Born This Way Foundation
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Led by @ladygaga + @momgerm, we're on a mission to empower and inspire young people to build a kinder, braver world that supports their mental health.
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We are proud to announce our 2025-2027 #KindnessInCommunityFund grant recipients. 🤲💖🌎
These grassroots organizations support youth mental health, housing, food, safety, belonging, and more: www.channelkindness.org/2025-kindnes...
These grassroots organizations support youth mental health, housing, food, safety, belonging, and more: www.channelkindness.org/2025-kindnes...
“Sometimes, you just need someone to talk to.” - Uche Uwaezuoke #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
December 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
“Sometimes, you just need someone to talk to.” - Uche Uwaezuoke #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
"As a young person, it’s inspiring to see these voices and their contributions reflected in science." - Margaret G.
www.channelkindness.org/meet-the-res... #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
www.channelkindness.org/meet-the-res... #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
December 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
"As a young person, it’s inspiring to see these voices and their contributions reflected in science." - Margaret G.
www.channelkindness.org/meet-the-res... #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
www.channelkindness.org/meet-the-res... #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
"Together, these incredible researchers reminded me that curiosity, persistence, and connection foster meaningful impact." - Alexa K.
www.channelkindness.org/meet-the-res... #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
www.channelkindness.org/meet-the-res... #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
December 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"Together, these incredible researchers reminded me that curiosity, persistence, and connection foster meaningful impact." - Alexa K.
www.channelkindness.org/meet-the-res... #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
www.channelkindness.org/meet-the-res... #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
Trans youth deserve privacy, safety, + access to lifesaving, evidence-based care. 🏳️⚧️ Allies fight disinformation, support inclusive policies, and speak out against discrimination. Take action + find resources here 👉 bornthisway.foundation/research/adv...
December 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Trans youth deserve privacy, safety, + access to lifesaving, evidence-based care. 🏳️⚧️ Allies fight disinformation, support inclusive policies, and speak out against discrimination. Take action + find resources here 👉 bornthisway.foundation/research/adv...
"In a world where teen struggles are often invisible, The TeenSpace reminds young people: you are heard, your voice matters, and you are not alone." #ChannelKindness #BeKind365 channelkindness.org/the-teenspace/
December 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"In a world where teen struggles are often invisible, The TeenSpace reminds young people: you are heard, your voice matters, and you are not alone." #ChannelKindness #BeKind365 channelkindness.org/the-teenspace/
"Every family deserves to feel safe and supported in times of crisis." - Sam Forouzan #ChannelKindness #BeKind365 www.channelkindness.org/steps-ahead/
December 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"Every family deserves to feel safe and supported in times of crisis." - Sam Forouzan #ChannelKindness #BeKind365 www.channelkindness.org/steps-ahead/
(📍Germany 🇩🇪) Our Youth Advisory Board member Maya shared holiday cheer by delivering roses + handwritten notes to an elderly home. 🌹✨ How will you share kindness this season?
Take the #BeKind365 pledge: bekind365.world/take-the-ple...
Take the #BeKind365 pledge: bekind365.world/take-the-ple...
December 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
(📍Germany 🇩🇪) Our Youth Advisory Board member Maya shared holiday cheer by delivering roses + handwritten notes to an elderly home. 🌹✨ How will you share kindness this season?
Take the #BeKind365 pledge: bekind365.world/take-the-ple...
Take the #BeKind365 pledge: bekind365.world/take-the-ple...
"Community matters. Connection matters. When we show up for each other, especially in moments of vulnerability, we create a world where no one has to suffer alone." - Tanmay #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
Tanmay noticed isolation deepens pain + how a single conversation can lighten an unbearable load. That's why he founded CareForBrains. Here's how you can volunteer to join his mission to spread mental health awareness. #ChannelKindness #BeKind365 www.channelkindness.org/careforbrains/
From Crohn’s to Compassion: How a Texas Teen Built 'CareForBrains' - Channel Kindness
Before my diagnosis, I believed that strength meant pushing through pain without complaint. I thought success was measured by how much you could accomplish without slowing down, and that healing meant...
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December 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
"Community matters. Connection matters. When we show up for each other, especially in moments of vulnerability, we create a world where no one has to suffer alone." - Tanmay #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
"Let your life be messy, let your heart be learning, let your mind take breaks." - Leslie #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
After feeling the need to be perfect, Leslie created Mood Matters to help her peers realize they didn't have to be perfect either. #ChannelKIndness #BeKind365 www.channelkindness.org/pressure-to-...
