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Remembering Riley and Looking Forward

As we move into our 7th year at Riley's Way Foundation, we are reminded that Riley's spirit of kindness and friendship is at the heart of everything we do. Riley Hannah Sandler continues to inspire us and our work each and every day. We are filled with hope for what lies ahead as our mission of kindness and empathy is more important than ever. Thank you all for being part of it!

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Summer Reading

Happy Summer! We hope you add Riley's Way to your summer reading by following us on social media and taking a few minutes to read about what we have been working on below. Hear from some Riley's Way Call for Kindness winners and get teen recommendations for summer reading and viewing.

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Congratulations to our graduating seniors!

At Riley's Way, the past months have been about listening, reflection, action and celebration. We continue to support our community and elevate student voices, and even kicked the month off by ringing the NASDAQ closing bell with teens from our different programs. We supported missed milestone celebrations for schools across the country and our Councils hosted an open and honest conversation about mass incarceration and racism.

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In Solidarity and Kindness

Today, and every day, we stand against racism. We stand with our Black students, teachers, and colleagues, and communities. And today, we know many in our community are hurting. We are paying attention and committing to do more. We are here for you and are working to create spaces to listen and support our students, faculty and larger community.

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We Called, They Answered!

On May 6th, we celebrated 22 new Call for Kindness winning projects and announced three continuation grants from the inaugural 2019 class. Last year’s class reached over 35,000 people around the world; we hope to have an even greater impact this year!

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Collective Kindness

As we enter the next weeks and months, we believe that Riley’s Way’s core value, a collective commitment to kindness, is more crucial than ever. Our approach: empathy, intentional kindness, and meaningful connection, shall not change; yet how we put it into practice can, and must, adapt to unforeseen circumstances in which we find ourselves.

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Sharing Student Voices: Stories that Inspire

If you have been following the Sincerely, Hueman podcast, you have heard the stories of some of the incredible and inspiring Riley's Way students, and the story of Riley from our founder, Ian Sandler. If you missed any of the episodes, we have complied them for you here.

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Telling Our Stories

We launched our 2nd annual Call for Kindness contest; were featured in Psychology Today, multiple news articles and a TV interview; launched a partnership with the Sincerely Hueman podcast to feature our student voices and more!

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Happy New Year from all of us at Riley’s Way!

Riley's Way saw some amazing firsts in 2019, and we are excited to dream even bigger in 2020.

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What a Year

“Riley always wore a smile on her face and rarely let anything get her down. She would be proud that we chose to focus on how she lived her life by approaching each encounter as a chance to make a new friend.” -Ian Sandler, Proud Father of Riley Hannah Sandler

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Support Riley’s Way on this Giving Tuesday

On this Giving Tuesday, a day on which millions of people give to favorite charities, please choose to support Riley’s Way and our mission to empower the next generation of kind leaders.

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With Gratitude

Tomorrow is about remembering things we are thankful for. At Riley’s Way, we are thankful for our community: all of you.

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Another Exciting Month at Riley’s Way!

The momentum continues from our first annual Youth Leadership Retreat on a beautiful September weekend.

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Exciting News from Riley’s Way

What an exciting start to the new school year at Riley’s Way! It has been filled with lots of firsts.

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What’s Happening at Riley’s Way | Spring 2019

It has been an exciting season for us at Riley's Way! Our Councils have been busy...

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Fall 2018 Newsletter

Fall is here, school has started, and our programs are up and running once again!...

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Summer 2018 Newsletter

As we jump into summer, we wanted to share with you the exciting end of our school year and our direction moving forward...

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Spring 2018 Newsletter

Over the past three years, Riley's Way Foundation has been providing SEL based curricula and professional development opportunities in public and private schools across NYC...

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Fall 2017 Newsletter

This year, we are working with over 580 third and fourth grade students and their 34 teachers at The Nightingale-Bamford School,...

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Spring + Summer 2017 Newsletter

We’ve been busy since our incredibly successful BBQ Blowout in March! Over 450 people attended the event and we raised over $245,000,...

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Summer 2016 Newsletter

Through the Foundation's first program, Riley’s Way Program, we provide a $60,000 grant over the period of three years...