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The Village Ltd.

Founded 2021 ꝋ Denver, CO

The Village Ltd. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation founded with the mission to transform social-emotional learning throughout the United States, with a goal to be recognized globally.

At our organization, we take immense pride in our commitment to creating and distributing research-based, developmentally informed social-emotional programs and products designed to serve preschool through grade 12 students across the United States and its territories. Our programs are grounded in an interdisciplinary approach that integrates insights from developmental psychology, sociology, early childhood education, bias and behavioral development, crafted with the explicit purpose of impeding bias development in young children, cultivating empathy, and building essential executive function skills.

We understand that biases begin forming in early childhood, often before children can articulate what they're experiencing. By intervening during these critical developmental windows, we provide children with the cognitive and emotional tools they need to recognize their own thinking patterns, regulate their responses, and develop genuine understanding of others. Our approach goes beyond awareness—it actively shapes the neural pathways that support flexible thinking, emotional regulation, and perspective-taking.

Through our programs, children learn to build healthy self-images while developing the executive function skills necessary to navigate an increasingly complex world. They practice empathy not as an abstract concept, but as a lived skill that helps them connect authentically with peers from all backgrounds—including differences in race, gender, religion, sexual identity, family construct, and ability. We believe that by strengthening these foundational social-emotional competencies, we create a brighter, more compassionate future for all children.

The Village Ltd. is a nonsectarian and nonpolitical organization.

Our Mission

To Spread the Beauty and Power of Inclusivity, Belonging, and Equity.

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Our Vision

We ARE the Village.

Taking the responsibility for creating the tools our children need on their path to accepting and loving themselves and accepting and loving others that are different from them.

By teaching inclusivity, belonging, and equity to our children, we create a better world and more possibilities for all.

Statement of Values

The Directors, Officers, Staff and Volunteers

of The Village Ltd. are committed to,

Advancing the public good;

Accountability to the public;

Maintaining standards beyond the law;

Respect for the worth and dignity of individuals;

Inclusiveness and social justice;

Respect for pluralism and diversity;

Transparency, integrity and honesty;

Responsible stewardship of resources; and,

Commitment to excellence and to maintaining the public trust.

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Made for Change! Campaign

The Made for Change! Campaign is an exciting initiative by The Village Ltd aimed at raising funds to manufacture their research-based, developmentally informed I BElong!™ Series classroom kits for PreK - grade 3.

Once manufactured, these classroom kits will be purchased by corporations through a donation to The Village Ltd, who will then distribute the kits to schools for free. Our programs are designed with the aim of helping all children build healthy self-images and promote acceptance of others, regardless of their differences in race, gender, religion, sexual identity, family construct, and people with disabilities. Our research-based approach is designed to impede bias maturation and provide essential social-emotional scaffolding for children to develop into empathetic, respectful, and inclusive members of society. The goal of this campaign is to create a brighter, more inclusive future for all children. By contributing to this campaign, individuals can help provide children with the tools and support they need to love themselves and others that are different from them.