KidsMatter Make Kindness Count kindness Campaign aims to collect 1,000 stories of how YOU put kindness into action
NAPERVILLE — How do you put kindness into action? This year’s Make Kindness Count campaign wants to find out.
Through the end of March, this annual campaign — hosted by KidsMatter and the Collaborative Youth Team of Illinois (a coalition of more than 36 youth-serving organizations and agencies) — is seeking 1,000 experiences that illustrate how members of our community build each other up through kindness. Then, we’ll share these stories to celebrate the amazing people who Make Kindness Count.
“When we all adopt the approach that ‘kindness begins with me,’ we can take actions to be kind within our families, schools, faith groups and communities,” said Nina Menis, CEO & Executive Director of KidsMatter. “We’re excited to invite everyone to share stories of how they’ve been kind and how they’re taking action to build community and belonging.”
Kindness begins with each of us, and it begins with an action — any positive, gracious, inclusive, welcoming or selfless action you can imagine. How have you shown kindness? How has your kindness positively affected another person? Our Make Kindness Count story submission form seeks all the wonderful details to learn how you’ve applied kindness in the lives of those around you.
Streetlight banners reminding everyone to Make Kindness Count are up throughout downtown Naperville, and our campaign is well underway, with special thanks to Angelic Kindness Charity, Captivating Signs and the City of Naperville.
To share your story of acts of kindness, or how you plan to put kindness into action, visit https://bit.ly/3Wz8nWm. Want to share your acts of kindness on social media? Use these hashtags to connect with the Make Kindness Count campaign:
For details — including stories, photos and videos from past campaigns and simple ideas to show kindness in your daily life — visit kidsmatter2us.org/kindnesscounts/
About KidsMatter
Recognized as Naperville’s proactive, youth oriented human service organization, KidsMatter’s mission is to build resilient kids who say “no” to destructive choices and “yes” to endless possibilities. Established in 2001, KidsMatter has received the Naperville Chamber of Commerce 2014 “NFP of the Year” Award, 2015 “AT&T Investing in Illinois Award” and Illinois Principals Association 2016 “Building School Community Bridges Award” for its work helping young people build developmental assets including positive values, healthy relationships, and self-esteem. With programming focused on preventing problems in the lives of youth before they start, KidsMatter equips youth and families with essential tools to manage the societal pressures and stress of everyday life through dynamic school and community programs, practical education, resources, and youth recognition. A community leader among nonprofits, KidsMatter harnesses the power of partnership with parents, educators, and an extensive network of community resources to help kids and families thrive.
