We are grateful for our sponsor, Lumina Solar for their support! Go Solar with Lumina Solar, mention this contest, and they will donate an additional $500 to Kindness Grows Here. Help us spread kindness by inspiring others with your creative talents! Submit written word (poems, essays of no more than 1000 words) or visual art... Continue Reading →
NOTE: Applications are now closed. All grants have been awarded for 2018. Applications will re-open in September of 2019. Are you between the ages of 5-18??? Do you have a fantastic idea about how to spread kindness??? Do you need money to help you do it??? If so, we can help and we want to... Continue Reading →
During the past year Kindness Grows Here (KGH) collaborated with a number of Anne Arundel County Public elementary, middle, and high schools to foster the spread of kindness. Please read below for a sense of what Kindness Grows Here can offer. If you'd like to partner with KGH to spread kindness in a similar way... Continue Reading →
As Kindness Grows Here expands our scope of influence we are very eager to partner with more schools. If you are an administrator, teacher, or parent, please read below and learn how Kindness Grows Here can help you foster kindness at your school or in your classroom. Develop a Kindness Campaign Unique to your School There... Continue Reading →
In choosing the name of our Foundation we purposely chose a somewhat nondescript name. It is not for us to decide where kindness grows. We will certainly seek to foster the growth of kindness in many places: Schools, towns, communities, neighborhoods, homes, and families. But we understand the diverse nature of communities and we know... Continue Reading →
What is kindness? How is it measured? How do we communicate it to others? Merriam-Webster's Dictionary defines kindness as "the quality or state of being sympathetic or helpful." But kindness is so much more than that. Kindness is seeking to treat all those we encounter with a generous spirit. Kindness is giving people the benefit of... Continue Reading →
We all (hopefully) try to teach our kids how to be kind by setting a kind example. But what are some practical ways we can foster kindness in our kids at home? Below you will find a few ideas that have worked for us. Feel free to leave additional ideas in the comments! Especially if... Continue Reading →