The Pressure to Be Perfect: A Teen’s Story of Recovery + Advocacy - Channel Kindness
Throughout my teenage years, like most young people, I’ve had this intense desire to fit in and belong—to feel confident in my own skin. I found that counting my calories gave me a sense of control wh...
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December 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"Let your life be messy, let your heart be learning, let your mind take breaks." - Leslie #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
“Kindness toward others starts with kindness toward ourselves.” 👏 Our @drclaudiasantifer.bsky.social shares how choosing connection, kindness, + gratitude can help us slow down, care for ourselves, + show up for one another during a busy season. 💖❄️ #BeKind365 www.newyorkfamily.com/secret-to-a-...
The Secret to a Less Stressful Holiday: Dr. Claudia Fernandes on Mental Health and Connection – New York Family
The Secret to a Less Stressful Holiday: We spoke with Dr. Claudia-Santi F. Fernandes, a professional counselor and Founding Director of Youth4Wellness at Yale University
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December 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
“Kindness toward others starts with kindness toward ourselves.” 👏 Our @drclaudiasantifer.bsky.social shares how choosing connection, kindness, + gratitude can help us slow down, care for ourselves, + show up for one another during a busy season. 💖❄️ #BeKind365 www.newyorkfamily.com/secret-to-a-...
"True leadership isn’t about the power you hold; it’s about the power you give others." - Anjani S. www.channelkindness.org/minds-withou...
#ChannelKindness #BeKind365
#ChannelKindness #BeKind365
December 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"True leadership isn’t about the power you hold; it’s about the power you give others." - Anjani S. www.channelkindness.org/minds-withou...
#ChannelKindness #BeKind365
#ChannelKindness #BeKind365
We are proud to announce our 2025-2027 #KindnessInCommunityFund grant recipients. 🤲💖🌎
These grassroots organizations support youth mental health, housing, food, safety, belonging, and more: www.channelkindness.org/2025-kindnes...
These grassroots organizations support youth mental health, housing, food, safety, belonging, and more: www.channelkindness.org/2025-kindnes...
December 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
We are proud to announce our 2025-2027 #KindnessInCommunityFund grant recipients. 🤲💖🌎
These grassroots organizations support youth mental health, housing, food, safety, belonging, and more: www.channelkindness.org/2025-kindnes...
These grassroots organizations support youth mental health, housing, food, safety, belonging, and more: www.channelkindness.org/2025-kindnes...
"Youth bring proximity, courage, and creativity. Adults bring networks, structure, and experience. When both sides meet with respect, real transformation follows." - Nojus #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
As Nojus shares through his work with the Youth for Women Foundation, meaningful activism happens when youth + adults join forces, and we appreciate the adults who invest their time, guidance + support. #ChannelKindness #BeKind365 www.channelkindness.org/lessons-in-k...
Lessons in Kindness and Shared Power From Iraq’s Young and Old - Channel Kindness
I want to bring you to Iraq for a few minutes — not the Iraq you see on the news, but the one that raised me. The one where kindness has to be practical, not poetic. Where people have learned to survi...
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December 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"Youth bring proximity, courage, and creativity. Adults bring networks, structure, and experience. When both sides meet with respect, real transformation follows." - Nojus #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
"Meditation and yoga have taught me that caring for my mental health doesn’t always mean following grand gestures or complicated routines. Sometimes, it’s as simple as closing my eyes, focusing on my breath, and allowing myself to be fully present." - Niharika #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
Consider trying "Pranayama," a breathing practice that means “control of breath." Learn more about the practice and mindfulness from this teen, Niharika. #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
www.channelkindness.org/finding-calm/
www.channelkindness.org/finding-calm/
Finding Calm in a Chaotic World - Channel Kindness
In today’s fast-paced and often overwhelming world, finding moments of calm can feel difficult, especially when it feels like social media and toxic productivity culture is always pushing us to consta...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"Meditation and yoga have taught me that caring for my mental health doesn’t always mean following grand gestures or complicated routines. Sometimes, it’s as simple as closing my eyes, focusing on my breath, and allowing myself to be fully present." - Niharika #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
"What makes us human isn’t our ability to perform technical tasks...but the emotions and connections we share with each other—like love, empathy, trust, and happiness." -Ana
Leadership comes from empathy and kindness, from being someone others can trust, Ana says. #ChannelKindness #BeKind365 www.channelkindness.org/a-lesson-fro...
