The stepUP Foundation, which offers weekend workshops for teens to inspire and coach them around their futures, has grown from its roots in Australia and New Zealand, and is now offering its first ever programmes in the UK.  The foundation, which was founded in 2002 by businesswoman Ryll Burgin out of her participation in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression [...]

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In 2000, 42% of marriages ended in divorce and currently 92% of non residential parents are fathers. With time, involvement of non residential parents often drops off. Brad Mander created Camp Connect out of his Self Expression and Leadership Program in 2003 and the Camp’s programs are designed to enrich & strengthen the relationship between [...]

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The Whitebridge Foundation was created by Grace Demaio a Melbourne designer who participated in the Landmark Education Self-Expression and Leadership Program. The purpose of the foundation is to collect and send excess clothing from major clothing manufacturers to help dress children in Vietnamese orphanages, Cambodian Refugee Camps and Tibetan refugee camps. The clothing, storage and [...]

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The Birthright Quilt is a national, community-based initiative to address the
unacceptably high infant and maternal mortality of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
mothers and babies.

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Founder and CEO of Powerful Women International (PWI), Valeri Bocage, tells her story of losing everything in Katrina to inspire women not to worry about things, but enjoy life. Weathering the Storm From: The Bay Area Business Woman By: Julia Dodge Valeri Bocage was visiting a friend in Bay St. Louis, Miss. — 40 minutes [...]

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Young Band Members Raising Funds for Kids” From the Grove Examiner, Calgary Alberta Canada Six local kids – united by their passion for music – are looking beyond their individual and collective dreams for rock stardom, using their musical prowess to help needy kids their ages. The Descendants – a local group of young musicians [...]

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When Scott Bedall began the Self Expression and Leadership Program he wanted to make a difference in the health of kids. Kids take fitness in stride, and then some From: Times Colonist, Victoria Canada By: Jeff Bell The collective energy of a bunch of eight- and nine-year-olds goes a long way. At Cloverdale Traditional School [...]

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Quilt communicates–One Peace at a Time From: Sun Times News Group December 4, 2006 By FELICIA DECHTER Staff Writer The seventh-grade class from Nettelhorst School was as diverse and patchwork as the peace quilts its students were meticulously creating colorful, cotton squares for.The kids were participating in the humanitarian project, One Peace at a Time, [...]

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In 2002 Penny Beatty had an idea to create a resource fair that specifically addressed the needs and interests of women. 5 years and 25 events later, this project is still going strong. From: Suburban Woman North Shore The spirit of community was a key factor for many of us who decided to be part [...]

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Special Spectators was a project created in 2002 by Blake Rockwell while he was a participant in the Landmark Self Expression and Leadership Program. Blake is a huge sports fan and got the idea to give seriously ill children a chance to attend College Sporting Events. In the 5 years since the project began, Special [...]

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Group offering help to mothers Volunteers assist by tackling tasks From: Sun Sentinal South Florida By Laura Burdick-Sherman Mothers need as much help they can get as far as Joelle Smith is concerned. And that’s her vision for a newly created organization, Mothers For Mothers. “Every mother needs assistance with watching their kids; either they [...]

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Kids Hit the Books to Build A Kitchen From WCAV- Alexandria Virginia Elementary school students at Greer and Stony Point are hitting the books to help poor students in rural Mexico build a kitchen at their school. The second graders have read 2,000 books. They hope people and businesses will donate $5 for each book [...]

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Using Improvisational Comedy to Bring Laughter and Light Heartedness Back Into the Lives of Survivors of Sexual Assault. Andrea Howe used the Landmark Education Self Expression and Leadership Program to create an organizations called “Living Out Loud”. A survivor of sexual assault herself, Andrea had come a long way in her healing proccess and wanted [...]

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Limbs For Life From 9NEWS NOW Washington D.C. If there was ever a pitch for a cause, Jessica Rogers knows how to hit it. “Some kids that don’t have legs and arms, they’re gonna get money for them to get fake legs and arms.” “How important is that?” asks 9NEWS NOW reporter Emily Schmidt. “That’s [...]

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Uplifiting Images Of Tenderloin CommunityStudents Help Change Perception Of Tough Neighborhood See the Video From ABC7 KGO-TV/DT San Francisco By Carolyn Tyler Mar. 28 – KGO – We want to take you to a school in a tough San Francisco neighborhood that’s helping their students rise above their environment in a very creative way. De [...]

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