About Us
Our Mission
To empower students and educators by integrating trauma-informed training with evidence-based SEL, fostering resilience and emotional well-being.
Our mission is further supported by integrating trauma-informed practices with the evidence-based SEL framework established by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL). By aligning with CASEL’s five core competencies, we ensure our programs foster resilience, emotional well-being, and lasting impact in educational settings.
Our Vision
A world free of childhood trauma.
Trauma changes brain chemistry. It alters DNA. We fix it.
Learning To Fly
Chip and Lisa St. Clair’s story is one of resilience, healing, and the transformative power of love and the arts. Chip overcame a traumatic childhood, marked by discovering his father’s hidden identity as a convicted killer, through creative expression and Lisa’s unwavering support. Together, they founded the St. Clair Butterfly Foundation to help others heal from trauma using expressive arts and compassionate care—the very tools that saved them.
Their journey, captured in their bestselling memoir The Butterfly Garden (soon to be a feature film), inspires hope and empowerment. Through SCBF, Chip and Lisa continue to foster healing and resilience for children and families nationwide.
