OVERVIEW

Healing Changes Everything

Everything we do at Project Kinship happens within a therapeutic community. Healing is not limited to a service or program. It is woven into our relationships, our spaces, and the way we walk alongside people.  

 We believe lasting change happens from the inside out. When people have a safe place to heal, work on themselves, recognize their worth, and build confidence and self-efficacy, new possibilities begin to emerge. Relationships can be restored, healthier decisions can be made, and pathways to education, employment, family stability, and leadership become possible.  

 Through trusted relationships and consistent support, we create opportunities for people to heal from the impact of incarceration, gangs, violence, and trauma while building confidence, skills, and hope to move forward. 



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OUR SERVICES

We Offer Support For Every Stage of Healing

Secure Base Teams

Multidisciplinary teams that include lived experience and expertise to meet participants where they are, walk alongside them, and provide a secure base of support to help them reach their goals.

Behavioral Health

Provides compassionate therapy and crisis support to help individuals heal and move forward.

Case Management

Provides personalized guidance care to help participants access the support they need.

Credible Messengers

Provides trusted encouragement from people who understand through lived experience.

Mentoring

Positive guidance and encouragement that supports growth and confidence.

Tattoo Removal

Helps participants move forward with greater confidence and fewer barriers.

Crisis Intervention

Provides immediate care and guidance to help participants navigate urgent or difficult situations.

Wellness Services

Support that promotes overall health, balance, and well-being.

Family Support

Provides guidance and support to help families heal and grow stronger.

Individual and Family Therapy

Therapeutic support to help individuals and families heal, strengthen relationships, and move forward.

THE PROJECT KINSHIP MODEL

Our Healing Approach

Heals + Learns

Emotional support can help participants reconnect with school and education.

Heals + Works

Confidence can prepare participants for employment and career growth.

OUR PROGRAMS

Where Healing Connects Our Programs

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Youth transformation programs

Supports young people through counseling, mentoring, case management, family support, and coordinated reentry services.

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Restorative Practices in Schools

Builds safer school communities through restorative circles, mediation, mentoring, counseling, and relationship based support.

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RSC South

Supports young people returning from juvenile detention through counseling, education, life skills, employment pathways, and community connection.

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Reentry Success Center

Provides adults with case management, behavioral health, housing, mentoring, and coordinated reentry support.

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Behavioral Health Bridge House

Offers transitional housing, peer support, behavioral health care, life skills, and a structured path toward stability.

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Kinship Center

Provides intensive care coordination and peer support for individuals facing repeated incarceration and complex barriers.

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WAGEES 24

Coordinates health, housing, benefits, and community resources for justice involved individuals with complex needs.

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Enhanced Care Management

Personalized health and resource coordination for adults impacted by the justice system.

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Corrections Cohort

Builds stronger school communities through restorative circles, mentoring, mediation, counseling, and violence prevention.

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Healing Institute

The Project Kinship Healing Institute is a training hub dedicated to community healing and trauma-informed practice. By blending research, professional expertise, and lived experience, we offer learning opportunities for staff, partner organizations, educators, and practitioners. Because healing requires both knowledge and relationship.

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Kinship Kutz

Kinship Cutz is a welcoming community barbershop where grooming, conversation, and connection come together. Supported by volunteer barbers, the program creates a comfortable space where people can feel respected, build relationships, strengthen confidence, and connect with additional support when needed.

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Explore the Path Forward

Discover the Other Pillars

Discover how Kinship Learns creates educational opportunities and Kinship Works builds pathways to meaningful employment.