Community for Education Foundation

Community for Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization headquartered in New York that serves as the publisher of Overcoming Obstacles, a free, award-winning, and research-based K-12 life skills curriculum. Since its launch in 1992, the foundation has provided educators worldwide with comprehensive instructional materials designed to teach s... tudents essential life skills including communication, decision-making, goal-setting, conflict resolution, bullying prevention, and college and career readiness. The curriculum offers over 180 hours of instruction covering more than 30 skills through hundreds of activity-based lessons tailored for elementary, middle, and high school levels. Over 800,000 educators from around the world have utilized the Overcoming Obstacles program to teach more than 178 million students. The foundation makes its entire curriculum available for free download through its website, with activity sheets offered in over 20 languages to ensure accessibility for English Language Learners. The organization features a customizable online platform called My Overcoming Obstacles that allows educators to personalize lessons and share materials with a global learning community. Community for Education Foundation is supported by an endowment that ensures the continued free distribution of its educational resources to educators globally. In 2025, the foundation expanded its mission by launching Saint Bernard Press, a trade book publishing division focused on stories that build empathy and inspire positive change.Read More