Our Mission
We teach peace. By equipping people of all ages with skills to prevent, resolve, and transform conflict, we help interrupt cycles of violence and grow a culture of care and nonviolence — one person, one community at a time.
LFFP proudly partners with churches, schools, and nonprofits across the DC metropolitan area to build relationships rooted in peace. Together, we are creating pathways for healing, cooperation, and transformation in our world. Together, we can transform our world!
For more information about LFFP, check out our 2025 Year in Review document!
LFFP proudly partners with churches, schools, and nonprofits across the DC metropolitan area to build relationships rooted in peace. Together, we are creating pathways for healing, cooperation, and transformation in our world. Together, we can transform our world!
For more information about LFFP, check out our 2025 Year in Review document!
Upcoming Peace Programs
Monday, April 20 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST
Virtual Focus Circles
Small-group discussions about our way of peace building in the world at large.
Virtual Focus Circles
Small-group discussions about our way of peace building in the world at large.
Our Name
Little Friends for Peace co-founders MJ and Jerry Park started this journey more than 40 years ago with the belief that peace begins with the little things — small acts of kindness, listening, and care that ripple outward to transform families, schools, and communities. The name Little Friends for Peace was born from that vision.
Little: Reminds us that peace is not abstract or unreachable. It grows in everyday actions, often beginning with children, and expands as we learn to practice it in our own lives.
Friends: Reflects our commitment to building relationships. Peace is not a solo endeavor — it flourishes in community, connection, and respect.
For Peace: Grounds us in our purpose: to teach, model, and spread the skills of peace. We believe that everyone — no matter their age, background, or life experience — can become a peacemaker.
Over the decades, thousands of children, teachers, families, and community members have joined us in this mission. They become our “little friends” spreading peace in their classrooms, neighborhoods, workplaces, and across the world.
Our name is both a reminder and an invitation. Every person has the power to be a friend for peace.
Little: Reminds us that peace is not abstract or unreachable. It grows in everyday actions, often beginning with children, and expands as we learn to practice it in our own lives.
Friends: Reflects our commitment to building relationships. Peace is not a solo endeavor — it flourishes in community, connection, and respect.
For Peace: Grounds us in our purpose: to teach, model, and spread the skills of peace. We believe that everyone — no matter their age, background, or life experience — can become a peacemaker.
Over the decades, thousands of children, teachers, families, and community members have joined us in this mission. They become our “little friends” spreading peace in their classrooms, neighborhoods, workplaces, and across the world.
Our name is both a reminder and an invitation. Every person has the power to be a friend for peace.
Our Founders
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MJ and Jerry Park are lifelong peace educators with over 35 years of experience leading year-round programs for children and adults. They founded Little Friends for Peace in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1981, and expanded their mission after moving their family to Mount Rainier, Maryland, in 1988, bringing peace-building programs to the D.C. Metropolitan Area.
In 1999, LFFP became a founding organization of the Perry School Community Services Center, where MJ and Jerry established a Peace Room serving the Youth Development Department and the Sursum Corda neighborhood. Their peace curriculum has since reached communities across the United States and internationally, including China and El Salvador. Proud parents of six children, MJ and Jerry have always lived by the belief that peace is not just something to teach—it is a way of life. In 2006, LFFP was officially incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and today it continues to thrive through the generosity of dedicated donors and the commitment of its community partners. |
Want to support our cause? Volunteer your time or donate funds to plant seeds of peace.
Checks can be made out to "Little Friends For Peace" and mailed to:
15400 Old Marshall Hall Road
Accokeek, MD 20607