Our Why
Today we are experiencing the highest rates of suicide, stress, depression, and loneliness in history. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people age 10-24.
jedfoundation.org
People are reporting the highest levels of stress, sadness, physical pain, and worry since 2006. More than 300 million people don't have a single friend.
Gallup, 2022 World Happiness Report
Loneliness kills. It’s as powerful as smoking or alcoholism.
Robert Waldinger, Harvard Medical Schoool
Our Initiatives
KINDR Schools
Teaching and integrating kindness into behavioral expectations.
KINDR Communities
Enriching communities by supporting kindness projects.
KINDR Workplaces
Creating healthier workplace cultures where people thrive.
KINDR Prisons
Developing skills that promote transformation, accountability, and compassion.
Mindful Kindness
The Foundation of Our WORK
A data driven superpower that helps us heal, connect, and grow
Using proven practices in instructional design and having a team with nearly 300 years of combined education experience, we provide resources, curricula, and grants to teach Mindful Kindness in schools, communities, workplaces, and prisons;
Mindful Kindness is proven to reduce loneliness, build healthy relationships, spark a positive mindset, and reduce acts of unkindness. It is a discipline that gives people the skills to become more connected, present and conscious of how they interact with themselves and others
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Our Impact
Mindful kindness fosters healthy relationships, strengthens communities, reduces stress, and helps replace negative habits with thoughtful actions, leading to greater happiness and resilience.
We call it "The Kindness Effect"
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Our Programs
We teach Mindful Kindness to schools across the U.S., provide financial resources for implementation, and offer education consulting to organizations, content creators, and companies spreading kindness. Below are a couple of our main programs you can support and help expand around the world.
10,000 Schools by 2030...
We provide schools with the curriculum and grants needed to bring more kindness and emotional support. Anyone connected to a school can apply to join the Kindr ... (Click to Read More)
A Kindr Way to Reduce Recidivism...
Kindr Prisons is a program that helps adults in custody to break through self-deprecating thoughts and become catalysts for kindness. Inner transformation is the key to self-forgiveness, the forgi... (Click to Read More)
The Science of Kindness
Kindness is the necessary ingredient for all healthy relationships and the foundation for lasting happiness.
The Kindness Within, A Journey to Freedom...
We are excited to share with you a powerful project from one of our KINDR partners. Please take a moment to explore the information below and join us on this inspiring journey. Leon’s work and h...
Stark Racial, Class Disparities in K-12 Mental Hea...
A new national report from USC researchers reveals pre-teen boys, teen girls, and Black families need more, targeted mental health supports. By Marianna McMurdock This story first appeared at The 74...
Kindness Creates Internal Powers...
By Jody R Weiss We have all grown up with parents and teachers exalting “kindness” as the right thing to do to get ahead and not get into trouble. We internalized that being “kind&r...
The Transformative Power of Mindful Kindness: A Vi...
The Transformative Power of Mindful Kindness: A Vitamin for Good Mental Health In our fast-paced, interconnected world dominated by social media, the mental health crisis among Gen X and Gen Z has be...
Raised in a Cage: Redemption Through Kindness...
〰️The following blog is a true story submitted to us of how Lasting Happiness* helped transform a life.〰️ The Isolating Effect of Trauma Thin, with a waist so small his belt buckle was ...
Putting Kindness on Repeat is Good for Your Health...
The good news is that a simple act of kindness can reward our bodies and minds with feel-good chemical substances. However, the effect isn't lasting. A single act of kindness isn't going to carry y...
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