Be a Friend, Mentor to Crystal

First name: Crystal

Age: 9

Interests: She enjoys drawing, arts and crafts, reading and animals, as well as swimming, running and going fun places like the zoo or Chuck E. Cheese.

Personality: Crystal is friendly, talkative and polite.

Living Situation: She lives with her mom, her dad—who works nights—and her three brothers in Farmington. She is in third grade and struggles with friendships.

Goals: Crystal wish is for a mentor, as she’s the only girl in her family and often has no one to play with. Crystal‘s mom is hopeful that a mentor can support Crystal and help her self esteem.

Looking For: An individual woman who can be Crystal's friend and who will encourage her.

For More Information: Crystal 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 39 years. If you're interested in becoming a mentor, you're invited to attend an information session from 6 to 6:45 p.m. Feb. 28 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 coordinator Ingrid Henry at 952-891-3885 or ihkinship@aol.com to RSVP. To learn more about mentoring, visit the Kids 'n Kinship website.