Patch Match: Kids 'n Kinship Seeks Mentors for Youth

Editor's note: Most weeks, Patch will post the profile of a child who is on the waiting list for a mentor through Kids 'n Kinship, an Dakota County-based organization that matches kids in the south metro with adult mentors.

First Name: Rose & Mary 

Age: 14, 11 

Interests: They have a variety of interests including swimming, biking, ice skating, hockey, soccer, volleyball, drawing, watching movies, and listening to music. 

Personality/Characteristics: They are sisters who want to be matched together. They are bilingual, speaking Spanish at home and English at school. Rose is outgoing and active; Mary is shy and sweet. 

Goals/Dreams: Mary is on the dance team at school and wants a pony.  Rose loves music and wants to go to a Christopher Drew concert. 

Looking for: A mentor family, couple or individual who knows some spanish would be the best match in order to communication effectively with their mom. They have been waiting almost 2 years!

Information: This child is one of almost 50 children currently waiting for a mentor through Kids ‘n Kinship, a private non-profit 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 on Jan. 31, 6-6:45 p.m. 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 learn more about mentoring, visit the Kids 'n Kinship website