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Kinship Needs Lunch Buddies
We are seeking Lunch Buddy Mentors in Wahpeton and Breckenridge!
Lunch Buddies is a school-based mentoring program serving Wahpeton Elementary School and Breckenridge Elementary School. We meet twice a month during the student’s lunch period to have lunch, listen, and laugh while playing a game or doing a short craft activity.
The goal is to improve social skills and self-esteem in order to foster a better attitude for learning, ultimately improving school success.
A 2024 Parent Survey found that 92% of Lunch Buddy parents saw an improvement in school attitude & behaviors, along with improvements in their child’s relationships with peers. In addition, 85% of parents report their child has improved in academic performance, grades, social skills, courtesy & manners.
Can you commit two lunches a month to make a difference for our community youth?
Call us today to chat about Kinship’s Lunch Buddies!
Office: 701-672-0303
What We Do
At Kinship we recruit and train mentors to match with our waiting youth. Kinship provides monthly experiences and activities to matched and waiting youth, and their mentors to participate in, helping them strengthen their relationships. For our older youth, we facilitate a Kinship4Teens group providing Independent Living Skills. Kinship's newest venture is our Lunch Buddies school-based program.
Our Impact
Through the power of mentoring, we've provided support, encouragement, opportunities and joy to over 400 young people in the Richland & Wilkin community. Mentoring is proven to be the best dollar for dollar prevention.
Ways to Get Involved
Find a Mentor
At Kinship, we support parents in creating a healthy and positive connection that will build self-esteem and nurture a positive self-image for youth involved. If your child is lacking a natural support network and you want to be intentional about placing support and a mentor in your child’s life, consider Richland-Wilkin Kinship youth mentoring.
Become a Mentor
Mentoring amplifies change, one relationship at a time.
Kinship is looking for adults, who are willing to share their time, positively impacting youth through the power of mentoring.
Are you ready to join the mentoring movement?
Become a Lunch Buddy
At Lunch Buddies, our goal is to improve social skills and self-esteem in order to foster a better attitude for learning: ultimately improving school success. If you can join us for lunch twice a month, listen, laugh, & play a board game, YOU can be a Lunch Buddy!
Support Kinship
Kinship greatly appreciates the support in order to continue providing youth mentoring to our community. We greatly appreciate our amazing volunteers and generous donations.
Thank you to Our Annual Business Partners
