These positive news stories cover a wide range of acts of kindness to others that people have taken.
Every few months, Sara Yahia visits foster homes with friends, bringing little treat bags: crayons, sweets, and toys. On one visit, she met Leo, a quiet 5-year-old. He didn’t speak until a game of Jenga made him burst into giggles. Later, a caregiver told Sara he hadn’t laughed in weeks. That moment? A breakthrough. Then […]
“The bus driver notified a couple when their stop was and then he and a passenger gave directions from the bus stop to where they wanted to get to. It was really lovely to see the spontaneous team work to help total strangers.” We hear so many stories about kindness on public transport – what
“I work as a TA and support worker for a young adult who is Autistic. His family have a annual trip to London. Which he hasn’t ever been on until this year with the whole family and me to support him on a very hot Tuesday in London. The first kindness we experienced was a
So many of you tell us about the kindness of strangers and we’ve had another one from Debs: “I fell over on the cobbles outside Charterhouse a couple of days ago and am sporting a fine bruise on my left knee, but two very nice young men helped me up and insisted on walking me
“I was staying at a friend’s house in Exmouth in Devon for a few days while they were away (letting me use their place = first kindness). I walked down into the town with my dog for a look around but got lost trying to find the way back. I was starting to panic about
For Sara Yahia’s annual “Pizza Day” she and a small circle of friends order hundreds of slices from small pizzerias and hand them out to anyone who looks hungry, anyone working hard, anyone simply passing by. There are no flyers or announcements, just food, warmth, and human connection. In a city that rarely slows down,
At the Lionesses HQ fan zone in Basel another fan took a photo of our group. There’s so much kindness in sports – what have you seen? Read about even more acts of kindness to restore your hope in humantiy: Let in front at Lidl. Donating unused items to local community. Sharing trans creatives.
“Recently, at the bookshop where I work, a guy realized he didn’t have cash to pay for a book, and another guy—a stranger to him—paid for it.” This wonderful example of kindness was shared with us on Mastodon by an employee at Poet’s Corner Book Shop and we love it! Let’s hear about the kindness
In the (long) queue for the ladies loo at the Lionesses HQ fan zone word went round that there was no loo roll left. Next thing I know, a single loo roll is being passed back along the line, with each person taking some and passing it on. Everyone saying they didn’t want to take
I was at the Lynyrd Skynyrd and Blackberry Smoke gig at Wembley Arena last Saturday. A woman with a crutch joined the toilet queue and we all let her go in front of us so that she didn’t have to stand for too long. Where did you see kindness this weekend? Get reminded that kindness
