Private Program

Private Program

After-school club for students in grades 4 & 5. The primary goal for GROW is to connect students with each other and to their communities. By exploring topics that embrace diversity, compassion, self- expression, and empathy, students will equip themselves with tools necessary to build and maintain relationships and learn healthy coping skills. GROW is […]

Private Program

Private Program

Join Schlow Library in partnership with the Jana Marie Foundation for a lunch-and-learn discussion, Compassion Resilience for Parents and Caregivers. In each weekly session, we will explore the role of compassion in parenting, especially how to build compassion resilience in the face of the inevitable fatigue that comes from round-the-clock caregiving and caretaking. When: Thursdays […]

REACH is designed to create a community full of acceptance, appreciation, and understanding for all by spearheading activities and discussions to end the silence that often surrounds mental health.

Jana Marie Foundation’s SOAR Club provides young men and nonbinary friends across Centre County an opportunity to give back to their communities, build confidence, learn more about expressing emotions in a healthy way, and have fun! Register at: janamariefoundation.org/soar

Virtual suicide prevention training. QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of […]

Through hands-on activities and discussions, Jana Marie Foundation’s Shine Club provides practical tools and techniques for building resiliency and self-confidence in middle school-aged girls & nonbinary students. Participants are given opportunities to use their voice, follow their passions, and believe in themselves for the amazing young people that they are. Each session provides a space for conversations […]