Sponsoring a program creates targeted, lasting impact by bringing emotional literacy directly to the communities that need it most.
OUR PROGRAMS
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YOUTH
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Emotional literacy is a transformative tool for empowering youth, equipping them with essential skills to navigate the complexities of adolescence and beyond. Research shows that emotional literacy (social-emotional learning) programs lead to:
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+11% increase in academic achievement
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+23% improvement in social and emotional skills
These findings are based on a large-scale meta-analysis of over 270,000 students across 213 studies.
Even more powerful—early shifts can be seen quickly. Many programs report noticeable improvements in emotional awareness, behavior, and communication in as little as 4–6 weeks, with deeper, long-term impact continuing to build over time.
By fostering self-awareness and emotional regulation, emotional literacy enables young people to build confidence, resilience, and a positive self-image. Through these skills, youth learn to communicate effectively, express themselves authentically, and navigate relationships with empathy and understanding. In the 10P Program we dont believe in diversion. We believe in empowering and equipping.
This foundation empowers them to make informed decisions, set and achieve goals, and handle challenges with clarity and determination.
By investing in emotional literacy, we empower youth to unlock their full potential and become resilient, compassionate leaders of tomorrow. We believe there is no reason to wait until our children are in juvenile hall or prison to provide them with the tools they need—we can equip them now to optimize their potential and change the trajectory of their lives.
Empowering Youth
from Within!
UNLOCKING
POTENTIAL!
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Empowering Youth
from Within!
The Boys 2 Men & Girls 2 Women Workshops are designed to help young men and women rewrite their story and step onto a new trajectory. Through emotional literacy, participants gain the tools to understand their emotions, regulate their responses, and make better decisions in high-pressure situations. Instead of reacting impulsively, they learn to pause, think, and choose actions that lead to better outcomes for themselves and those around them. We graduated our first juvenile cohort at the Orange County Juvenile Hall in 2025 in conjunction with our community partners, West Coast Credible Messengers.
This shift is powerful. Research shows that emotional literacy programs lead to:
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–9% reduction in conduct problems
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–9% reduction in emotional distress
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–10% reduction in aggressive behavior
These findings are based on a large-scale meta-analysis of over 270,000 students across 213 studies. Many programs report noticeable improvements in emotional awareness, behavior, and communication in as little as 4–6 weeks, with deeper, long-term impact continuing to build over time.
More importantly, the workshop builds confidence, accountability, and a sense of purpose. It strengthens communication, improves relationships, and helps participants see new possibilities for their future.
This isn’t just a program—it’s an opportunity to change direction, break cycles, and build a foundation for a different life.
10P!
UNLOCKING
POTENTIAL!
PRISONS
Emotional Literacy For Carceral Scholars
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10P began inside a level‑IV maximum‑security yard in 2014 to meet a single, urgent need: give people something meaningful to live toward and lead from. Today we operate in 28 prisons for men and women, delivering peer‑led, trauma‑informed programming that replaces punishment with skill, voice, and accountability. Our prison work uses peer facilitation, restorative circle practice, and emotional‑literacy skill building to reduce violence, strengthen prosocial habits, and prepare participants for successful reentry. Facilitators are trauma‑informed and, where possible, program alumni—so teaching lands with credibility, cultural competence, and hope.
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Peer‑led cohorts & circle practice that build accountability, empathy, and conflict repair.
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Structured curriculum modules: emotional literacy, restorative justice, trigger mapping, repair scripts.
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Short‑cycle progress checks & facilitator coaching to sustain behavior change inside institutions.
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Field‑tested design: developed in California prisons since 2014 and adapted for high‑security settings and reentry readiness. Quick stat highlights: Serving 28 prisons; field‑tested since 2014; early measurable shifts in awareness and behavior in 4–6 weeks; majority of facilitators are program alumni.
Bring 10P to your facility / Request a facility proposal
Be safe and make good decisions
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Bridging emotional literacy and transition !
