Your impact, made visible.

Your impact, made visible.

Connect with families, build your record, and turn your relationships into a career advantage.

Connect with families, build your record, and turn your relationships into a career advantage.

Get $20 when you create your profile. When families join, they get $5 to send you as a thank you.

Get $20 when you create your profile. When families join, they get $5 to send you as a thank you.

Live in 30 cities across California

Live in 30 cities across California

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What is missing today

You have spent years teaching. Much of that impact goes uncaptured.

Great teachers earn the trust of families and shape how children experience school. Yet much of that impact is not formally recorded. The relationships, appreciation, and classroom impact often go unseen.

Kina changes that. Every family connection, every year of appreciation, and every class that loved you lives in one place. A record that is yours, that grows with your career, and follows you wherever you go.

How it works

Your Kina story starts today

1. Create your profile

Create your profile so families can get to know you. Done in minutes.

2. Share with families

Share with families so they can connect and send appreciation in one tap.

3. Your story builds

Every connection, every year, every class. Growing over time without extra work.

Set up your profile and receive $20. Every family that joins gets $5 to send you, creating your first connection and starting your story.

3 pillars

Your teaching career, with a foundation under it.

1. Appreciation and Gifts

Appreciation from the families who already value you.

Whether it is a one time gift, a group gift, or ongoing support, Kina makes it simple for families to show their appreciation in a few clicks.

Everything turns into Kina Points you can redeem for gift cards at over 350 stores. No more mugs. You choose what you need.

Whether it is a one time gift, a group gift, or ongoing support, Kina makes it simple for families to show their appreciation in a few clicks.

Everything turns into Kina Points you can redeem for gift cards at over 350 stores. No more mugs. You choose what you need.

2. Connections and Sponsorship

The more families you connect, the more your community shows up for you.

The more families trust and appreciate you, the more your community grows around you. Local businesses support the teachers families already trust. They show up alongside you, not as ads, but as part of your community.

Your work in the classroom turns into real support for you.

The more families trust and appreciate you, the more your community grows around you. Local businesses support the teachers families already trust. They show up alongside you, not as ads, but as part of your community.

Your work in the classroom turns into real support for you.

3. Your Track Record

The career proof no other teacher has.

Every year you teach, every family that connects, every month of appreciation builds into your Kina Story. A portable, verified record of your impact. One that grows with you and shows what a resume cannot.

Like a recommendation from every family you have taught, all in one place.

Every year you teach, every family that connects, every month of appreciation builds into your Kina Story. A portable, verified record of your impact. One that grows with you and shows what a resume cannot.

Like a recommendation from every family you have taught, all in one place.

"Each month, I get a notification that a parent's monthly appreciation had arrived. Nobody appreciates teachers regularly. Kina changed that."

Ms. Martinez · Preschool Teacher · Culver City

"I set it up on a Monday. By Wednesday a parent had sent me a note saying I was the reason their daughter loves school. I cried in the parking lot."

Ms. Chen · Preschool Teacher · West LA

"I set it up on a Monday. By Wednesday a parent had sent me a note saying I was the reason their daughter loves school. I cried in the parking lot."

Ms. Park · Preschool Teacher · Marina del Rey

"Each month, I get a notification that a parent's monthly appreciation had arrived. Nobody appreciates teachers regularly. Kina changed that."

Ms. Martinez · Preschool Teacher · Culver City

"I set it up on a Monday. By Wednesday a parent had sent me a note saying I was the reason their daughter loves school. I cried in the parking lot."

Ms. Chen · Preschool Teacher · West LA

"I set it up on a Monday. By Wednesday a parent had sent me a note saying I was the reason their daughter loves school. I cried in the parking lot."

Ms. Park · Preschool Teacher · Marina del Rey

"Each month, I get a notification that a parent's monthly appreciation had arrived. Nobody appreciates teachers regularly. Kina changed that."

Ms. Martinez · Preschool Teacher · Culver City

FAQ

Your questions. Answered.

Is Kina free for teachers?

