Kinship is a community-based, one-to-one youth mentoring program.

Kinship of Greater Minneapolis’ Mission Statement:

Kinship of Greater Minneapolis helps children, ages 5-15, in need of additional support to realize their God-given potential through adult friendships. Kinship also provides a unique service opportunity for individuals, couples and families to put their faith into action on behalf of children.

Check out the KARE 11 TV special featuring one of Kinship’s family matches: The Don and Sondra Samuels family and six-year-old, Ciara! Click here and check out chapter 5!

The Kinship Story

Core Values & Beliefs

• We believe in inclusiveness and collaboration.
• One-to-one youth mentoring makes a positive difference in children’s lives where additional adult support is needed.
• Steady, long-term relationships with stable adults are vital to healthy child development.
• Prevention is more valuable and effective in youth development than intervention later in life. Our Children of Prisoners Initiative is a  response to this reality.
• People need opportunities to put their faith into action. Kinship provides the structure and organization for them to do this effectively.
• The quality of Kinship service and relationships is more important than quantity. We believe in careful screening, matching and follow-up support of program participants.