Peace in Schools
PO Box 14351
Portland, OR 97293
Website: http://www.peaceinschools.org
Description of Organization
The Peace in Schools’ mission is to liberate mind and heart through teen-centered, transformative mindfulness education. Statistics around youth mental health are heartbreaking. Adolescence is an incredibly significant time of development; what we learn, or don’t learn, as a teen impacts the trajectory of our lives. At Peace in Schools, we are working towards a future in which every young person experiences an education in awareness, compassion, and belonging. We do this by bringing trauma-informed, equity-centered, and mindfulness-based social-emotional-learning to teens and adults. Evidence-based practices, including meditation, conscious communication, and self-compassion, empower teens, educators, and communities to meet the challenges of our time with wisdom, resilience, and courage. Our vision is an educational system that nurtures awareness and belonging as essential to learning, ensuring that every young person can thrive and contribute to a more just and life-giving future.
Grant(s) Awarded
In 2026, a donation in the amount of $1,500 was awarded to support a developed, tested, and proven Mindful Studies, the nation’s first for-credit, semester-long course for high school students. Mindful Studies provides teens equitable access to mental health support and social-emotional learning. After 10 years of refining and proving their program, they are now poised to scale their program in response to the critical need for accessible and effective youth mental health supports.