Our story started with an idea to end loneliness. Growing up ‘different’, Kindship Founder and CEO, Summer Petrosius, recognised and wanted to do something about the isolation and chronic loneliness experienced by parents raising children with disabilities. So, Summer started talking to these parents, literally hundreds of them and discovered two things. The first was that the isolation and ostracism they encountered often stemmed from the negativity that surrounds a diagnosis of childhood disability. And the second was that there is an incredible willingness from within the parent community to show up and be there for one another. This got Summer thinking… What difference could we make to the experience of these parents and their families if we provided them with a safe, private, and kind space where they could build friendships, find support, and really own the narrative around what raising a child with a disability looks like? And so, Kindship was born. Launched to the public in June this year, Kindship has attracted more than 1,000 parents and facilitated over 5,000 connections.