Organization: SOUNDS TRUE FOUNDATION
Mission: TO MAKE TRANSFORMATIONAL EDUCATION WIDELY AVAILABLE TO COMMUNITIES IN NEED, INCLUDING SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE, AT-RISK YOUTH, PRISONERS, VETERANS, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, AND THOSE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. WE ALSO FOCUS ON TRAINING SOCIAL LEADERS IN THE SKILLS OF MINDFUL AWARENESS FROM AREAS SUCH AS LAW ENFORCEMENT, EDUCATION, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM.
Activities: TRAINING MINDFUL CHAMPIONS: WE FULLY FUNDED 10 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SOCIAL LEADERS TO BECOME CERTIFIED MINDFULNESS TEACHERS IN AREAS SUCH AS PRISON MINISTRY, HOSPICE CARE, MENTAL HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM.
MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS: WE MADE OVER 3,800 SOUNDS TRUE BOOKS AND LEARNING PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE SERVING COMMUNITIES IN NEED, FREE OF CHARGE. ALSO, IN 2019 THE SOUNDS TRUE FOUNDATION AWARDED THE FIRST $5,000 COMMUNITY GRANT FOR A MINDFULNESS BASED RETREAT TO SUPPORT 25 BLACK MINDFULNESS TEACHERS OF AFRICAN DESCENT.
ONLINE COURSE SCHOLARSHIPS: WE PROVIDED 260 FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO SOUNDS TRUE'S ONLINE COURSES FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.
NTEE category: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Secondary category: Mental Health & Crisis Intervention