BELT is a hands‑on, heart‑forward reentry workshop that actually brings families into the work of healing. Built to close the gap between incarceration and community life, BELT teaches concrete emotional‑literacy skills, restores relationships, and builds real reentry readiness through short, repeatable rituals and step‑by‑step scripts people can use the week after the workshop — not someday down the line. Delivered in secure visiting spaces and via vetted virtual sessions, BELT pairs peer‑led facilitation with family engagement so residents practice communication, co‑regulation, and repair with the people who matter most. The model is trauma‑informed, intentionally practical, and designed to land with credibility and hope because many facilitators are program alumni who’ve lived the work.
Carceral Scholars · Families of the Incarcerated · Those Committed to Transformation
Anytime is a good time to
better yourself!
(Transforming Hearts Empowering Brilliance Resilience And Insightful Neural-growth Project)
The B.R.A.I.N. Project adapts trauma‑informed neuro‑emotional learning for incarcerated scholars, families, and community partners. It translates ACEs science into practical skills—how to read emotions, interrupt inherited patterns, and build relational habits that prevent harm and support reintegration.
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Modules: ACEs, trigger mapping, emotional baseline restoration, resilience practices. See "Our Programs" for more information.
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Formats: Individual, group and family tracks so repair happens where relationships matter most.
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Pathways: advanced facilitation and leadership training for alumni who become peer educators. Quick fact: Converts trauma awareness into actionable relationship practices that participants can use immediately.
Explore the B.R.A.I.N. Project / Schedule a briefing
Program Efficacy, Metrics & Next Steps
We measure what matters: behavior change, safer prison yards and group climates, reentry readiness, successfully obtained and sustained paroles—not certificates. Our impact indicators include cohort retention, conflict incident reductions, self‑reported emotional‑literacy gains, employment/education placement after release, and engagement with mentorship. Key evidence points:
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Field‑tested since 2014 inside California prisons and community sites.
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Peer‑led model increases credibility and retention; most facilitators are alumni.
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Early gains: consistent practice produces observable shifts in emotional awareness and communication within 4–6 weeks.
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Research alignment: curricula translate ACEs and neuro‑emotional science into practical repair and regulation skills that reduce risk factors and boost prosocial outcomes.
What you can track: cohort retention; incident reports; pre/post emotional‑literacy scores; reentry placements; mentorship uptake.
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Community: Book a free intro session.
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Facilities: Request a program proposal and facilitator profile packet.
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Partners: Sponsor a cohort — support reentry, healing, and generational change.
"Anytime is a good time to better yourself and no time is better than the present."
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DISABILITY
Emotional Literacy For People With Disabilities
WHAT IS W.E.L.D?
WELD is a groundbreaking initiative, standing for Wholeness and Emotional Literacy for the Disabled. We seamlessly integrate the transformative 10P Emotional Literacy System with a holistic framework to empower disabled communities. Recognizing the vital importance of emotional literacy for disabled individuals, WELD equips them with the essential skills to understand and articulate their feelings, actively participate in their personal growth, and become powerful advocates for systemic change.
Through dynamic workshops, insightful seminars, and comprehensive educational resources, WELD is redefining personal development and community advocacy for disabled participants. It's a Pioneering Program – an entirely Peerless Paradigm that propels Personal Progress, fosters profound Peace, unlocks inner Power, encourages mindful Presence, cultivates nuanced Perception, broadens Perspective, champions proactive Participation, and celebrates sustained Progress towards wholeness and self-advocacy. Try saying that 10 times fast. This unique model brings emotional growth, healing, and self-advocacy to the forefront of disability support.
ATHLETES
(ELA) Emotional Literacy For Athletes
Empowering Youth
from Within!
Emotional literacy is a transformative tool for empowering youth, equipping them with essential skills to navigate the complexities of adolescence and beyond. Research shows that emotional literacy (social-emotional learning) programs lead to:
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+11% increase in academic achievement
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+23% improvement in social and emotional skills
These findings are based on a large-scale meta-analysis of over 270,000 students across 213 studies.
Even more powerful—early shifts can be seen quickly. Many programs report noticeable improvements in emotional awareness, behavior, and communication in as little as 4–6 weeks, with deeper, long-term impact continuing to build over time.
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Click on the athlete's image below to learn more about their story.
