Programs
The Safe Space Initiative.
Emotional literacy programming for teens ages 13 to 25. Built from the inside out, never a lecture handed down. Teens learn to name what they feel, say it clearly and choose their next step, then walk out with the people who love them watching.
What teens take home
Concrete skills, not just a feeling.
Every session is built around practice. Teens leave with language and habits they use the next morning at school and at home.
- Communicate with clarity instead of chaos
- Build confidence from the inside out, not from outside approval
- Hold a grounded self-image in a comparison-driven world
- Make values-aligned decisions under pressure
- Navigate relationships with respect and emotional awareness
- Turn stress and overwhelm into self-awareness and direction
- Trust themselves enough to lead their own lives
28 years in the room
What the teens tell us.
- teens served since 1998
- 28,450
- come back by choice for another program
- 84%
- report stronger confidence or self-trust
- 93%
- schools and community partners
- 342
The details: internal program tracking, from the program forms teens fill out. Reported figures, not independently evaluated.
Formats
Choose one, two or three days.
Every format is quoted for your city after a short call. The price stays the same from 20 teens to 200, and travel is one fixed amount agreed before anything is signed.
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6 hours
1-Day Session
One teaching day. Teens practice naming what they feel, communicating clearly and choosing in line with their values.
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12 hours
2-Day Session Flagship
Two teaching days with the graduation built in. Teens practice and return instead of absorbing everything in one sitting, and parents and guardians hear from their teens directly at the graduation.
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+1 Legacy Day
3-Day Session
The 2-Day Session plus a Legacy Day. By day, 8 to 12 graduates train as Peer Ambassadors who carry the safe space back into their school, church or program, with monthly check-ins from MTS for a semester. At night, a community gala celebrates the graduates.
Lisa Nichols in person is available on request for any program, based on her availability.
Logistics
What we bring. What we need from you.
MTS provides
- The facilitators and the full curriculum
- The graduation, programs and certificates
- A free registration page for your teens
- Co-branded flyers and a press release
- Letters and consent forms for parents and guardians
- Training and clearance for every adult volunteer
Your school or venue provides
- A room with space to move, with sound and a projector
- Seating for every teen and adult
- Food for teens and adults
- An on-site coordinator
- Adult volunteers, one for every 8 teens
- At least 20 teens ages 13 to 25
Next step
Bring MTS to your school.
Tell us about your teens, your dates and the format you have in mind. Jelani replies within four business days.