We can’t care for each other if we don’t know each other

KinCorps creates experiences where families meet people whose lives look different from their own. These moments spark curiosity, build empathy, and leave families with something real to return to long after the day is over.

Connection across difference has to be built on purpose.

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 may not otherwise meet.

WHY KINCORPS

Connection across difference has to be built on purpose.

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.

What Families & Partners Are Saying

  • "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."

    — KinCorps Parent

  • "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."

    — Nonprofit Partner

  • "This was a fun event that brought us new insight and real-world experiences from cultures that we had never traveled to before. This event made us feel like we were a world away yet closer together and at home with new friends."

    — KinCorps Parent

  • "The whole experience was meaningful — it allowed our ‘teachers’ a chance to shine and share their gifts with others."

    — Nonprofit Partner

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

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