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Have you been wanting to serve but haven’t had time? Are you looking for a way for your family to serve another young family in your community? Join TEAM THRIVE this summer and have fun serving a teen parent and their child! You can walk alongside one of our young...

We held our sixth annual Tee Off for Kindred Life Golf Outing on Friday, June 10th. Seventy-four golfers registered for the hot and sunny event, which was held at Pine Meadow Golf Club in Mundelein. Teams of four played eighteen holes, enjoyed a dinner program and an...

Becoming a parent at nineteen was not in Caleb’s original plan for the future, but he proudly shares that his daughter, Olivia, now two years old, changed his life for the better. When he and Jessica found out they were expecting, Caleb knew he was not ready to be a...

Karley, a three-year participant of the program, graduated from Kindred Life Wheeling this month. During Karley’s time in the program, she has grown immensely in her mothering, education and has become independent.  Not only has Karley completed many credit hours at...

This May each of our locations had a special Mother’s Day celebration dinner. These evenings were a time to recognize each of our teen moms for choosing life for her child and working hard to better herself in order to be the best parent she can be for her child. All...

It’s a tradition at our Ministry Partner Appreciation nights for the teen moms to thank our Kindred Life supporters. Please know how much our young families appreciate each person, family or group that said a prayer, or gave their time or financial resources. You have...

Every year Kindred Life recognizes one special volunteer from each office as our “Honorary Volunteer”.  These volunteers go above and beyond the call of duty and exemplify being the hands and feet of Jesus. We’d like to share more about each of these special people:...

At Kindred Life Ministries, we recognize the importance of addressing our teen mom's needs in multiple different areas of life. During Life Ed groups, the Program Directors at each site help the teen moms focus on the more practical needs that they may face, such as...

There were many challenges I faced growing up without my biological father in the home after my parents divorced when I was nine months old. Frankly, it was very difficult emotionally and financially as a child being raised by a single mom. Although my dad was in my...

Samuel Bhupanipad Sunkensula (AKA Sunny) is a Trinity student who is working on his Business major and Music minor. He joined our team in January and will be working to help us with outreach and marketing using his photography and videography skills.  When Sunny is...