Celebrating National Be Kind to Humankind Week

Established in 1988, National Be Kind to Humankind Week is observed in the last week of August to encourage and celebrate kindness among people. Each day has a specific theme designed to help people focus their efforts on behalf of others:

• Sacrifice Our Wants for Others' Needs Sunday
• Motorist Consideration Monday
• Touch a Heart Tuesday
• Willing to Lend a Hand Wednesday
• Thoughtful Thursday
• Forgive Your Foe Friday
• Speak Nice Words Saturday

You can learn more about each day and find suggestions for how to spread a little kindness in and around your community here.

Spotlight on Project SAGE

Summer Camp Connnections

After a lengthy hiaitus, Project SAGE is thrilled to be back once again at local summer camps sharing the message of healthy relationships for all. This summer, Community Program Facilitator Ethan Kennelly and several dedicated volunteers brought the free Project SAGE Early Years Program curriculum to Camp SOAR in Salisbury, Creative Kids Club in Falls Village, and Little Rascals Summer Day Program in Sharon -- and we hope to reach summer camps in every one of our six towns in 2025.

With award-winning titles such as The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig, Hey Little Ant by Phillip Hoose, and Anh's Anger by Gail Silver, the Early Years Program curriculum uses engaging picture books and fun activites to teach healthy relationship skills to children as young as three. Campers used their heartfelt words to create a kindness web, considered how to be compassionate to even the smallest among us while creating ant-themed bookmarks, and built confidence in one another with a trust walk. But the fun doesn't end now that summer is over! Project SAGE will once again be offering the Early Years Program to daycares throughout the region during the 2024-2025 school year.

Interested in becoming a volunteer reader? The first step is to become a certified volunteer. Our fall certification training cycle begins in October, and we'd love to have you join us. For more information, email Linda Ciano at lindac@project-sage.org.

Events

Resource Roundup

ARTICLE

The term gender-based violence was created to include individuals of any gender in the discussion of relationship violence, but some methods of violence and coercion are inflicted predominantly or exclusively on women. Read more about global gender-based violence here: What Is Gender-Based Violence? (CONTENT WARNING: torture, mutilation, murder)

ARTICLE

The latest attempt at an AI-powered wearable is an always-listening pendant. It doesn’t help you be more productive -- it just keeps you company. The developer says he has a closer relationship to the pendant than to his human friends, while critics compare the pendant to junk food: appealing but harmful. Draw your own conclusions here: Wear This AI Friend Around Your Neck

VIDEO SERIES

Looking for a fun and age-appropriate way to teach your kids under age 10 about online safety? Net Smartz Kids, a division of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, has you covered. Check out this animated series, now in its second season: Into the Cloud

TIP SHEET

With over one billion players worldwide, online gaming is wildly popular. Adult involvement is therefore critical when it comes to helping children game more safely. Learn more about how you can help keep the gamer kids in your life safe here: Gaming Safely

WEB RESOURCE

According to StopBullying.gov, cyberbullying is bullying that takes place over digital devices like cell phones, computers, and tablets. Cyberbullying includes sending, posting, or sharing negative, harmful, false, or mean content about someone else. It can also include sharing personal or private information about someone else, causing embarrassment or humiliation. 20-30% of children report being the victim of cyberbullying. How can you help? Learn more here: Cyberbullying

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