Patch Match: Kids 'n Kinship Seeks Mentors for Youth

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

First name: Matt   

Age: 12  

Interests: Matt likes to play football and basketball and to wrestle.  He would like to go to a park to play catch with a football, or go to the science museum, the YMCA, or waterparks with a mentor.  

Personality/Characteristics: He is a quiet, easy-going but active boy who wants a mentor to do things with.  His mom wants a mentor to help him open up other others more and to focus on his schoolwork.  

Goals/Dreams: Matt would love it if the mentor has a dog since he missed the dog they used to have.  

Looking for: A male mentor who is active and who likes going places and doing things together.

For More Information: This child is one of 57 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 39 years. If you're interested in becoming a mentor, you're invited to attend an information session on Aug. 18, 6-6:45 p.m. at the Galaxie Library in Apple Valley. 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.