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.
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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
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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
Mindful Kindness isn't just a feel-good phrase. It's a teachable discipline, built on proven instructional design, and backed by a team with nearly 300 years of combined education experience. We turn that expertise into resources, curricula, and grants that bring Mindful Kindness into schools, communities, workplaces, and prisons.
Across every setting, the science is consistent: Mindful Kindness reduces loneliness, builds healthier relationships, sparks a positive mindset, and reduces acts of unkindness. It's a discipline, not a slogan, that gives people real skills to become more connected, more present, and more conscious of how they treat 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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The Science of Kindness
Kindness is the necessary ingredient for all healthy relationships and the foundation for lasting happiness.
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...
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...
The Power of Kindness – A Global Imperative...
In a world increasingly marked by division, stress, and disconnection, the need for kindness has never been greater. Yet, we are witnessing a global kindness deficit—a growing crisis that a...
The Rabbit Effect ...
This groundbreaking and life-changing work based on the latest research effectively demonstrates “the profound impact that love, connection, and kindness have on our health” (Mark Williams...
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