About the Bianca Foundation
Turning Thorns into Flowers
How One Family Has Helped Children Learn to Navigate Life’s Challenges
The Bianca Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2008 by Niloofar Neman Khalili, in loving memory of her children, Bianca and Bernard. The Bianca Foundation is a powerhouse of purpose born out of love, loss, and the unshakable belief that our kids deserve better. What began as unimaginable pain has been transformed into a movement: advocating for mental health and life skills in schools, not as extras, but as essentials. After losing her two children, Bianca and Bernard, Niloofar turned her grief into action. She created a foundation that ensures no other family has to struggle alone, and that every child has the tools, guidance, and support they need to thrive.​
What started as a mother’s mission has grown into a community movement. Over the years, The Bianca Foundation has partnered with schools and reached more than 1,000 students and parents, offering programs that build resilience, teach coping strategies, and open the door to brighter futures.
What We Do
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School Programs – Weekly classes and workshops led by licensed coaches and counselors.
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Parent & Teen Coaching – Guidance for families navigating life’s challenges.
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Advocacy Working toward making life skills and mental health education a mandatory part of the school curriculum.
Our Mission
To equip children, teens, and parents with the tools, confidence, and support they need to thrive academically, emotionally, and socially.
Our Vision
A future where every school includes mental health and life skills education as a core subject, so that young people grow into resilient, compassionate, and successful adults.Together, we are turning thorns into flowers. one child, one parent, and one family at a time.
Your Support
We can’t do this without your support. Every child and parent we reach through The Bianca Foundation is given tools to cope, heal, and grow. Your generosity enables us to expand our programs, our hotline, and provide support to families in need of hope and guidance. Together, we can change lives.
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​Every gift matters. Every child matters. We can’t do this without you.
Our Goals
In a world where many youths face challenges, such as growing up in single-parent homes and relying on social media for social skills, we recognize the critical need for support. The Bianca Foundation is committed to providing a nurturing community that enhances life skills education across school systems.
The Bianca Foundation is not just an organization; it is a community that is dedicated to providing valuable and necessary life skills and mental health support in each and every school system. The program includes a one-hour session with professional counselors and a complimentary lunch—all covered by the Bianca Foundation. Adults are also encouraged to join our monthly parenting classes.
Through working with teens in the schools, we have seen first-hand the need for life skills and mental health programs. Our aim is to make our program mandatory at LAUSD, the entire State of California, and throughout all 50 states.
In Loving Memory
Bianca Khalili
Bernard Khalili
When you support The Bianca Foundation you are doing more than supporting the organization, you are supporting your community.
With your support, The Bianca Foundation will create partnerships with high schools all over the country to create life skills and mental health programs designed to teach students to cope with their most pressing life issues. Please be a part of this educational program.