#kindness1billion: Orange County schools cultivate community through the Great Kindness Challenge Madeline Gray February 1, 2023
Weekly roundup: Seven OC schools earn College Board’s Female Diversity Award, career technical education opportunities, and more Vicky Nguyen January 20, 2023
Weekly roundup: OC students make list of America’s top 300 teen scientists, governor proposes budget, and more Vicky Nguyen January 13, 2023
#kindness1billion: Here’s a photo collection of schools creating holiday cheer for families in need Vicky Nguyen January 11, 2023
Weekly roundup: OCDE honors Santiago High teacher for alcohol and drug prevention, Laguna Beach High senior makes history, and more Vicky Nguyen October 21, 2022
#kindness1billion: Here are some acts of kindness shared in 2022 Madeline Gray October 17, 2022Whether picking up a piece of trash on the sidewalk or donating clothing items to a local shelter, kind acts...
#kindness1billion: Huntington Beach High School educators fill backpacks at annual donation drive Madeline Gray August 16, 2022While students are gearing up for their new class schedules, affordable school supplies are becoming harder to come by with...
Weekly roundup: Katella High nationally recognized, student leaders honored, and more Vicky Nguyen July 29, 2022After being awarded the California Green Ribbon Award for three consecutive years, Katella High School in the Anaheim Union High...
#Kindness1billion: Laguna Beach High student organizes shoe drive to help children experiencing homelessness Vicky Nguyen July 25, 2022Food, clothing and shelter are the three basic needs that rising senior Nicolo Cambruzzi believes every person should have, but...
#kindness1billion: Los Alamitos High senior donates more than 1,000 books to students in East Los Angeles Staff reports March 17, 2022What started as a spring cleaning project turned into a donation of nearly 1,000 books to the benefit of students...
#kindness1billion: Garden Grove USD grad gives back by donating backpacks to kindergarteners Nichole Pichardo August 30, 2021Kindergarten students at Heritage Computer Science Academy in the Garden Grove Unified School District are now prepared for the new...
#kindness1billion: A roundup of random acts of kindness shared (so far) in 2021 Nichole Pichardo April 28, 2021During the past year and a half, spreading kindness has been more important than ever. Even amid a global pandemic,...
#kindness1billion: Davis Magnet School students raise funds for OCDE’s Inside the Outdoors program Nichole Pichardo April 7, 2021Students at Davis Magnet School in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District are raising money for a good cause by selling...
Students from OCDE’s Otto Fischer School are building kindness one desk at a time Nichole Pichardo March 10, 2021It all started with an idea for a kindness project. Now, students from Otto A. Fischer School are building desks...
#Kindness1Billion: Newhope Elementary student’s Make-A-Wish request is loud and clear Ian Hanigan February 9, 2021Vivian Nguyen could have asked for virtually anything. But the Newhope Elementary School fifth-grader used her wish to help others....
Pandemic or not, Pacifica High School’s Adopt-A-Child brings holiday cheer Ian Hanigan December 23, 2020Pacifica High School’s annual Adopt-A-Child event been a winter tradition for more than 30 years. And it wasn’t about to...
Foundation surprises local third-graders: ‘Everybody’s getting a bike!’ Ian Hanigan December 22, 2020For the fifth straight year, the nonprofit Bikes for Kids Foundation paid a visit to a Tustin Unified elementary school...
Kindness follows on the heels of heartbreak for Inside the Outdoors manager and family Ian Hanigan December 12, 2020After losing their home to the devastating Bond Fire, the longtime caretaker of Inside the Outdoors’ Rancho Soñado site and...
Weekly roundup: Student author spreads a message of kindness and inclusivity, the latest OC districts to reopen, and more Nichole Pichardo November 6, 2020A Corona del Mar High School student is reminding the world that a little kindness goes a long way. After...
Weekly roundup: NFL star surprises Santa Ana students, school reopenings, promoting tolerance, and more Ian Hanigan September 25, 2020A Los Angeles Charger dropped by Heroes Elementary School in Santa Ana with a special delivery this week. Isaac Rochell,...
Santa Ana Unified has served more than 1 million student meals since closures Ian Hanigan May 15, 2020The Santa Ana Unified School District reached a milestone this week by serving its one millionth grab-and-go meal since closing...
Los Amigos High staff collects $10,000 to help families through COVID-19 crisis Ian Hanigan May 11, 2020Staff members at Los Amigos High School in the Garden Grove Unified School District have collected $10,000 — most of...
#kindness1billion: Vista View Middle School students show their gratitude to healthcare workers Ian Hanigan April 28, 2020Students from Vista View Middle School in the Ocean View School District recently heard that healthcare workers at Memorial Care...
Saddleback Church teams up with OCDE to provide meals, groceries for OC families Ian Hanigan April 13, 2020April showers didn’t discourage the families who lined up in their cars to pick up boxes of food outside OCDE’s...
Garden Grove Unified donates N95 and surgical masks to UCI, CHOC Ian Hanigan April 8, 2020Officials from the Garden Grove Unified School District gave a big assist to hospital workers in their fight against COVID-19...
This website helps essential workers find open child care sites Ian Hanigan April 2, 2020Early Childhood OC is maintaining a list of open child care sites for essential workers during the COVID-19 crisis. The...
VIDEO: A quick trip to Starbucks leads to the ultimate act of kindness Ian Hanigan March 5, 2020Catherine Pearlman casually spotted the flier on a bulletin board inside a Starbucks. It was written by a woman who...
U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo inspires OC audience at 11th annual Creative Edge Lecture Ian Hanigan March 4, 2020Joy Harjo wasn’t always the nation’s official poet, or even a celebrated artist. Yet as a child she knew she...
Weekly roundup: Students support ill classmate by offering kindness to others, Tustin school offers auto training, and more Fermin Leal February 28, 2020An 8-year-old’s leukemia diagnosis spurred acts of kindness for other children undergoing cancer treatments. This Orange County Register article described...
