The Lionheart Foundation, established in 1992, is a 501[c][3] nonprofit organization committed to creating high impact, evidence based, social emotional learning curricula to empower prisoners, youth at risk, teenage parents, and direct care staff. Lionheart has donated over 140,000 of our resources to those who otherwise would not have had access. Lionheart’s educational programming has been integrated into thousands of prisons, juvenile institutions, social service agencies, schools, and community programs throughout the United States.
At the core of everything we do is the belief that all human life has value, inherent worth, dignity, and resiliency.
for Prisoners
The book Houses of Healing: A Prisoner’s Guide to Inner Power and Freedom, with its new workbook companion, Making Time Count, offer an engaging, research-driven curriculum/program for behavioral change, emotional healing, and successful rehabilitation and reentry.
for Youth At Risk
A practical and accessible book written for highly at-risk youth to identify their strengths and take control over their lives, while increasing their understanding of the emotions and beliefs driving their high-risk and offending behavior. A curriculum/program for behavioral change, emotional healing, and successful rehabilitation and reentry.
for Teenage Parents
A practical and accessible book written for teen and young adult parents and the professionals who support them. It equips teen parents with social-emotional competencies and regulatory skills to become emotionally available and nurturing parents, and to raise their children in a healthy way.
for Direct Care Staff serving Youth
Uniquely designed to help staff build the essential and often complex social and emotional regulation skills required to actively manage how they respond to youths’ traumatic stress reactions and challenging behavior.
Testimonials from participants of Lionheart’s social emotional learning programs come in from around the country. Hear directly from one of the participants of the Houses of Healing program, and read some other powerful testimonials below.
Monique's story of self discovery and finding the means to make life altering changes with the help of "Houses of Healing" is a common theme we hear at The Lionheart Foundation.