The cover story

Healing is something we do together.

For more than a decade, this foundation has worked from a single belief — that wellness is not a private accomplishment, but something we make for each other, family by family, meal by meal, hand held by hand.

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Photograph by HapiFound · The work, in our community kitchen.

"When 'I' is replaced with 'WE,' even illness becomes wellness." — Malcolm X

The story

When "I" becomes "we."

A note from the foundation

For more than a decade, our work has stood on a single belief — that wellness is not a private accomplishment. It is something we make for each other. We sit with the family in the waiting room. We cook the meals. We fund the research. We hold the hand.

HapiFound is the next chapter of a foundation that began as The Arsenceic Foundation — the perfect blend of art and science. The art is the human one: presence, kindness, the meal made with care. The science is the rigorous one: plant-based research, evidence-based nutrition, real outcomes. Together, they are how we get to Hapi.

HapiFound carries forward Arsenceic's families, its programs, and its 501(c)(3) status. Same work, lighter voice.

The programs

The work, in four parts.

Updated · Spring 2026

Hands-on Wellness Coaching

One-to-one and family coaching for people navigating cancer, chronic illness, and the long road back to themselves.

Art + Science Programming

Community events and kitchen workshops that turn nutrition science into something you can taste and share.

III

Heart-Light Support

Direct food and supply support for unhoused neighbors and families in crisis. Dignity-first, no questions asked.

Nutraceutical Research

Funding and partnering with independent plant-based research — the peer-reviewed kind. Evidence, not just hope.

Dispatches

Lives on the other side.

Two stories · in their families' words

Cici · age 4

"On December 14th, her last port came out."

At 15 months Cici was diagnosed with hepatoblastoma, a rare liver cancer. After 105 chemotherapy doses, four major surgeries, and three recurrences, her family chose a more natural path alongside her medical team.

Today she is cancer-free, and on her way to kindergarten.

Read Cici's full story

Caidin · age 9

Still NED — no evidence of disease.

Diagnosed at 21 days old. Today still cancer-free after a complementary protocol with our founders. — Zac, Caidin's dad

Heart-Light · 2025

Year in review.

2,300 meals delivered. 47 families coached. Three new community partners. The work, in numbers.

From the kitchen

Wednesday workshops.

Weekly art-and-science cooking workshops, free to all comers. Recipes archived for everyone.

Get involved

Three ways in.

Donate

Every dollar funds coaching hours, research grants, and Heart-Light supplies. HapiFound is a registered 501(c)(3); donations are tax-deductible.

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Volunteer

Cooks, drivers, kitchen helpers, social-media hands, quiet listeners. There is a role here for almost any kind of person.

Partner

Clinics, kitchens, schools, and community organizations: we'd love to bring a workshop or a coaching cohort to the people you serve.

Get in touch