Addressing food scarcity.
Helping the whole person thrive.
Training and Education
Service-based training for volunteers and neighborhood residents in spiritual formation, social justice, and civic action.
A Year of Service
A residential “mission-year” of service and Catholic spiritual formation for young adults.
Crisis Assistance and Mentoring
A mentoring program that accompanies people in crisis to overcome their barriers to health and economic stability.
Collaborative Meals
A collaborative meal that brings a diverse group around a common table to explore food traditions and whole food culinary skills.
Urban Farm
An urban hoop house vegetable farm that grows thousands of pounds of organic produce to feed and educate the community.
Fresh Food Market
A fresh food market that integrates health education, cooking demonstrations, a food bar, and connections to community resources.
“We embrace and promote Kinship’s philosophy of both giving and receiving with sincerity and generosity.”
“Kinship has helped with rides, getting me to the hospital, helping me with my kids, getting them to their appointments, it’s just outstanding.”
“I receive so much more. I receive this wonderful sense of belonging. Truly it is very, very important.”
“You guys don’t understand what you’re giving people when you give them the opportunity to volunteer.”
“I had nothing. I was afraid I was going to get kicked out of my apartment or starve to death. At Kinship, everybody here was all-hands-on deck for me.”
“I’ve gotten so much help. That’s why I want to be part of this, because this is a way I can give back.”
“You get to know people over time and just as with a family you share ups and downs, joys and sorrows.”
“There is something intangible, but tangible, that is here. It's a spirit thing-- it's a human to human connection.”
“Sometimes you just need somebody to believe in you, no matter what you’ve been through.”
“Being here has reshaped how I view the world. It has opened my eyes to food insecurity and poverty in my neighborhood.”
“You begin to realize that by giving your life to others, you actually become more alive.”
“We are not coming to just get food, we are coming to spend time with the friends that feel like family.”
“The women who have volunteered regularly with me have become very close and I can't see myself volunteering without them.”
“Anybody’s life can be rehabilitated. But you need people listening and support. Rolling up your sleeves getting involved.”
“I understand what it’s like to be alone. So, when people come here... I pull up a chair and sit next to them.”
“I pulled up for food and you asked me, ‘How’s the housing situation?’ I looked over and almost started crying. It’s been such a blessing.”
“People who are coming to get food are just like everyone else, they have something to give as well.”