Yes. Completely free for teachers, forever. Families choose to show appreciation voluntarily. There is no cost, no subscription, and nothing to buy.

What do I do with the points I earn?

Redeem them for gift cards whenever you want: Amazon, Target, Starbucks, restaurants, and more. No expiry. Your choice.

What if I change schools?

Your Kina profile and your entire Kina Story go with you. They are tied to you as a teacher, not to any school. Every connection, every year of appreciation, all yours.

How does sponsorship work exactly?

Kina connects you with local businesses that want to support teachers in their community.


They show up alongside you on your profile so families can see who is supporting you.


Businesses typically contribute around 1 to 2 dollars per family per month, so your support grows as your community grows.


For example, 50 families can generate around 50 to 100 dollars per month through your community.

What is the $5 families get when they join?

Complete your profile and receive $20 to get started.


When a family joins through your profile, they receive $5 to send you as an appreciation gift. Your first gift and your first connection happen on day one.

What is Kina Story?

Your career-long appreciation timeline. Every class, every year, every family that showed up for you. It starts the day you create your profile and grows with every school year. You control who sees it and what you share.

FAQ

Your questions. Answered.

Is Kina free for teachers?

Yes. Completely free for teachers, forever. Families choose to show appreciation voluntarily. There is no cost, no subscription, and nothing to buy.

What do I do with the points I earn?

Redeem them for gift cards whenever you want: Amazon, Target, Starbucks, restaurants, and more. No expiry. Your choice.

What if I change schools?

Your Kina profile and your entire Kina Story go with you. They are tied to you as a teacher, not to any school. Every connection, every year of appreciation, all yours.

How does sponsorship work exactly?

Kina connects you with local businesses that want to support teachers in their community.


They show up alongside you on your profile so families can see who is supporting you.


Businesses typically contribute around 1 to 2 dollars per family per month, so your support grows as your community grows.


For example, 50 families can generate around 50 to 100 dollars per month through your community.

What is the $5 families get when they join?

Complete your profile and receive $20 to get started.


When a family joins through your profile, they receive $5 to send you as an appreciation gift. Your first gift and your first connection happen on day one.

What is Kina Story?

Your career-long appreciation timeline. Every class, every year, every family that showed up for you. It starts the day you create your profile and grows with every school year. You control who sees it and what you share.

FAQ

Your questions. Answered.

Is Kina free for teachers?

Yes. Completely free for teachers, forever. Families choose to show appreciation voluntarily. There is no cost, no subscription, and nothing to buy.

What do I do with the points I earn?

Redeem them for gift cards whenever you want: Amazon, Target, Starbucks, restaurants, and more. No expiry. Your choice.

What if I change schools?

Your Kina profile and your entire Kina Story go with you. They are tied to you as a teacher, not to any school. Every connection, every year of appreciation, all yours.

How does sponsorship work exactly?

Kina connects you with local businesses that want to support teachers in their community.


They show up alongside you on your profile so families can see who is supporting you.


Businesses typically contribute around 1 to 2 dollars per family per month, so your support grows as your community grows.


For example, 50 families can generate around 50 to 100 dollars per month through your community.

What is the $5 families get when they join?

Complete your profile and receive $20 to get started.


When a family joins through your profile, they receive $5 to send you as an appreciation gift. Your first gift and your first connection happen on day one.

What is Kina Story?

Your career-long appreciation timeline. Every class, every year, every family that showed up for you. It starts the day you create your profile and grows with every school year. You control who sees it and what you share.

The difference with Kina

What Kina makes possible

Without Kina

  • Another mug or plant you do not really need

  • No benefit from the relationships you build

  • Your impact lives in memory

  • Everything resets each school year

With Kina

  • 5-10x more appreciation year round, as gift cards

  • Receive an extra $20 to $200 each month

  • A demonstrable record of your impact

  • Your community grows every year

Get started

Your teaching career belongs to you.

Your families are waiting. Your story starts today.

Get started

Your teaching career belongs to you.

Your families are waiting. Your story starts today.

Get started

Your teaching career belongs to you.

Your families are waiting. Your story starts today.