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Host a Virtual Sip Cup Drive
As some of you know, one of our fundraisers we do throughout the year is the Sip Cup Drive. Usually, you would take a sippy cup home, fill it with change and bills, write a note of encouragement to a client and then turn it back in. Due to the virus, we have turned...
Mother’s Day Tea 2020
We wanted to make Mother’s Day special for our teen moms by pampering them at a Mother’s Day tea. We couldn’t meet in person so my best hope was to find a beautiful vintage teacup for each mother to remember the special day. It turned out there was one and I came...
He is the Vine
It is so fitting that we would end the ministry year focused on The Vine. Throughout the year, as we have learned the “I am” statements of Jesus, the prevailing theme has been that Jesus longs for us to be in the right relationship with him and he will go to great...
The Lifeline in the Storm
Thank you for making a life-changing difference for teen parents in our community! We asked and you delivered! COVID-19 created an urgent problem for Kindred Life Ministries. To close our fiscal year on budget and provide continuous services to our precious teen...
Diaper Delivery – with a Gift Card Bonus!
Getting creative and having fun with one teen mom! A homemade pulley system gets the job done!Like every month, teen parents received a supply of diapers thanks to our partnership with Twice as Nice Mother & Child. And in April, thanks to your generosity, our teen...
Volunteers Make Life Sweeter!
Whether you brought a dinner, rocked a baby, taught a life education night, or mentored a teen parent - you made a difference. Thank you for serving! The week of April 20th, we celebrated Ministry Partner Appreciation Week with videos to say “Thank You” from clients...
Incredible Cards for Kindred Response
In the wake of the pandemic, our Program Directors presented an idea to support our teen parents. The teen parents we serve presently are challenged with at least one of these situations: They live in less than ideal situations. Being at home (nonstop) may not be...
Jesus is the Resurrection and the Life
As we approach Easter, Program Directors in Antioch, Gurnee, and Wheeling are guiding teens through devotions and discussion about who Jesus says He is. Through the month of March, we’ve been covering Jesus’ claim in John 11:25, “I am the Resurrection and the...
Peace in the Storm
An open letter to friends of Kindred Life Ministries from the Board of Directors Mark 4 gives an account of Jesus and the disciples boating across the Sea of Galilee. The trip should have been an uneventful one, but a severe storm arose, and the boat began to sink....
Purpose-Filled Cup
What is in a Sippy Cup? For a teen parent perservering through high school, a part-time job and raising a child in our program, a Kindred Life Sippy Cup offers so much more than just financial support through our program. It is deeply meaningful, LIFE-GIVING,...
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