MBA Friends and Supporters, Over the past decade, we have proudly graduated thousands of incarcerated youth and adults from our evidence-based, healing-centered mindfulness programs. These graduates represent stories of growth, resilience, and transformation that your support has made possible. Recently, we hosted a Mindful Fun Run Fundraiser at Hillcrest Youth Services Center Juvenile Detention Facility. Ten youth, currently residing at the facility, joined in—alongside a few of our dedicated MBA facilitators! Together, we covered an impressive total of 60 miles, celebrating the power of mindfulness and movement. Afterward, participants came together to enjoy a shared lunch, fostering a sense of connection and community. This Giving Tuesday, we invite you to continue making a difference. www.mbaproject.org/donate Your contributions enable us to expand our proven mindfulness programs to reach even more people, amplifying the positive impact within our communities. While our contracts with our partners help cover facilitator and administrative expenses, we rely on your support for the additional essentials that make our programs truly special. Your donations help us provide: Supplies, notebooks, and printed materials Copies of our curriculum and posters Graduation certificates and celebration materials Extra books for participants Together, these items enhance the quality of our programming, ensuring we can provide the highest level of support to the populations we serve. Donate now and help us make a lasting impact! www.mbaproject.org/donate When making your Giving Tuesday donation, you also have the opportunity to share a message of encouragement and hope for an incarcerated youth. Your words could provide the inspiration they need to keep moving forward. Thank you for your continued generosity and unwavering support. Your contributions have a profound impact, and we are excited to keep you updated on the difference you’re making. At the end of every MBA session, we close by dedicating the merit. Please join us in reciting this heartfelt intention: Any positivity generated here today May be given away To our families To our friends To our neighborhoods May all beings be at peace May all beings be at ease May all beings be free With gratitude, The Entire MBA Team (fb)

We’re excited to announce a Mindful Fun Run Fundraiser coming up on Saturday, November 16th, from 10am to noon Hillcrest Youth Services Center Juvenile Detention Facility. Several mindful youth runners who are currently incarcerated at the facility will be participating (with a few of the MBA facilitators also!). We’re committing to run a total of at least 15 miles combined, and we’ll celebrate with a celebratory meal for the youth afterwards. Over the last decade, we have graduated hundreds of San Mateo County youth from our evidence-based, healing-centered, mindfulness programing. Our goal is to raise $7,000 so that we can expand our proven mindfulness programs to reach more youth and make a greater impact in our community. While our generous contracts with San Mateo County cover our facilitator and administrative expenses, there are still areas that we could use your help. Your donations will assure we have all the extra essentials for our programming at San Mateo’s Youth Services Center, helping our programming to have the highest impact possible. These essentials include: supplies, printed materials, notebooks, printouts of curriculum, posters, graduation certificates and celebration materials, and extra books for participants. Donate now to help continue MBA’s positive impact! Please specify if your donation is for this event, by putting “Mindful Run” in the “share a message for an incarcerated youth”, and please feel free to send on any other words of encouragement! Thank you again for your generosity in supporting MBA! Your contribution always makes a significant difference. We'll keep you updated on our progress and the impact of your support. (fb)