Initiative One
Together Read & Feed Belize
Together Read & Feed Belize is a nonprofit focused on health, wellness, and quality education for children and families in Belize. Working through schools and community events held at the Integrated Agro Forest of Belize, the program brings together literacy support, nutritious school meals, and health and wellness education.
By pairing books with food and wellness, Together Read & Feed Belize helps children feel nourished in both body and mind — and gives families tools to support their children’s growth.
So far, Together Read & Feed Belize has reached 1,714 students across three schools: Carmelita Government School, Orange Walk School District, and Solomon's SDA School.
Our Initiatives
Sip Tea. Fuel Change.
Every bag of Ashinee Tea helps power two nonprofit initiatives that are changing the way children and families experience health, wellness, and education. Built without formal grants or big funding, these programs are sustained by something simple and powerful — a cup of tea shared with purpose.
Initiative Two
Wellness4Kids
Wellness4Kids, formerly known as Move & Shine, is led by Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Clinical Director Ashinee Reynolds. It is a prevention-focused integrated model that pairs mental health education with movement-based learning to build resilience in children early — before crises develop.
The model is accessible, preventative, strengths-based, and developmentally appropriate, meeting children where they are and giving them tools they can use for life.
The Wellness4Kids model includes:
- Mental health education
- Social-emotional learning
- Emotional regulation tools
- Movement-based learning
- Community engagement
Impact at a Glance
Together, these initiatives have reached thousands of young people across three regions and two countries — with results that are both measurable and deeply human.
3,458+
youth reached
Across 3 regions and 2 countries
1,714
students in Belize
Across 3 schools
1,744
United States students
Across Missouri and California
Where Wellness4Kids Has Been Implemented
Belize — 1,714 students across 3 schools.
Missouri — 732 students across 2 schools, including a full-day immersion model with 20 teachers participating in a stress management workshop.
California — 1,012 students across 9 program components, including Needles Unified School District, EXPO Center After School, and EXPOSE NGO Teen Wellness Program.
Student outcomes include high engagement, increased emotional awareness, improved coping skills, and PHQ-9 teen depression screening for early intervention. Teacher outcomes include strong buy-in and a clear desire to continue and expand the program.
“We’re not waiting for crisis to show up. We’re teaching children how to understand their emotions, move their bodies, and ask for help long before they feel alone.”
— Ashinee Reynolds, Founder
How Ashinee Tea Powers This Work
Ashinee Tea is a traditional sorrel herbal tea — naturally refreshing, antioxidant-rich, and caffeine-free. But its most important role is behind the scenes.
This tea was built without formal grants or big institutional funding. Instead, it is sustained by passion, community, and every person who chooses to pour a cup with intention.
Every purchase of Ashinee Tea helps fund Together Read & Feed Belize and Wellness4Kids — keeping programs running, materials in children’s hands, and wellness education in the places that need it most.
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Questions about the initiatives? Email info@ashineetea.com or Ash@wellness4kids.org.