Journey to the
Heart’s Garden
Community Programs & Partnership Opportunities
From individual community experiences to broader organizational initiatives, Journey to the Heart’s Garden can be tailored to support children, families, educators, and the organizations that serve them.
Libraries • YMCAs • Community Centers • Youth- & Family-Serving Nonprofits • Literacy Programs
Designed for Young Learners, Adaptable Across Settings
Primary experiences are designed for Pre-K–Grade 3, with developmental adjustments based on age, group size, and setting. Programs can also be adapted for libraries, early learning centers, youth-serving nonprofits, counseling practices, community and faith-based organizations, conferences, family events, and select retreat settings.
Interactive School Experiences
Bring Dr. Boyce to Your School
Choose the experience that best fits the number of students and sessions you would like to serve.
Program Planning Note: Community and organizational engagements are quoted based on the selected experience, audience, number of sessions or locations, book needs, and overall scope.
Early Literacy • Emotional Literacy • Friendship and Relationship Skills • Belonging and Positive School Climate • Family Engagement •
Early Literacy • Emotional Literacy • Friendship and Relationship Skills • Belonging and Positive School Climate • Family Engagement •
Designed for Young Learners, Adaptable Across Settings
Primary Journey to the Heart’s Garden experiences are designed for ages 5–9, with developmental adjustments based on age, group size, and setting. Programming can be adapted across libraries, community centers, literacy programs, youth- and family-serving organizations, and family or community settings.
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Additional options include parent and caregiver workshops, summer reading programs, community literacy events, conference and special-event experiences, and staff and educator training.
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Customized opportunities for organizations seeking broader reach include books and programming, multi-session or multi-site delivery, family-engagement initiatives, and custom organizational partnerships.
Extend the Learning Beyond the Experience
Pair programming with copies of Journey to the Heart’s Garden to extend the story’s emotional literacy and relationship themes into homes, youth programs, summer learning, and family or community literacy initiatives.
Planning Something Larger?
Programs can be combined and tailored around your audience, goals, number of locations, event format, and book needs.
About Dr. Keneca Boyce
Dr. Keneca Boyce is a licensed therapist, Relational Intelligence Specialist, author, trainer, and speaker with more than 20 years of experience supporting children, families, educators, and communities. Her therapist-informed approach combines engaging storytelling with developmentally appropriate emotional literacy and relationship skill-building. Through Journey to the Heart’s Garden, she helps children and the adults who support them explore practical relationship concepts through story, reflection, and guided application.
In-person and virtual engagements are available across the U.S., with select international opportunities considered upon request.
Bring the Journey to Your Community or Organization
Tell us about your organization, audience, and goals. We’ll review your request and follow up with availability, recommended program options, and next steps.