About Us
Our Mission
To help students and families overcome adversity through specialized expressive arts programs while providing trauma-informed training for educators and child development professionals.
Our Vision
A world free of childhood trauma.
Trauma changes brain chemistry. It alters DNA. We fix it.
Learning To Fly
Chip and Lisa St. Clair's story is one of resilience, healing, and the transformative power of love and the arts. Chip, having grown up in the shadows of severe trauma, found solace and escape in creative expression, using writing and painting as a lifeline in a world filled with chaos. Lisa, on the other hand, was raised in an environment rich in art, music, and compassion. When they met in high school, Lisa became the safe harbor Chip so desperately needed, offering him a place of love, stability, and understanding.
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Together, their shared experiences became the foundation for the St. Clair Butterfly Foundation, where they now help others navigate the pain of trauma through the very tools that saved them—expressive arts and compassionate support. Their journey, from survival to empowerment, is captured in their bestselling memoir, The Butterfly Garden. The book tells the harrowing story of Chip’s childhood, where he discovered that his father, a convicted killer, had been hiding in plain sight, and how Chip ultimately broke free from the cycle of trauma with Lisa's strength, love, and support. The Butterfly Garden is now set to be adapted into a feature film, bringing their powerful message of healing and hope to an even wider audience.
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This deeply personal narrative forms the heart of SCBF, as they continue to use expressive arts and trauma-informed care to foster healing for children and families across the country​​​.
