EMPOWERING
CHILDREN’S EMOTIONAL WELLNESS
Our mission is to improve children’s mental health and emotional wellness by providing educational tools, resources, and awareness events.
CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH IS IN CRISIS
1 out of 6 children (age 2 – 8) has a mental, behavioral, or developmental disorder.
But 6 out of 6 children will experience challenges that can negatively impact their mental and behavioral health.
SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
We Build Strong Hearts and Minds
ELF encourages families to recognize symptoms, overcome the stigma and reach out for help. Through awareness, prevention, and early intervention, we believe many of the big problems facing today’s youth can be transformed within a generation.
2025 IMPACT IN NUMBERS
501
Number of Piggie Bear Therapeutic Happy Packs Donated
407
Classrooms that received our Children’s Emotional Wellness (CHEW) program, empowered by Piggie Bear
6,105
Number of children reached by our Children’s Emotional Wellness (CHEW) program, empowered by Piggie Bear
10,956
Children Served 2025!
OUR PROGRAMS
CHILDREN'S EMOTIONAL WELLNESS (CHEW) PROGRAM
The Children’s Emotional Wellness (CHEW) Program is ELF’s foundational program, created to provide teachers and parents with effective tools to foster emotional intelligence in children. ELF donates CHEW programs to schools serving vulnerable communities.
PIGGIE BEAR THERAPEUTIC HAPPY PACKS
To provide deeper individual support, ELF created Piggie Bear® Therapeutic Happy Packs, a comfort-filled care package donated to vulnerable children in need of extra love and emotional support.
OUTREACH AND AWARENESS EVENTS
We believe that happy, healthy children grow into happy, healthy teens – and ultimately, happy, healthy adults. To expand the reach of this important initiative, ELF partners with dignitaries and organizations nationwide. Together, we can make a lasting difference in the lives of children and their families.
What Teachers are Saying
ELF EVENTS
An Extraordinary Night Under the Stars
ELF’s Annual Gala Benefiting Children’s Mental Health and Emotional Wellness
Saturday, September 26th |5:00 to 10:00 PM PST
Enjoy an evening of dinner & dancing under the stars, at an incredible private estate in San Juan Capistrano, and cast the winning bid on your favorite auction items throughout the evening. Together, we can make an Extraordinary difference in children’s mental health and emotional wellness.
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“What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.”
~ Glenn Close
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The Extraordinary Lives Foundation is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Our human capital is the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities, and talent that our employees.