A Lesson From My Kung Fu Master - Channel Kindness
Everyone has a place where they feel safe. For me, that place is a person—my kung fu master. He helped me understand what makes humans unique, something no robot could ever replace. One evening at my ...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"What makes us human isn’t our ability to perform technical tasks...but the emotions and connections we share with each other—like love, empathy, trust, and happiness." -Ana
"All because of one kind comment. One moment of someone treating me with kindness." - Claudia #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
Claudia shares the three words a friend told her that changed her life + hopes they resonate with you, too. #ChannelKindness #BeKind365 www.channelkindness.org/three-words-...
Three Words That Changed My Life - Channel Kindness
At the start of 2024, I was diagnosed with a form of heart failure. Now, I’m no stranger to medical challenges – having spent nine years in and out of hospital due to cancer and its side effects – but...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"All because of one kind comment. One moment of someone treating me with kindness." - Claudia #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
"Healing isn’t about pretending the world isn’t burning; it’s about finding calm within the chaos, like the ocean does after every storm." - Ajay #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
By combining art and activism, Ajay shares how he tackles his eco-anxiety + how you can, too. #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
www.channelkindness.org/artivism/
www.channelkindness.org/artivism/
Artivism Changed How I Look at Eco-Anxiety - Channel Kindness
Let’s get one thing straight — I have never been the type of person who can just chill. Sitting still feels like a personal attack, and my brain has a bad habit of running at 100 mph even when nothing...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
"Healing isn’t about pretending the world isn’t burning; it’s about finding calm within the chaos, like the ocean does after every storm." - Ajay #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
"You’ll find home within yourself." #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
When this youth immigrated to a new country, she came with anxiety, depression, and homesickness. Seeking support helped her carry the weight differently, finding community, strength, and a sense of belonging. #ChannelKindness #BeKind365 www.channelkindness.org/between-two-...
Between Two Worlds: Finding Peace in a New Land - Channel Kindness
When I first landed in this country, I carried two bags: one filled with everything I could bring from home, and another, invisible one, heavy with anxiety and depression that I didn’t yet have words ...
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December 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
"You’ll find home within yourself." #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
This Thanksgiving, we’re grateful for you and the kindness you bring to our community. 🧡
Use our #BeKind365 Gratitude Postal Service (GPS) to make someone’s day with an affirming and uplifting message 💌✨
bekind365.world/gps/
Use our #BeKind365 Gratitude Postal Service (GPS) to make someone’s day with an affirming and uplifting message 💌✨
bekind365.world/gps/
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This Thanksgiving, we’re grateful for you and the kindness you bring to our community. 🧡
Use our #BeKind365 Gratitude Postal Service (GPS) to make someone’s day with an affirming and uplifting message 💌✨
bekind365.world/gps/
Use our #BeKind365 Gratitude Postal Service (GPS) to make someone’s day with an affirming and uplifting message 💌✨
bekind365.world/gps/
"...hope still exists, kindness still spreads, and better days are already on their way, even when it doesn’t always feel like it." - Maja Adamczyk 💖
#ChannelKindness #BeKind365
https://www.channelkindness.org/the-world-is-getting-better/
#ChannelKindness #BeKind365
https://www.channelkindness.org/the-world-is-getting-better/
We have so much to be hopeful about. 💚
✍️: Maja Adamczyk
#ChannelKindness #BeKind365 channelkindness.org/the-world-is-getting-better/
✍️: Maja Adamczyk
#ChannelKindness #BeKind365 channelkindness.org/the-world-is-getting-better/
The World Is Getting Better - Even When It Doesn’t Feel Like It. - Channel Kindness
The world is getting better—even when it doesn’t feel like it It often feels like everywhere you look, something is going wrong. The news, social media, conversations—everything seems filled with bad ...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"...hope still exists, kindness still spreads, and better days are already on their way, even when it doesn’t always feel like it." - Maja Adamczyk 💖
#ChannelKindness #BeKind365
https://www.channelkindness.org/the-world-is-getting-better/
#ChannelKindness #BeKind365
https://www.channelkindness.org/the-world-is-getting-better/
"Encourage the girl who doubts herself. Celebrate the woman who speaks up. Challenge stereotypes when you see them."