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TASHA DANVERS
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Olympic Medalist
KAMILLA GAFURZIANOVA
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Olympic Medalist
JAIME KOMER
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Olympian
NIA TOLIVER
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Olympian
KATRINA YOUNG
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AMIE THOMPSON
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Paralympian
JUAN ANGULO
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Olympian
KATE HANSEN
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World Class
SELENA ARJONA
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Junior Elite
MARLI RICHARDSON
ORGANIZATIONS
Emotional Literacy For Schools & Businesses
Empowering Youth
from Within!
Emotional literacy offers corporate companies a powerful toolkit for fostering a thriving and productive work environment. By cultivating the 10P Emotional Literacy System among employees, companies can enhance teamwork, communication, and conflict resolution skills. Employees with high emotional literacy are better equipped to manage stress, adapt to change, and maintain motivation, leading to increased resilience and productivity. Moreover, a culture of emotional literacy promotes empathy and understanding, fostering stronger relationships among colleagues and with clients. All of which are great for the bottom line. Ultimately, investing in emotional literacy within corporate settings leads to happier, more engaged employees and a more successful, sustainable business.
Empowering Youth
from Within!
Emotional literacy isn’t an extra class — it’s the skillset that makes learning, relationships, and safety possible. At 10P we teach feelings language, body awareness, and simple regulation practices to children and young adults so they can notice what’s happening inside and choose a better next step. Born inside California prisons and refined for schools, our work is trauma‑informed and led by facilitators with lived experience who deliver culturally competent lessons that meet students where they are. We adapt the same core principles across ages: playful feeling‑work and grounding for preschoolers, vocabulary + empathy and restorative role‑play in elementary, identity and survival‑role mapping in middle school, deeper leadership and pathway planning in high school, and mentor/train‑the‑trainer models on college campuses. Core tools — the 4 quadrants of emotional literacy (recognize, label, express, regulate/act), somatic grounding, concentric‑circle sharing, and short restorative scripts — move quickly from insight to daily practice. The results are practical and human: calmer classrooms, fewer escalations, stronger teacher‑student connections, and more students stepping into prosocial leadership and academic pathways. We pair classroom work with mentor support, family engagement, and community wraparound so gains in school translate into life gains. If you want a small, measurable pilot or a staff training that embeds these practices school‑wide, email me us at learnabout10P@gmail.com
CIRCLES
Healing Circles of Restoration
Breaking Cycles
of trauma
Legends & Leaders is a men’s circle where courage meets craft. In partnership with our Community Partner, California State University Sacramento, we gather en group and create safe spaces so men can speak honestly about fear, grief, identity, and the pressures of being a man in today’s world. Facilitated by trauma‑informed leaders — many of whom are formerly incarcerated and trained through the 10P curriculum — the circle blends lived experience with structured skill building: emotional naming, regulation practices, repairing relationships, and creating next‑step plans for education or employment This is not therapy theater or empty talk. It is honest, trauma‑informed conversation led by facilitators who have done the work themselves. In our circles men practice new ways of relating, name survival roles that no longer serve them, and build practical skills — from emotional literacy to conflict navigation — that help them reconnect with family, education, and community. We create safe accountability, make room for repair, and stand ready to support reentry with housing, jobs, college enrollment, and wraparound services when it’s appropriate. 10P!
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Encouraging
and empowering
Warriors & Queens is a women‑centered circle where courage meets craft. In partnership with California State University, Sacramento, we gather in a group that holds space for honest storytelling about fear, grief, identity, and the heavy pangs of living as a woman in today’s world. This is a space for the mothers of the struggle and single parents navigating systemic oppression, poverty, financial strain, and the aftermath of abuse — women who are done pretending and ready to do the real work of repair. Facilitated by trauma‑informed leaders — many of whom are system‑impacted, formerly incarcerated, and trained through the 10P curriculum — Warriors & Queens blends lived experience with structured internal work: emotional naming, somatic regulation practices, healing generational fractures, and practical next‑step planning for education, careers, or entrepreneurship. Sessions emphasize safety, confidentiality, and cultural competence, and they move quickly from insight to action so that healing leads to tangible change. If you’re looking for a circle that meets you where you are, guides you toward new tools, and connects you to a community that will walk with you, Warriors & Queens is for you. Learn more or request a spot through the 10P Program: 10P Program.
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