Bitty & Beau’s Coffee was first opened in Wilmington, North Carolina by Amy Wright and her husband to promote inclusion by employing people with “intellectual and developmental disabilities.” Since founding the business in 2016, the Wrights have opened six Bitty & Beau’s Coffee locations, employing over 120 people with special needs! Bitty & Beau’s: The …

Ashley Nevison is a 14-year-old girl on a mission to bring hope to those in need. The young philanthropist has been on quite the journey since founding her nonprofit, Sargeant’s Army, in October of 2018. What began as a way to honor her late cat has since grown into so much more, with new inspiration …

Kindness comes in many forms. But when COVID-19 hit the US, highlighting the realities around food waste versus food scarcity, the need for one specific form of kindness became shockingly clear. Millions of people were facing financial insecurity as a result of business shutdowns, leaving countless families worried about how they would pay for basic …

Any other year, 2-year-old Bella Singer would have been heading out of town with her family to spend the holidays with her grandmother. This year, in an effort to respect COVID-19 safety and health restrictions, the Singer family decided to stay home. Even though the decision to avoid travel was made out of love, Bella …

Grace is a girl with Down syndrome, on a mission to use her artwork as a platform for increasing special needs awareness and create “a culture of kindness and inclusion.” Towards that mission, and with the help of her mother, Bonnie, Grace has built her own small business! Her online shop is called GracePlace Art, …

We’ve spent a lot of time dreaming up ways to make the holidays a little extra special this year. While the current restrictions on social gatherings are a bummer, that doesn’t mean that we can’t still celebrate and have fun, right?! After a few internet searches and a lot of brainstorming, we’re happy to share …

Anonymous ‘secret Santas’ have been visiting toy stores and paying off customer layaway debts along Queensland’s Gold Coast, spreading kindness and holiday cheer after a difficult year. The first reporting took place a few weeks ago when over $16,000 in layaway debts were paid off by a group of individuals that stopped by Mr. Toys …

The holidays are a time to slow down and enjoy quality time with loved ones. But with the shopping, the planning, the parties, the cooking… it’s no wonder so many of us end up more stressed than relaxed. As it turns out, the more expectations we have of what the holidays ‘should’ look like, the …

An exclusive private school and a California prison are an unlikely pair. But when Palma School, a prep school out of Salinas, California teamed up with Soledad State Prison’s Correctional Training Facility (CTF) to create a book club, the combination led to a heartwarming act of kindness. Palma School initiated the book club with Soledad’s …

This past year has been a tough one for small businesses. Since lockdowns first started in March, businesses have been doing everything they can to navigate all the unknowns that have come with COVID-19 restrictions. Unfortunately, it’s the small, family-run businesses that have really taken a hit. Luckily, it’s the holidays! And with them comes …