Grownkid is building a warmer world for young adults by turning loneliness into community through play.
in a generation where 3 in 4 young adults say finances are their biggest mental health challenge and loneliness has been declared a national epidemic, our work gives youth the confidence, connection, and support they’ve been searching for.
through our podcast, digital platforms, and IRL events, we’ve built a community of over 130,000 young people, reaching 22 million impressions, hosting 11+ sold-out events, and averaging 10,000 listeners per podcast episode.
these are transformative experiences where young adults show up as strangers and leave with new friends, social skills, and the courage to live a life their own.
our mission is simple and impactful: Grownkid helps young people move from isolation to belonging, from detachment to care, and from feeling alone to knowing they have a community to support them.
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Growing up is lonely, and the transition into adulthood feels terrifying when you’re doing it alone.
Young people are all too familiar with the ache of lack of meaning, loneliness, and subtle panic of trying to figure out where life is going. You want connection, meaning, community, and it feels like everyone has it but you.
Grownkid exists to change that.
This is a response to a crisis, one the U.S. Surgeon General formally declared in 2023: America is living through a loneliness epidemic. And young people feel it deeply.
Yes, we're the most connected generation in history and somehow the most isolated, the most rejected, and the most misunderstood. Friendships fade into followers, routines collapse, and every interaction feels charged with fear of rejection, fear of judgment, fear of living with courage.
Meanwhile, the third spaces that used to hold communities together have been disappearing. There are endless places to buy things, but almost nowhere to simply exist.
Adulthood shouldn’t begin in a vacuum; we must invest in community infrastructure, emotional guidance, spaces designed for softness, curiosity, or play.
Mental health continues to decline because every part of our world is optimized for productivity and performance, not connection. We hold unreasonable expectations of ourselves and one another, leading to a culture of detachment and apathy to give the illusion of control.
And yet, everyone is yearning for the same thing: to feel seen, to feel supported, and to feel like we belong somewhere.
That’s the gap Grownkid fills.
We create the spaces Gen Z is missing, spaces where you can show up alone and leave feeling connected, where play brings down defenses, where courage and softness are normal, where community is a practice.
Our events are designed intentionally: low-pressure, emotionally intelligent, culturally relevant, and fun. We use music, movement, storytelling, and interactive experiences to help people learn life & social skills through play and community.
And we meet young people where they’re at.
We bridge the online-to-offline gap by giving young adults digital tools, conversations, and guidance that feel relevant. We know belonging doesn’t happen by accident; it happens through consistent touchpoints, gentle invitations, and shared play.
Because adulthood doesn’t have to be cold, lonely, or disconnected.
We believe that community is ritual.
We believe that courage is contagious.
We believe that caring is cool.
We believe that the meaning of life is play.
Grownkid exists because every generation deserves a place to grow side by side with others who get it.
This is our attempt to build that place.
A new kind of town square.
A new kind of adulthood.
A new culture where youth are allowed to feel everything, try everything, and become something purposeful together.