FAQ

Founded in 2022, Humane Kinect is an independent non-profit providing peer support services through its online community.

Our community includes our online forum and a monthly video chat peer support group.
No. If you need immediate services, please call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988.
The forum functions like an open diary for personal improvement where it’s okay to admit to mistakes, setbacks or if you feel stuck. Success stories in relation to your character development are also encouraged to be shared.

Forum categories evolve to the public’s needs and span across a broad array of real-life issues. Examples include relationships, depression, addiction, physical health, childhood trauma, finances, and parenting.
If you’re asking this question, we can relate to you. One of the primary reasons why we founded Humane Kinect is to provide a better option for meaningful social interaction where judgments are not allowed.

To help keep our community safe (in addition to being an invite-only community), we encourage members to flag any post in violation of site rules. Violations will be evaluated by site moderators on a case-by-case basis. First offenses can result in either a warning or an automatic ban from the website.

Please visit our GUIDELINES page to find out more.
Yes, we also offer a monthly video chat peer support group. As our community grows, we plan to increase the number of video chat groups offered.
As an invite-only community, we strive to only allow members into the community who will uphold our confidentiality standards. We prohibit sharing members personal information or posts outside of the community.

With that said, we obviously can’t make guarantees that some bad actors won’t occasionally sneak into our community.

To protect our members, we encourage them to use an anonymous username and avatar, and to only share experiences where they accept the risk, however likely or unlikely, of those experiences being shared elsewhere.
No. Our services are free. As a non-profit, we’ve chosen to operate strictly off donations to support the services we provide to the public.
We’re glad you’re interested! Please visit HOW TO JOIN to find out more.

Meet Frank, Humane Kinect’s mascot! He’s friendly and he’s… frank. Sometimes he’s a bit hidden in our doodles. Keep an eye out for him!
Yes, we are a United States public charity with 501(c)(3) federal tax exemption status from the Internal Revenue Service. Our EIN number is 88-3651505.