We can’t care for each other if we don’t know each other
KinCorps designs experiences that bring together people who share a community but rarely share a room. Kids ages 5 to 13 and their parents spend time with local organizations and the people in them through play, creativity, and activities built for real connection. This is where civic life starts, not in a classroom years from now, but in a room with someone you'd never otherwise meet.
Connection across difference has to be built on purpose.
WHY KINCORPS
The problem
The country is more divided than it's been in generations — people afraid of one another, cut off from anyone whose life looks different from their own. And it starts in childhood.
What’s missing
Most family service keeps everyone at a comfortable distance. Sorting and fundraising have value, but they don't build empathy — they reinforce a divide between those who give and those who receive.
What we do
We flip that. Families show up to connect through a shared activity, where everyone in the room is an equal. Everyone teaches, and everyone learns.
Three hours. One room. A connection that lasts.
HOW IT WORKS
Connect as equals
Everyone in the room has something to teach and to learn. Activities are designed so real exchange happens, on equal footing, with everyone fully present.
STEP 01
Show up together
Families with children ages 5 to 13 spend 2 to 3 hours with people from their broader community. Side by side. Doing something real.
STEP 02
Leave with something real
Families leave with a genuine connection, a face behind a word or idea, and a reason to keep asking questions long after the day is over.
STEP 03
WHAT FAMILIES SAY
"It's so important to show young people alternative experiences and perspectives. I think this makes our kids less frightened of things they may not know or understand."
100%
of families recommend KinCorps
100%
of families felt welcomed by youth and staff
WHAT PARTNERS SAY
"KinCorps offers a powerful alternative to traditional volunteerism by creating authentic connection. If your organization wants to engage families in meaningful ways, this partnership is absolutely worth exploring."
Sarah has spent more than 15 years leading impact, evaluation, and youth development work at some of the country's most respected civic organizations — Points of Light, Multiplying Good, and the Creative Visions Foundation. She brings both deep experience inside the field and a researcher's understanding of what actually works.
Sarah Fanslau
FOUNDER & CEO
