Creating Compassionate Problem Solvers
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Category: Help the Homeless
Beat the Boredom Blues with Acts of Kindness
Summer Time Boredom? Kids complaining about nothing to do? Kids Fighting? Beat the Boredom Blues and the “ME” Mentality! Encourage your kids to do acts of kindness that kids can do.
Act of Kindness: Kids Help the Homeless
While on our Kindness Quest during Spring Break in New Orleans, both boys were extremely concerned about those that were homeless. We had prepared two homeless care kits, but that
Act of Kindness: Helping a Man in Need
While out celebrating a birthday, we noticed a man at a picnic table watching another family eating. He was sitting to the side, watching the family, which, it turns out,
Service Projects for Kids on MLK Day
We are so excited to be off from school on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! It is the MLK Day of Service. And, we thought we would share with you
Tour of a Homeless Shelter: Our Family Visits the Samaritan Inn
Even though we’ve been working with organizations that support those that are homeless for over a year, my family has just started to understand the scope and scale of being homeless.
Service Project for Kids: Bags of Mulch to Help Homeless Kids
Adam and his brother are known to have generous hearts and are the boys that include everybody on the playground. Adam is eight years old, and at the beginning of
Children’s Book on Kindness: “Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen”
September is Hunger Action Month . . . The boys and I have several projects planned this month to learn about hunger, how it affects others, and how we can help. To
Act of Kindness: Delivering Care Packages to the Homeless
We’ve given out several of our Care Kits for the Homeless but I’ve never really talked about those experiences aside from mentioning that we took several when we helped with the clean-up
Act of Kindness: Care Kit for the Homeless
Drops of sweat slowly sliding down his unshaven and dirty face. He was suffering in the Texas heat, sitting on the side of the road. You could see he needed