A moment of unexpected synchronicity connected our founder with a beneficiary, Amber Paton. What followed is now reshaping how children in her school experience food, dignity, and belonging.

Today, students at Amber’s school are living our feel-good, do-good cycle of service—not as a concept, but as an everyday practice. Through our mindful service-learning programs, children are learning how to care for themselves, one another, and their community.

Students are starting community gardens.
They are caring for their own school food pantry.
They are guiding peers along the way as emerging service leaders.

Most importantly, food-scarce students are doing this work alongside their peers—and the culture around food access at the school is shifting.

“Two of the students are food scarce at home and are not afraid to ask for snacks or ask for food baskets now at school, from us—and that feels like a huge win to me.” — Amber Paton, Camp Fire survivor

This is what real transformation looks like.

Time and time again, our programs affirm a powerful truth:
When children are engaged in purposeful acts of care from the inside out, lasting change ripples forward.

Watch our impact video to witness the power of Mindful Littles.