Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The project is training volunteers to listen and help those who may be struggling with their mental health.

Four Deer Lakes students earned their Silver Award in Girl Scouts for a project aimed to promote friendship and inclusion at their primary and intermediate schools. Freshmen Natalie Naugle, Tessa ...

After a summer of patiently waiting, the now fourth grade students at Beamer Park Elementary School, along with the outgoing city of Woodland Mayor Vicky Fernandez and Woodland Joint Unified School ...

BARNEGAT, NJ – A diverse group of community members, educators, students, and two non-profit organizations gathered yesterday to unveil a special addition to Cecil S. Collins School: “Anthony’s Bench.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Sammie Vance has spent half her life on a project that promotes friendship and kindness. The 16-year-old is celebrating the eighth anniversary of Sammie’s Buddy Bench Project ...

Fairfield Senior High School unveiled its new 'Buddy Bench' this morning, an effort uniting the Fairfield community. Fairfield Senior High School unveiled its new 'Buddy Bench' this morning, an effort ...

"In Zimbabwe, that's changing thanks to the Friendship Bench, the first project with the potential to make mental health care accessible to an entire African nation." In 2017, the team will focus on ...

Last year, Rattlesnake Elementary fourth-grader Dimitri Govertsen-Donaldson could have used more friends at recess. This year, he and other students have a way to let other kids know they’re looking ...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A student is spearheading an anti-bullying initiative in Miami-Dade County. She’s the co-founder of the “My Buddy Bench Project” and is helping to combat bullying one bench ...

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