Get Involved

Consider the following opportunities Kinship has available:

Kinship Community Based Mentoring matches an adult with a child or youth. The pair meets “in the community”, i.e. at the mentor’s home sharing a meal, playing a game, going fishing, taking in a play or sporting event, etc. Kinship recommends getting together once per week for an hour or more outside of school and workplace. A minimum commitment of one year is expected, with the option to extend.

Nevis Reading Buddies matches adults with Nevis first graders referred by their teachers. With the focus of developing the love and joy of reading, the pairs meet weekly from October through April. All readers will sign in and wait as a group for the little buddies to come out. The little buddies will have their box of books and the match will then spend 30 minutes reading together in the designated area. The reading time is Thursdays 1:45-2:15 p.m.

Century Reading Buddies in Park Rapids matches adults with first graders referred by the teachers. With the focus of developing the love and joy of reading, the pairs meet every week All readers will sign in and wait as a group for the little buddies to come out. The little buddies will have their box of books and the match will then spend 30 minutes reading together in the designated area. The reading time is Wednesdays 9:45-10:15 a.m.

Kinship Friends are individuals who volunteer to help with office tasks, assembling mailings, and/or providing food for group activities and fundraising events.

Contact Information

Executive Director – kinshipparkrapids@gmail.com