Smile Stories: The Movement is an award winning, social impact organization created to unite humans through something simple - a smile. What started in Northport, NY as a passion project, has grown into a worldwide movement built on random acts of kindness, uplifting pop-up events, smile walls, school assemblies, and empowering community initiatives.

Our mission is to spread smiles and kindness like confetti, spark meaningful connection, and inspire others to keep that ripple effect going. 

🍫 British researchers found that one smile can generate the same level of brain stimulation as up to 2,000 bars of chocolate

💸 The same researchers found that smiling is as stimulating as receiving up to $20,000 in cash

🧠 Smiling activates your brain’s reward center, releasing feel-good hormones like endorphins while reducing stress-related chemicals like adrenaline and cortisol

😄 Kids smile about 400x/day while adults smile only about 20x/day (come on adults—we need to smile more!)