Equipping adults and young people to redefine, transform, and reimagine thriving Digital Wellbeing Communities.

Why

While digital technology has revolutionized our lives, excessive social media and device use is a contributor to a disruption of healthy adolescent development, the surge in children's mental health challenges, and a rise in loneliness. These generation-defining issues cannot be ignored. We are on a mission to change the trajectory of technology-inflicted harms to young people and to redefine, transform, and reimagine thriving Digital Wellbeing Communities.

Why donate?

We have big work to do! We need your partnership to expand and evaluate our Whole Community approach to ensure the greatest and long-lasting impact.

Fund us to:

• Reach more young people, educators, and adults
  • In schools
  • In camp settings
  • In out of school time
• Expand our parent engagement tools
• Expand our training and toolkit for
  • Youth workers in out of school time
  • Camp counselors in camp settings
  • Elementary school educators and students

Who

Compassionate and curious educators who have gained Digital Wellbeing expertise by examining the research around the intersection of tech use, learning and wellbeing and by dedicating themselves to listening to and partnering with young people and educators. 

How

Equipping adults and young people to redefine, transform, and reimagine thriving Digital Wellbeing Communities.

• Coaching for courageous leadership

• Device Use Protocol Guidance

• Facilitated Discussion Training and Certification for Educators

• Facilitated Discussion Training for Young People

• Digital Wellbeing Curriculum for Students - promoting SEL and leadership

• Parent communication and framework

Where

We’re based in Minneapolis, MN. We successfully passed the first Digital Wellbeing Bill in the nation in 2021 that provided 1 million dollars to LiveMore ScreenLess to advance four projects: an online resource library, a network of organizations, training and professional development for educators, and youth engagement and education. During this time, we were a direct - service organization learning and piloting our approach and services. From 2021-2023, we engaged with students and/or educators in the following schools 

Anoka Hennepin 

Best Buy Tech Center at Capri Theater

Cretin Derham Hall HS

Edison HS (Minneapois)

Faribault High School

Hopkins North Jr High

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg

Minnehaha Academy

Mounds Park Academy

Osseo HS

Prior Lake

Rogers HS

Roseville HS

South HS (Minneapolis)

Two Rivers High School

Washburn HS (Minneapolis)

Wayzata HS

After not receiving another round of state funding, our organization restructured and shifted from direct-service to equipping adults - educators, youth workers and young people - to redefine, transform, and reimagine thriving Digital Wellbeing Communities.

In 2024, we received a grant from MDE and Google.org to equip and evaluate our Digital Wellbeing Certification Secondary Library Media Specialists - expanding their Digital Literacy tools to include Digital Wellbeing. Currently, we’re certifying Secondary Library Media Specialists  in the following schools:

Central HS (St. Paul) 

 Cretin-Derham Hall 

Dover-Eyota 

Edina 

Hopkins 

Wellstone International High School (Mpls)

Minnehaha Academy

Minnetonka HS

Moorhead MS

Mounds Park Academy 

Mounds View 

Pequot Lakes 

Roseville 

 Shakopee HS/MS

St. Charles 

The American Cooperative School of Tunisia 

Washington Tech Magnet School (St. Paul)

Ulen-Hitterdal 

Wrenshall

W e are also continuing our Whole School framework through partnerships at Two Rivers High School and Prior Lake Middle Schools. Two Rivers High School successfully revised their device use policy after investment in LiveMore ScreenLess’ Digital Wellbeing Excellence action plan. They continue to engage with students through their Digital Wellbeing Club, who are bringing the Digital Wellbeing conversations to 5th graders.  

Our data reveals: 

• Educators recommend LiveMore ScreenLess workshops/trainings to their colleagues
• Our trainings build adult empathy toward young people
• Young people are not being inviting by adults into conversations about how technology and digital media makes them feel
• Young people gain agency and voice when invited into Digital Wellbeing Facilitated conversations

We continue to equip  individual adults working in education and school health to provide our Digital Wellbeing Training and Certification and we are in the early stages of training college students and summer camp  staff as Digital Wellbeing facilitators.