Time for Kids Edition K-1 - Volume 17 - Issue 4 - A Kind Community

Sep 30, 2026

A Kind Community focuses on practical ways for young readers to help their community through everyday actions. The issue encourages children to pitch in by donating clothes and unused items, giving food or toys that others can use, and volunteering to support services such as a soup kitchen. It also promotes respectful behavior, introducing yourself to new people, holding doors open, helping neighbors in need, and saying thank you to community helpers.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLifestyle

FormatPDF

Pages4

Reading Time6 min

AccessFree to download

A Kind Community

Pitching In

Give

Volunteer

Help out

Introduce yourself

Be courteous

Say thank you

S E PT E M B E R 2 0 2 6 ● CO M M UN ITY ● VO L . 17 ● NO . 4 E D IT IO N K –1 You can help your community! Pitching In timeforkids.com Play Your Part People care for their communities. Think of the communities that you are part of. What can you do to pitch in? How can you make these communities stronger? There are lots of ways to help. FG TRADE/GETTY IMAGES Give. Do you have clothes that do not fit? Donate them. Give away food or toys that your family does not need. Someone else can use them. JOSE LU IS PEL AE Z INC ./GETTY IMAGES SD I PRODUCT IONS/GETTY IMAGES Volunteer. This is a soup kitchen. It provides food. You can volunteer to serve. Many charities need helpers. Ask an adult to help you find one. Help out. Be kind to others. Ask what they need. Good deeds inspire people. Kindness will make your community better. V IKTOR CVETKOV IC—GETTY IMAGES . BACKGROUND : RAZ I QUL I SLAM—GETTY IMAGES TIME FOR KIDS KLAUS VED FELT—GETTY IMAGES A Kind Community It is easy to spread kindness. It will make your community a better place. Here are some things you can do. Which one of these will you try today? Introduce yourself. Say hi to someone new. Tell them your name. Ask for theirs. Smile at people as you pass by. Ask a new classmate if they would like to play. It is fun to make friends. Be courteous. That means show respect. You can hold the door open for someone. You can help a neighbor in need. People are grateful for kindness. Say thank you. Community helpers work hard. Thank them for all that they do. It is nice to be appreciated. TIME for Kids Edition K–1 (ISSN 2156-5023) is published and mailed in seven bundles of four issues each from September through May by Time USA, LLC. Volume \#17, Issue \#4 . Principal Office: 3 Bryant Park, New York, NY 10036. Periodical postage paid at New York, NY, and at additional mailing offices. © 2026 Time USA, LLC. All rights reserved. Reproduction whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Subscribers: If the postal authorities alert us that your magazine is undeliverable, we have no obligation unless we receive a corrected address within two years. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to TIME for Kids, P. O. Box 37508 Boone, IA 50037-0508. Subscription queries: 877-604-8017. TIME for Kids is a registered trademark at Time USA, LLC. For international licensing and syndication requests, please [email](email syndication@time.com)[ syndication@time.com](email syndication@time.com). COVER: CAIA IMAGE/GETTY IMAGES BACKGROUND: RAZIQUL ISLAM—GETTY IMAGES

FAQs

How can children pitch in to help their community?

Children can help in many ways such as donating items, giving food or toys, and volunteering to serve with charities. The issue encourages asking an adult for help finding opportunities.

What are some examples of giving?

The issue suggests donating clothes that do not fit and giving away food or toys that a family does not need, so someone else can use them.

Why is kindness important for a community?

Kindness is easy to spread and helps make the community a better place. Simple actions like being courteous, helping others, and saying thank you make people feel appreciated.

Sep 30, 2026

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