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Hello.

GIVE · Show up

Kindness startswith showing up.

Your time. Your attention. A small, specific offer. There is more than one way to give, and most of them cost nothing.

Find a way to show upTree of Hope (opens treeofhope.com)

A little kindness, today

Small acts. Real meaning.

Why small acts work
  • A woman at a window at first light, holding a warm cup5 min

    Send a small, thoughtful check-in

    Two lines to one person who would want to hear from you. Easy to answer, or not.

    The words for it

  • Two people on a sofa at dusk, a brass lamp lit behind them30 min

    A drink and one good story

    Make room for a conversation without planning a whole occasion.

    VIVE Together

  • One hand resting over another on a wooden table1 hour

    Offer one practical thing

    “Thursday, four to five, I can sit with him.” Specific is easy to say yes to.

    Why specific helps

  • A bowl of salad and a glass of white wine on a terrace above a lit bay45 min

    Cook twice, give one

    Make a double batch and leave half on a step. Say the day before.

    VIVE Kitchen

  • Two friends on a stone wall after a walk40 min

    Offer a lift

    To an appointment, the shops, the school gate. Name the day and the time.

    Make it a shared plan

  • A bedroom at sunset, the bed made, the terrace doors open10 min

    Look after yourself too

    People who show up need rest. Your own day is part of this.

    Your day

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Tree of Hope

The gift isthe community.

A year of presence around someone you care about who is seriously ill. A message now. A place in their circle. Small acts that become a lasting source of care.

Meet Tree of Hope (opens treeofhope.com)

Tree of Hope is a paid, private service from Tribe Giving LLC, a for-profit company. It is not a charity and is not affiliated with any hospital, foundation or charity. Money a business pays is never handed to the family; what the family receives is the year of people, and anything a business sends itself, like the flowers.

What the money pays for: the year of organising, the software the family uses, and the people at the company who keep every tree running. The friends who show up are never paid, and the family is never paid.