Enjoying Summer? Share it with Angelina!

FINALLY!  Temps are warm and weather is dry and everyone wants to get outside for their favorite outdoor activities.  It's the perfect time of year to get started being a friend to a child! 

 

The mentor match pictured above enjoys tennis.  If you are thinking of sharing summer, and year-round fun, with a teen, consider Angelina, one of the 46 youth waiting for a mentor through Kids 'n Kinship right now.

First name:  Angelina

Age:  13

Interests:  Angelina enjoys biking, roller-blading, hiking, tennis, & watching sports.  She really loves reading, drawing and writing poetry. She also loves animals!

Personality/Characteristics:  She is very creative, respectful, and sweet.  She’s excited to have a mentor and though she might be shy at first, she would open up and become talkative.  She currently lives with her dad and stepmom. 

Goals/Dreams:  Angelina wishes her family would get closer and that there would be no harm in the world.  She’s looking for a female mentor to get out & have fun with and also to have someone to talk to.

Individuals, couples, and families are invited to be a friend to a child age 5-16 through Kids 'n Kinship, a private non-profit serving Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Farmington, Lakeville & Rosemount for over 40 years.  All it takes is an hour or two a week including a child or teen in activities you already do and showing that you care about them.  Become a mentor and make a difference in the life of a child!

Please come to our information session to learn more and to get started - Tuesday June 25, 6:00-6:45 pm at the Burnhaven Library. To RSVP, call 952-891-3885 or email ihkinship@aol.com.

Enjoy sports and being outdoors? Share them with a boy in your community!

Below is a profile for one of the almost 50 children waiting for a friend right here in Dakota County.  Chips is typical of the boys in our program in that he lives with his mom, has little if any contact with his dad, and is desperate for a chance to get outside and do guy stuff with someone.  Could that someone be you?  Please consider befriending a boy through Kids 'n Kinship!  We provide orientation, training, and on-going support and all it takes is an hour or two a week of doing what you already do (i.e. going to parks, sports, grilling, working on the car, landscaping, etc.) with a boy this summer.

First name:  Chips
Age:  9
Interests:  Chips likes playing basketball, football, and baseball as well as skateboarding, swimming, & bowling.
Personality/Characteristics:  He is active and eager to go places and spend time outside this summer.  He lives with his single parent mom and his younger brother. Chips is in 3rd grade and likes math in school.  
Goals/Dreams:  His wish is for a mentor who can take him places and have fun with him
Looking For:  He and his mom would like a male mentor or couple who can meet with him, getting together for outdoor activities, sports, and games.
For More Information: Chips is one of almost 50 children waiting for a mentor through Kids ‘n Kinship, a private nonprofit serving Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Farmington, Lakeville and Rosemount in Dakota County for 40 years. If you're interested in becoming a mentor, you're invited to attend an information session from 6:00 to 6:45 p.m. Tuesday June 12th at the Wescott Library in Eagan. Mentors can volunteer as individuals, couples, or families for weekly fun and enriching activities at home or in the community on their own schedules. Contact us at 952-892-6368 or go to our website www.kidsnkinship.org.