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Kid of the Week: Ava Moore

November 2, 2023

Can you tell me about your project? I’m trying to help special-needs kids to feel welcome in our community. My mom and I have been raising money through bake sales. This year, we bought toys and donated them to one…

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Kids Who Help, Heal

October 12, 2023

A recent study says volunteering can be good for your health. Could it offer a way through the youth mental health crisis? Kids who volunteer aren’t just helping their community. They might be helping themselves. That’s according to a recent…

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From Our Readers

October 12, 2023

We asked our readers to tell us how they’re spreading kindness in their community. Here’s what a few of you had to say. I helped someone with their work. When I needed help, they helped me. So it was kindness…

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Being a Buddy

October 12, 2023

Sammie Vance, 14, knows there’s nothing worse than feeling left out. For years, she’s been helping kids who feel lonely make friends. “There was one little boy at school, younger than me,” she told TIME for Kids. “He would see…

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Careers

A Life of Service

October 11, 2023

If you enjoy learning about interesting jobs, find this article and more like it on  Your Hot Job, TFK's career-focused website for kids. What does your future hold? Many kids like helping others. Few turn it into a career. That’s…

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Mission of the Month: Food Insecurity

October 11, 2023

Join a community of kids who are making the world a better and brighter place. TFK Service Stars know that even the smallest actions can make a big impact. Mission of the Month More than 34 million people in the…

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Kid of the Week: Chase Hansen

October 5, 2023

Why did you and your dad start Project Empathy? We would take the train and go downtown. We’d see homeless people sitting outside of the homeless shelter. I wanted to know how we could help them. My dad said, “Ask…

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Logging In

October 5, 2023

Brooke Tindal used to wake up at 5:50 a.m. She’d travel 16 miles across New York City to middle school. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Schools went remote. Brooke suddenly had more time. At home, she could focus on projects…

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Mission of the Month: Kindness

September 6, 2023

Next month, we’ll launch an online community for kids who are making the world a brighter place. TFK Service Stars know that small actions can have big impact. Mission of the Month Kindness counts! We’ll feature kids who are spreading…

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Young Game Changers

Meet Our Kid Reporters

August 21, 2023

We’ve got some new faces joining the TFK crew! Read about the 2023–2024 team of TFK Kid Reporters. Then look for their articles this school year. Harper Carroll, 10 Boston, Massachusetts Harper hopes to become a vaccine scientist one day.…

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