Mattie J.T. Stepanek Foundation
Browse the sections below to learn more about how to #MakePeaceTheNews and #CelebratePeace in our own community. We welcome hearing from you about your efforts!
We are kicking off our 2021 Peace Days with a “Celebrate Heartsongs” Contest. Deadline for submissions is May 15, so learn more now, we can’t wait to see your entries!
Sacred Heart School is the most recent school to achieve Peace Certification by the Mattie J.T. Stepanek Foundation. Learn more about their ongoing commitment to peace!
The Mattie J.T. Stepanek Foundation had a very productive February! Find out more about the people, events and partners who are helping to #MakePeaceTheNews!
Alba Romero has been bringing Mattie’s messages of hope and peace to children at Morningside Elementary School in California since 2014. Learn more about what they are doing to cultivate peace.
Reflections from Mama Peace on the passing of Larry King, who first introduced Mattie to the world on “Larry King Live” in April 2002.
Read recent Foundation updates, including new collaborative activities in Southwest Georgia, ongoing #Pathways2Peace activities, and more!
View Mama Peace Jeni Stepanek reciting her December 2020 #PeaceMatters #MamaPeacePost and/or download the PDF version complete with holiday photos of Mattie.
One of Mattie’s most popular poems, we invite you to enjoy print and video translations of “December Prayer”. #PeaceIsPossible #ChoosePeace
Reflections from Mama Peace on Thanksgiving, originally published in 2012, updated for 2020.
Learn more about the beautiful work of art that was recently installed in the main hallway outside Mattie’s Peace Room, the yoga and mindfulness studio, at Main Street.
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