If you could do a random act of kindness for someone in your life today, what what you do?
This question has been answered by hundreds of our staff and supporters throughout the years. From creating kits for victims of domestic violence, buying school supplies for teachers and students in need or building a bird house for a senior citizen community; these stories touch upon the wide range of causes that people have supported with funds from our Acts program.
Over 90% of donations to Random Acts go directly into this program, which has sponsored over 1,000 acts of kindness worldwide since its inception.
Read more about our Acts program and how you can apply for funding to do your own act of kindness!
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Kindness Multiplied
For the past two years, Sanford Middle School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has used funding from Random Acts to host a community service day. Students in sixth to eighth grade completed
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Providing Equipment for Inclusive Sports
Everyone needs a place where they can find and build community. For over 20 years, Hart Gables has been that place for LGBTQIA+ people in the Teesside and East Durham
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Improving City Communities Through Urban Tree Planting
Random Acts supporter Daniel Finney planted fruit trees in low-income neighborhoods in São Paulo, Brazil.
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Blessing Bags: A Simple Way to Show Love and Dignity
It Started as an Idea… Driving home from work is usually mundane and part of a mindless routine, but this time was different. Amber Young, a kindness club sponsor and
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Caring for Horses in Arizona
As a passionate animal rescuer, Random Acts Supporter Mary Burke knows the importance of the relationship between humans and animals. When Robert, a friend who had rescued two older horses,
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Thank You, Rachel: Celebrating a Legacy of Leadership
For many, kindness is a trait: a goal to reach, or a virtue one hopes to be recognized. For others, kindness is a state of being: something so warm, bright,
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Sprinkles of Kindness
One of the best holiday gifts is not something you can hold in your hands. It is the gift of time spent together having fun and making memories. Random Acts supporter Cynthia Petersen of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, gave this gift to her community through an event that brought together families and friends to share holiday…
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Cleaning Up with Kindness: How One Volunteer Empowered a Community Effort
When RA staff member Nicole Kirby noticed that her local community was rounding up a small group of volunteers to pick up litter around the area, she knew she wanted
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Teaching Kindness
One of the best ways to learn a lesson is to see it in action. While teaching her students about kindness, an educator worked with Random Acts to show what
