HEART (Humane Education Advocates Reaching Teachers)

HEART (Humane Education Advocates Reaching Teachers), an award-winning 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity, is dedicated to fostering a more compassionate and sustainable world through education. In a society facing global issues like interpersonal violence, pollution, institutionalized animal cruelty, and poverty, investing in humane education can have a broad and lasting impact by addressing a range of challenges simultaneously. HEART’s programs empower students to combat real-world problems by helping them make more compassionate and informed choices that affect their fellow human beings, other species, and the natural world. Lessons are specially designed to promote a combined focus on social justice, animal protection, and environmental stewardship. We are the only full-service provider of humane education in the greater New York City, Chicago, and Indianapolis areas, and our reach extends worldwide. HEART's services to educators, administrators, community leaders, and students are delivered via direct classroom instruction, teacher training, resource dissemination, and consulting engagements. Our advocacy efforts strive to secure education sector and legislative support for humane education. HEART aims to facilitate the integration of humane education into regular classroom curricula, stemming from our belief that humane education should be part of every child’s education. To that end, we offer lessons across multiple teaching platforms, and we align lessons to meet core learning standards across a range of academic subjects to facilitate their use by teachers. Our services are free for public schools, school districts, and nonprofit agencies, ensuring they are accessible to students of all ages, ethnicities, races, religious beliefs, and socioeconomic statuses. To learn more about HEART, visit our website at teachheart.org, where you can also sign up for our newsletter, download free resources from our online library, and follow us on social media.