HEALING AND DISCOVERY FOUNDATION (EST. 2016) IS A 501(C)3 NOT-FOR-PROFIT EDUCATION ORGANIZATION BASED IN NEW YORK CITY, NY. OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER THOSE WE SERVE TO TRIUMPH OVER ADVERSITY BY PROVIDING SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND FEELING MANAGEMENT TOOLS THAT WILL SUSTAIN THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES.WE DEAL WITH YOUTH POPULATIONS FACING THE GREATEST CHALLENGES OF THE DAY. OUR ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY WORKS WITH YOUNG ADULTS IN NEW YORK CITY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THAT ARE RECOVERING FROM DRUG DEPENDENCY. IN ADDITION, WE WORK WITH UNDERSERVED MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NEW YORK CITY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. THIS POPULATION IS STRUGGLING WITH A MYRIAD OF SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL ISSUES SUCH AS BULLYING, TEST ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, FAMILY AND PEER ISSUES. OUR GOAL IS TO INSPIRE, GROW, AND EMPOWER THOSE WE SERVE BY TEACHING THEM THE DYNAMICS OF THEIR FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS AND HOW THE MIND WORKS. OUR CURRICULUM INCLUDES PRACTICAL EXPLANATIONS OF HOW FEELINGS CREATE BEHAVIOR.