Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form<\/p>\n
Organization Name: Mindful Life Project
\nLegal Name (if Different):
\nAlso Known As: MLP
\nMailing Address: 1001 Canal Boulevard
\nCity: Richmond
\nState: CA
\nPostal Code: 94804
\nMain Phone: 5109956450
\nMain Fax:
\nOrganization Website: https:\/\/mindfullifeproject.org\/
\nEmployer ID Number: 47-5066819
\nOrganization Tax Status: 501(c)3<\/p>\n
Proposal Information<\/p>\n
Today’s Date: March 30, 2025
\nRequested Amount: $10,000<\/p>\n
Project Title: Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health and Well-Being Programming for Title I Middle School Students in Contra Costa County, California
\nProject Description:<\/p>\n
Mindful Life Project (MLP) supports the mental, emotional, and behavioral health and well-being of Title 1 elementary and middle school communities through mindfulness-based direct-service programming.<\/p>\n
Our work directly addresses the ongoing mental, emotional, and behavioral health crises affecting our nation\u2019s youth, which the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the Children\u2019s Hospital Association declared a national emergency in a joint 2021 statement. <\/p>\n
If granted, we will use funds from the Foundation to implement our programming at three middle schools (Delta Vista Middle, Rancho Medanos Junior High, and Lovonya DeJean Middle) in Contra Costa County, California, during the spring semester of the 2025-2026 school year. MLP will reach approximately 1,320 students aged 11 to 14 in sixth through eighth grades through this project. <\/p>\n
MLP provides each of our three middle school partner schools with a dynamic, highly trained MLP Coach who will be present on their campuses full-time. Coaches deliver our two distinct yet complementary curricula: Mindful Community and Rise Up. The content and teaching methods of these curricula are developmentally appropriate, culturally and linguistically responsive, and trauma-informed.<\/p>\n
Mindful Community is a comprehensive school-wide push-in program in which all students and teachers participate. In Mindful Community, MLP Coaches lead weekly 25-minute mindfulness sessions in every classroom across all partner schools throughout the academic year.<\/p>\n
Rise Up is a targeted small-group pull-out program that offers personalized support to students facing significant mental, emotional, and behavioral health challenges due to exposure to toxic stress and\/or trauma. In addition to their weekly 25-minute Mindful Community lesson, Rise Up students engage in two 40-minute Rise Up sessions each week. Rise Up programming enhances, reinforces, and builds upon the knowledge and skills that students gain through their concurrent involvement in Mindful Community. <\/p>\n
Total Project Budget: $210,000<\/p>\n
Other Funding
\nSources For The Project (Committed & Potential): City of Richmond Fund for Children and Youth (Committed); Contra Costa County – Measure X Funding (Pending); Crescent Porter Hale Foundation (Pending – Renewal); Kaiser Permanente (Committed)<\/p>\n
Project Duration: 2025-2026 Academic Year (funds will be applied to our work during the spring semester, which runs from January to June 2026)
\nGeographical Area Served: Contra Costa County, California (Oakley, Pittsburg, and Richmond)
\nAge Group To Be Served: Students aged 11 to 14 in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades<\/p>\n
Contact Information<\/p>\n
Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
\nContact First Name: Alexandra (Ali)
\nContact Last Name: Hawkins
\nContact Title: Senior Director of Development
\nContact Phone: 5135815831
\nContact Email: ali@mindfullifeproject.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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