Start with Hello is a simple program for students of all ages. The goal is to teach empathy and empower students to end social isolation. 

Daily lessons and school activities offer strategies to help students learn how to recognize loneliness and grow an empathetic and inclusive community. 

In elementary grades, Start With Hello includes an interactive storybooks, videos, activities and projects with lesson plans based on social-emotional learning to help students build empathy, healthy relationships, and social awareness. 

"... social isolation is a very real epidemic. It can cause kids to pull away and, in serious situations, even hurt themselves or others."