Kindness Starts With One®

One smile. One hug. One cup of coffee. One person...

Do you have someone in your life who inspired you to be a better person? Did you witness an act of kindness that left an impression? Share your kindness story with the world.

Tell Us Your Kindness Story

My Brother's Words

My big brother gave me two pieces of advice: "It's not over till it's over," and, "When the game is on the line, be in your prime." Those two phrases taught me to always push through and to not give up. Those words have stayed with me since then. I have always pushed through and never quit. He helped me...

Helping My Family

With my Dad working all day and my Mom studying to get a certificate, it was hard for them to get the housework done around our house. I decided to sacrifice my free time to help them. I made sure my family had delicious dinners to eat every night and a clean house to come home to while my parents...

Old Lady Needs Help

One time this old lady was walking out of our local Smith's, and was putting her groceries away. She seems like she needed help, but when I got over there, she was done putting her groceries. I then put away her cart, and it made me feel good.

Thanksgiving Shared

On Thanksgiving, we had a really big meal. There was a lot of food left over. We really didn't know what to do with so much extra food! We were driving back home from our family gathering and saw a homeless person. What a perfect opportunity!  We decided to give him some of our delicious food. His smile said it...

My Hero, My Mom

My mom has shown me a lot of love and does so much for our whole family. She works so hard. She is strict on us, but only so we will do something good in life. She wants to see us happy. When we don't do the right thing, she punishes us. She also teaches us to be respectful by...

Be kind to one another

you should be kind to one another because if you treat them with respect then they will treat you the same way but if you treat them with disrespect then they would not be kind to you so if you want to be treated with respect then you shouldn't bully them or do anything hurtful to them.

Giving What I Can

One day I was in the car with my mom and we were on our way to the mall. When we were at the stop light, I saw a homeless woman who looked hopeless. I told my mom to roll down the window for me. When she, did I gave the woman $5 out of my bag. It wasn't much,...

Stranger helps random old lady across the street get up after she falls.

My family and I were going to eat wherever and as we were driving there we saw a random man stop his car and go help an old lady after she had fallen at the crosswalk. He lifted her up and she was thankful.

The Wonderful Dress

During my second grade year, we were going on a field trip to the Smith Center. We were told to dress nice. There was a girl in our class who was not as fortunate as the rest of us and she didn't have a dress to wear. When we showed up to school that day, we were all dressed in...