through Kids n’ Kinship in Dakota County. To learn more about this agency, contact Kids n’ Kinship at www.kidsnkinship.org or 952-892-6368. 

For more information about mentoring in your area, contact the Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota at 612-370-9180 or check its online list of mentoring programs at mpmn.org under "Find a Program."