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: Patty 

Age: 13

Interests: Patty likes sports specifically tennis, softball and soccer.  She also likes crafts, music (country) and photography. 

Personality/Characteristics: She struggles with grades and homework.  Her single parent mom is looking for a mentor Patty can look up to and trust and who can give her daughter the opportunity for activities. 

Goals/Dreams: Patty is in 7th grade. She would like a mentor to hang out with, go out to eat and watch scary movies!

Looking For: An individual or couple mentor to look up to and have fun with.

For More 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 oon Monday April 16, 6-6:45 p.m. at the Burnhaven Library in Burnsville. Mentors can volunteer as individuals, couples, or families for weekly fun and enriching activities at home or in the community on their own schedules.Thank you!

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.