United States of Kindness Resources
Welcome to the United States of Kindness! This is an opportunity to elevate the kindness already happening in your community and connect it to a national movement. If you haven’t already,
please sign up here first.
Universities and Colleges click here for Higher Education Ideas
1. Follow United States of Kindness
Stay connected for updates, partner recognition,
and campaign momentum.
2. Identify Your Internal Kindness Lead
Choose a point of contact who will serve as your Kindness Lead and coordinate with the USK team. This person will share materials
internally, encourage family participation, gather stories, and
help guide your fall rollout.
3. Announce Your Commitment
Let students, staff, families, and your broader community know you are part of a national movement. Share internally through staff meetings, homeroom announcements, and newsletters. Share externally through social media, a website announcement, or a message to families.
Link to resources and tools to announce committment and invite others
Link to communciation tools like USK logo and social media ideas
4. Encourage Summer Participation
Invite students, staff, and families to begin participating now.
Distribute the USK Call to Action and USK Challenge Board and encourage individual participation over the summer.
Acts can happen at home, in the community, or wherever kindness is needed.
Link to USK Kindness Menu and Challenge Board
Link to sample messages inviting students, families and staff
to take the challenge
5. Prepare for Your Fall Launch
Ready-to-use resources will be released this summer including:
- A draft school-year timeline
- A USK introduction lesson
- A starter advisory or SEL mini-unit
- The “U.S. of Kindness – 250 Americans, 250 Acts, 250 Years” civics project
- AOK Today, a repeatable routine that builds everyday practice
6. Elevate What You Already Do
Your school is already full of kindness. Simply bring visibility to the moments already happening by sharing stories and tagging USK.
When you connect your efforts to the national campaign, your
school is recognized as a kindness leader.
7. Share Your Stories
Storytelling is the heart of the movement. Share photos, short videos, quotes, classroom moments, and service highlights.
Tag USK social channels so we can amplify your impact nationally @USofKindness
8. Invite Others to Join
Encourage nearby schools, community groups, local government, businesses, vendors, and partner organizations to join the
250 Acts of Kindness call to action.
9. Celebrate and Share Your Impact
At year’s end, we will gather stories and highlights for the National Kindness Impact Report. Your school may be featured and recognized
for its contribution to this national moment.
Need more reason to support kindness?
Explore the research on how kindness strengthens school climate,
student engagement, and well-being.
