Students Produce Poem from "The Golden Rule" A third grade team of students at Muddy Brook Elementary School in Great Barrington, MA are working on a thoughtful project that relates to kindness and the Golden Rule. It is "to develop a...
Karen Shell is a professional photographer who has found a way to help the kids see the world around them a different way. She has helped them build confidence! They have been referred to homeless children and disadvantaged. But,...
by Bernie Fallon At the school for homeless children where I tutor, here is a short exchange between a 6th grade boy and me.  You never know what sensitive feelings are going on.  So, throughout the day, I try to...
Think about what goes through a young person's mind. Think about the challenges of 'how to' accomplish. Now, think about what Ben Jackson has had to overcome. He has spastic cerebral palsy, which is a disorder that results in...
A six year old girl heard her mother say that some children don't get presents for Christmas - even if they are on the 'good list'. The comment was made in passing so mom didn't think of  six year...
Positive stories and people helping others are spreading ripples of kindness throughout the world! Lisa Currie founded Ripple Kindness Project in Australia several years ago. With Ripple Kindness you can share your stories of kindness, read stories of kindness and get...
These kids got outside of themselves and saw the world - through photography. Many homeless and underprivileged children from Children First Academy in Phoenix, Arizona felt an extreme sense of accomplishment. Professional photographer Karen Shell taught these kids a skill....

Baby Boy Hears

Heroic Baby Boy Dylan Eli was born weighing 3 pounds. He was 11 weeks premature and has had more than one dozen brain surgeries. Dylan was very weak and unable to breathe without assistance as he, "battled a dangerous bacterial infection,"...
Feeding the Homeless in No Time! Anything can happen if you have the desire to do it. On Sunday night a group of us arrived in Central Phoenix at 6:45pm. There were homeless people scattered throughout the park and...

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