- Batul #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
- Batul #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
Women make up only 28% of the STEM global workforce. Batul shares how she got involved in STEM and how other women can, too. #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
www.channelkindness.org/women-in-stem/
www.channelkindness.org/women-in-stem/
Women in STEM: Why Representation Matters - Channel Kindness
I joined my first coding class when I was fourteen. I hadn’t really planned to, computer science never felt like it was “for someone like me.” When I walked into that classroom, sat down, and looked a...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
"Encourage the girl who doubts herself. Celebrate the woman who speaks up. Challenge stereotypes when you see them."
- Batul #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
- Batul #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
It’s #WorldKindnessDay 💖 and we have something exciting to share! 🤫
Led by our Youth Advisory Board, we’ve selected the 2025–2026 #KindnessInCommunityFund grant recipients that are helping us build a kinder, braver world 🌍✨ Stay tuned for the big reveal!
Led by our Youth Advisory Board, we’ve selected the 2025–2026 #KindnessInCommunityFund grant recipients that are helping us build a kinder, braver world 🌍✨ Stay tuned for the big reveal!
November 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It’s #WorldKindnessDay 💖 and we have something exciting to share! 🤫
Led by our Youth Advisory Board, we’ve selected the 2025–2026 #KindnessInCommunityFund grant recipients that are helping us build a kinder, braver world 🌍✨ Stay tuned for the big reveal!
Led by our Youth Advisory Board, we’ve selected the 2025–2026 #KindnessInCommunityFund grant recipients that are helping us build a kinder, braver world 🌍✨ Stay tuned for the big reveal!
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Today’s the day! 💚 Join us for our final #ChannelKindness Storytellers Club sessions of the year happening today at 11am ET with @mychal3ts.bsky.social + 7pm ET with @/trayreadthat!
Both are free moments to write, share + connect. RSVP: www.channelkindness.org/the-storytel...
Both are free moments to write, share + connect. RSVP: www.channelkindness.org/the-storytel...
Every act of kindness starts with a story 💫📖 Join us on #WorldKindnessDay (Thurs. 11/13) for our final Channel Kindness Storytellers Club writing workshops of the year!
🕚 11am ET co-hosted by @mychal3ts.bsky.social
🕖 7pm ET co-hosted by @/trayreadthat
RSVP: www.channelkindness.org/the-storytel...
🕚 11am ET co-hosted by @mychal3ts.bsky.social
🕖 7pm ET co-hosted by @/trayreadthat
RSVP: www.channelkindness.org/the-storytel...
November 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Today’s the day! 💚 Join us for our final #ChannelKindness Storytellers Club sessions of the year happening today at 11am ET with @mychal3ts.bsky.social + 7pm ET with @/trayreadthat!
Both are free moments to write, share + connect. RSVP: www.channelkindness.org/the-storytel...
Both are free moments to write, share + connect. RSVP: www.channelkindness.org/the-storytel...
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🚨 LAST CALL 🚨
Riley’s Way Foundation is celebrating young people (ages 14–23 in the U.S.) who lead with empathy, purpose + community at heart. Share your story, written or on video, for a chance to be featured or win up to $500!
Apply by November 13 at rileysway.org/essaycontest 💚
Riley’s Way Foundation is celebrating young people (ages 14–23 in the U.S.) who lead with empathy, purpose + community at heart. Share your story, written or on video, for a chance to be featured or win up to $500!
Apply by November 13 at rileysway.org/essaycontest 💚
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
🚨 LAST CALL 🚨
Riley’s Way Foundation is celebrating young people (ages 14–23 in the U.S.) who lead with empathy, purpose + community at heart. Share your story, written or on video, for a chance to be featured or win up to $500!
Apply by November 13 at rileysway.org/essaycontest 💚
Riley’s Way Foundation is celebrating young people (ages 14–23 in the U.S.) who lead with empathy, purpose + community at heart. Share your story, written or on video, for a chance to be featured or win up to $500!
Apply by November 13 at rileysway.org/essaycontest 💚
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A pause in SNAP benefits directly impacts some of our most vulnerable community members. Here are 10 meaningful ways to take action today: #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
A pause in SNAP benefits directly impacts some of our most vulnerable community members. Here are 10 meaningful ways to take action today: #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
10 Ways To Feed Your Community - Channel Kindness
As of November 1st, over 42 million Americans including children, seniors, and families are without access to SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)—the largest federal nutrition assistance ...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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A pause in SNAP benefits directly impacts some of our most vulnerable community members. Here are 10 meaningful ways to take action today: #ChannelKindness #BeKind365
A pause in SNAP benefits directly impacts some of our most vulnerable community members. Here are 10 meaningful ways to take action today: #ChannelKindness #BeKind365