The Public Kinship Institute

The Public Kinship Institute tells stories and hosts conversations about community, self-leadership, cultural understanding, and change. Institute Founder and President Dr. Bobby W. Austin has over 40 years of leadership in the foundation, education, nonprofit, and government sectors, and authored the groundbreaking 1996 Kellogg Foundation report, "Repairing the Breach." From 2014 to 2024, he led Neighborhood Associates Corporation, an affordable housing non-profit with a network of 6,000 residents in 7 states, in initiatives related to family bonding, social trust, and community leadership.