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Mindful Life Project (MLP) promotes the mental and behavioral health of students, educators, and families in elementary and middle schools through mindfulness-based direct service programs. By transforming schools—often sources of stress and trauma for students from marginalized backgrounds—into safe and supportive spaces for healing and connection, MLP fosters compassionate and inclusive learning environments for all. MLP intentionally partners with Title I elementary and middle schools in communities of color and low-income areas to remove barriers and address disparities our students and their families often face when accessing mental and behavioral health services. 93% of our students are youth of color, 76% are socioeconomically disadvantaged, and 40% are English Learners. Recognized nationally as a leader in our field, MLP is the largest organization in the U.S. dedicated to providing mindfulness-based direct service programs to students in transitional kindergarten through eighth grade in Title I schools. MLP employs 50 full-time staff members and serves over 20,000 students from 34 schools across 12 districts in 13 cities and eight counties in Northern and Central California each week.

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