These positive news stories cover a wide range of acts of kindness to others that people have taken.
We loved this story from the New York Post about pool rivals who, a decade later, showed true sportsmanship as one donated a kidney to the other. Russ Redhead had put out an angry Facebook post claiming James Harris Jr had an unfair advantage in a pool tournament after he pulled ahead. Things cooled down […]
“I recently co-created a collective project about caring for trans community, which was shared in the latest international journal of narrative therapy and community work.” The team collected stories of hope in the trans community and turned them into an audio that anyone can listen to, or download the transcript of, “not to fix anything,
“My husband, Tom, was on his way home from the gym on Tuesday night when he came across a broken down car. Inside were 3 older ladies and a gentlemen in their late 70s and older – on holiday in North Yorkshire, from South Wales. Tom called The RAC for them to help, brought them
I’ve been thinking about kindness and young people. There are so many times when they are kind and it’s good to celebrate that. Kindness tools and attitude Factors such as the pandemic and the cost of living crisis put increasing pressure on young people’s mental health. In response, schools are building on their measures to
What kind things are your local community doing? Let us know here. Barry Veterinary Centre is running a pet food bank helping locals to feed their pets through donations. At their first May food bank they helped feed 50 cats and dogs for a week. Renew your hope in humanity with even more stories of
Have you heard about Give Your Best? In their own words “We are an award-winning ‘tech for good’ social enterprise offering the first circular platform of its kind where people and brands donate clothes online, so communities living in clothing poverty can shop for free with the agency and dignity they deserve. We turn donating
“After 30 years of trying I finally got a place in this year’s London Marathon. I did all the training after having foot operations and a hip replacement, it wasn’t ideal. By mile 16 I was struggling with my ankle, it had had enough! An amazing spectator asked me if I would like an ankle
A community group, Llantwit – Together in Kindness, got together to offer a “Big Welshcake Welcome” to families and individuals from Afghanistan staying in the area who worked with British forces. The Afghan people were invited by the British Government to live in Britain as it is no longer safe for them in Afghanistan because
Kindness exists even in the darkest times. Harry Sherrard and his Polish friend, Darek Kubik, drove to Ukraine to drop off some aid. Harry donated his Jeep filled with medical equipment and other vital supplies for the Ukrainian people. They received a great number of generous donations from an incredible 70 supporters. Remind yourself of
We know the power of seeing kindness – how it can bring light to our darkest days – which is why we love the World Kindness Movement. On their website you read or share your own kindness story. The stories all go into a virtual jar and when you want to read one, a random
