“Trust is earned in the smallest of moments. It is earned not through heroic deeds, or even highly visible actions, but through paying attention, listening, and gestures of genuine care and connection.” Brene’ Brown
PRESCRIPTION FOR HUMAN CONNECTION
PROJECT EMPATHY
Chase and his dad had noticed the homeless population in their area and wanted to do something to help. How can we help? Well, ask them, his dad responded. This was the first spark, the lightbulb, the brisk wind under his tiny cape that inspired Chase and his dad to begin their quest of becoming humble vigilantes on a mission. The Hansen men…
This is Leonard Zalonozik. He is a chronically homeless friend of ours, who is living on the streets of West Jordan & Taylorsville in Utah. He has been pushing his wheel chair backwards along Redwood Road for the last 3 years, surviving day to day.
THE LOWLY AMONG US
Meet Leonard. We have been friends for two years. Recently, we found him at Target recovering from the night. He said he hadn’t slept in three days, too cold, shivering through the night. His home is the concrete in front of an abandoned Rite-Aid in West Jordan, Utah. …
A SUPERHERO’S CHRISTMAS| 2017
DRAPER, UTAH — It was time for bed. I tossed my 8 year old son over my shoulder and hauled him up the stairs to the spare bedroom at his mom’s house. Throwing him onto the bed, we quickly jumped under the the covers snuggling into each other. It would be hard for him to sleep, It was the night before Christmas and Chase was so excited.
It had been another lean year bootstrapping our dream start-up and I had exhausted all of our resources on our research and serving those less fortunate. …
THE ORIGIN STORY by John Hansen | December 24, 2017
In Sept 2013, my little boy Chase and I attended one of the greatest gatherings of heroes in the world, the FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention, the very first one. It was epic.
Chase was four at the time and like little boys often do, he super hero-ed everything, tapping into his inner warrior with his fierce imagination wherever we went. He was always in “Hero Mode” fighting imaginary bad guys, armed with imaginary gadgets and imaginary weapons being a Force For Good in his world of superhero.
PANCAKES WITH PURPOSE
BRUNCH | PROJECT EMPATHY | KODIAK CAKES
SEPTEMBER 9, 2018
MIDVALE, UTAH. Armed with 25 pounds of blueberries, 30 pounds of strawberries, 100 pounds of Kodiak Cake mix, 12 gallons of water, 15 bunches of bananas, 512 oz of syrup, 10 gallons of milk, 200 water bottles, 375 plate tins, 40 Volunteers and 1 b-girl DJ Chase Hansen and his team descended on Midvale to conduct a social experiment, serving 150 families and kids from the Midvale Road Home Shelter a pop-up pancake breakfast with an intention… to foster connection and give them something healthy to support their bodies.
WHAT IS PANCAKES WITH PURPOSE
It is a Social…
DRAPER JOURNAL by Katherine Weinstein | katherine@mycityjournals.com
In the movie “Justice League” the Flash hesitates before setting out to rescue some hostages. “I don’t know what to do,” he confesses to Batman. Batman replies, “Go save one and then you’ll know what to do.”
PROJECT EMPATHY BREIF
by John and Chase Hansen
FEBRUARY 19, 2020 | TAYLORSVILLE NEWS
FEBRUARY 19, 2020 | KSTU — FOX 13 | THE PLACE
FEBRUARY 18,2020 | LDS LIVING
THESE PRIMARY CHILDREN ARE SEEKING TO CHANGE THE WORLD THROUGH KINDNESS
JANUARY 30, 2020 | KTVX — ABC 4 : GOOD THINGS UTAH
JANUARY 24, 2020 | KTVX — ABC 4
JANUARY 23, 2020 | GOOD MORNING AMERICA
10-YEAR-OLD WANTS TO INSPIRE OTHERS TO HELP HOMELESS PEOPLE: ‘START WITH A SMILE’
JANUARY 23, 2020 | CBS NATIONAL NEWS
FATHER AND SON DUO DETERMINED TO HELP THE HOMELESS ONE MEAL AT A TIME
JANUARY 9, 2020 | WASHINGTON POST
A BOY ASKED HIS DAD TO HELP THE HOMELESS. NOW FATHER AND SON TAKE THEM TO LUNCH EACH WEEK
DECEMBER 29, 2019 | ABC15 ARIZONA
DECEMBER 29, 2019 | AZFAMILY 3TV CBS5
APRIL, 2ND 2014
Chase,
Happy Birthday. You are now 5.
You are my hero. You have been my greatest teacher and mentor. I love being your sidekick.
Kid Labs
A Social Impact Company founded in 2013 by 4 year old businessman and philanthropist Chase Hansen and his dad, with a mission to be a global FORCE for good.
