'Kids 'n Kinship' Receives $62k In Grant Donations

DAKOTA COUNTY, MN — Local organization Kids 'n Kinship recently received two grants totaling over $62,000, the organization said.

The first $27,500 grant was from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, a foundation that aims to improve the lives of others, especially those in middle and working-class families, the organization said.

The second grant for $35,000 came from the Otto Bremer Trust, a Saint Paul-based bank holding company and private charitable trust, the organization said.

These donations will help fund Kids 'n Kinship's youth mentoring program, the organization said.

The organization works with kids ages 5-16 in Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Farmington, Lakeville and Rosemount who could benefit from spending time with an adult mentor each week, Kids 'n Kinship said.