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Robert Jafari

10P Lead Facilitator and board member who entered prison at 19 and came home to help others read the patterns that once ran his life.

By Samual Nathaniel Brown Last reviewed 2026-10-30 2 min read

Robert L. Jafari
Portrait of Robert Jafari in front of a colorful mural
RoleLead Facilitator, 10P Program
Board10P Program Board of Directors
With 10P since2023
Programs10P B.E.L.T.; Boys 2 Men; Legends to Leaders (Sacramento State)
Honors10P Impact Awards, 2024: Exceptional Facilitator, Dedication to Service, Champion of Emotional Literacy, Outstanding Ambassador
BusinessOwner, 2Face LLC
NonprofitFounder and Director, Reaching the Unreachable

Robert L. Jafari is a Lead Facilitator for the 10P Program and a member of its Board of Directors.12 He facilitates 10P emotional-literacy classes for incarcerated people and community participants, helping them understand trauma, recognize their emotional patterns and practice healthier responses.1

Lived experience

Jafari's commitment is rooted in his own life. At 19, he received a 19-year sentence, and he ultimately served nearly 17 years.1 He spent his young adulthood inside, the same years when most people are learning who they are, and he has been learning to name what that cost and what it taught him.

Contribution to emotional literacy

Jafari joined the 10P team in 2023. He brings multiple certifications in rehabilitation-focused education to his work.1 His facilitation includes:

  • Boys 2 Men. He co-hosted both 2024 graduations of the 10P Boys 2 Men program at California State Prison, Los Angeles County (Lancaster). Programming there is set to resume in 2027.
  • B.E.L.T. He facilitates the 32-week 10P B.E.L.T. curriculum, which takes participants from emotional awareness through reentry planning.
  • Legends to Leaders. He supports 10P's leadership programming at Sacramento State University.
  • Reentry partnerships. He has helped build relationships with county reentry partners and has coordinated support letters for participants.

In December 2024, 10P honored him with four Impact Awards: Exceptional Facilitator, Dedication to Service, Outstanding Ambassador, and Champion of Emotional Literacy.

Why his voice matters

Jafari teaches from the inside of the pattern. He knows how hypervigilance, silence and control can feel like safety, and how they can quietly close doors once a person is home. That is the work of APEs: Adverse Prison Experiences. When participants hear a man who served nearly 17 years say that emotional literacy changed how he shows up, the lesson stops being theory.

Outside the classroom, Jafari owns 2Face LLC and is an active investor in community opportunity.1 He is also the founder and director of Reaching the Unreachable, a nonprofit organization that helps at-risk youth and system-impacted children.

Work with Robert

To invite Robert Jafari to facilitate or speak, contact the 10P office at (530) 341-3226 or learnabout10p@gmail.com.

  1. 10P Program. "Meet the 10P Emotional Literacy Team." 10pprogram.org/meettheteam ↑↑↑↑↑

  2. 10P Program. "Meet the 10P Board." 10pprogram.org/meettheboard ↑

Put this into practice

10P Program B.E.L.T. — Bridging Emotional Literacy and Transition A 32-week emotional-literacy curriculum built from lived experience, delivered inside California prisons and in the community. Explore 10P programs

See also

Cite this entry: Samual Nathaniel Brown. “Robert Jafari.” The Emotional Literacy Encyclopedia, 10P Program, 2026-10-30. https://emotionalliteracy.org/encyclopedia/robert-jafari/

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