A PRIVACY-FIRST WEARABLE
No battery. No app. No tracking.
KinTags helps when someone can't easily communicate — whether they're wandering, separated, or overwhelmed. Anyone with a cell phone can help them get home with a simple .
For caregivers, it's quiet support — a backup that helps you feel less alone.
No subscription • Works with modern smartphones • Information appears only when ped
Not a hotline • ANONYMOUS • No medical advice
The Caretaker Corner.
For caretakers, it's a tool to help understand the moment and potentially reframe it. The emotions are real; this just helps find where they are coming from. It's a quiet support - a backup that helps you feel less alone. When a moment feels too heavy to hold, this tool helps find a steadier angle on it.
BUILDING SOMETHING THAT MATTERS
Proudly Supported By
Organizations across Canada helping us put KinTags into the hands of families who need them.
How It Works
Universally designed to fit real life — wear it as a watch band, clip it as a keychain, attach it to a belt, or keep it as a wallet insert.
TAP
Anyone taps the KinTag with a smartphone. No app. No account.
CONNECT
The screen shows who to call — caregiver, family, or a backup contact — plus a short note (if you choose).
CALL
They tap the number. You're connected quickly, without guesswork.
When systems fail, clarity matters.
- Traditional ID depends on someone noticing, reading, and knowing what to do.
- KinTags makes the next step clear: reconnect them with their people.
- Caregivers get a little relief — a quiet exhale — because someone else can help.
When memory or speech fall short, connection still matters
Memory Loss
Confusion happens. Names, numbers, and addresses can disappear in the moment.
A tap shows who to call.
Separation Anxiety
Crowds can overwhelm. Kids can freeze, panic, or forget how to ask for help.
A tap connects them to you.
Communication Support
Non-verbal moments, shutdowns, or meltdowns — when words won't come.
A tap can do the talking.
Get your KinTag
Choose a format that fits real life — wristband, keychain, bag tag, or wallet card.
Request a KinTag — $25 suggested donationA tag will be sent to anyone who needs it.
Frequently Asked Questions
OUR APPROACH
People will always need other people.
Next to Kin is a family-run, Métis-owned project based in Saskatchewan. We make NFC tags that help reconnect someone with their loved ones — and we build with caregivers in mind.
Our language stays grounded in dignity, human connection, and shared responsibility — because caregivers shouldn’t be the only line of defense.
Support the movement
If you’d like to help place KinTags into the hands of families who need them most, donations can be made by email transfer.
(e-transfer)
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We use technology to strengthen the human safety net — so caregivers can feel less alone in the moments that matter.
Saskatchewan-born. Made in Canada. Built with dignity in mind.
You can’t choose when a moment happens
But you can choose a calm backup.
Get Your KinTagShips within 5 business days • Made in Canada • Privacy protected
Questions? Email support@nexttokin.ca