Tools For Peace

Specialties

Tools for Peace teaches youth and adults practical methods for cultivating compassion, peace, and wellbeing through training in mindfulness and meditation. Our step-​by-​step Stop, Breathe, & Think («SB&T») curriculum helps students build the skills of mindfulness and compassion to support all aspects of learning — such as social and emotional learning — and offers them tools to: Develop Positive Attitudes, Resolve Conflicts, Cope With Difficulties, Develop Self-​Motivation and Self-​Confidence, Feel Willing, Able, and Equipped to Help Others

History

Established in 2000.

Tools For Peace («TFP»; www​.tools​for​peace​.org) based out of Pasadena, CA was founded in 2000. TFP has partnered with over 10 schools and organizations and has served over 2,000 youth ages eight to 16 with instruction and enrichment activities during school or after school in underserved and underrepresented communities located in Northern and Southern California.