A central Illinois University of Illinois Extension Director is hoping to encourage more kindness in her communities through an initiative she is introducing this year. 

Terri Miller-Casey, Director of the University of Illinois Extension for Logan, Menard, and Sangamon Counties explains her 'BE KIND 2025' initiative is focused on remembering to be kind when others forget. 

It's easy to think that generations younger than you are lazy or don't care, but Miller-Casey points out that people have said that for generations and that she sees every day just how kind and caring kids can be. 

According to Miller-Casey, the challenges faced by young people today are different than those of their elders, but kindness is a value that should and can be held by everyone. 

Miller-Casey plans to put up a poster in their office and maybe even make a t-shirt to help remind people of this initiative. 

For more information on programming, resources, and 4-H in Logan, Menard, and Sangamon Counties, visit extension.illinois.edu/lms