Emerging
Health & Fitness
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Founded Emerging is a personal governance app for ages 13 to 17. It gives young people structure during the years that shape everything after them, and it puts trusted adults alongside them while they build it.
The day opens with a check-in and closes with one. In between there is a journal that stays on the phone, assignments tracked before they turn into an 11pm crisis, and a board of adults the student picks: a teacher, a coach, a parent, the friend who tells the truth. When a real decision comes up, they ask that board, then write down what they chose and why. Months later they can read it back and see whether they were right.
WHAT IS INSIDE
Morning and evening check-ins that take two minutes.
A private journal, stored on the device.
Assignment tracking with due dates, status, and teacher names.
A board of trusted adults, chosen by the student, with a role for each one.
A decision record: the question, the counsel, the call, and the outcome.
Goals worth keeping, and an Idea Incubator that teaches one loop. Name the weak spot. Fix that one thing. Say the whole idea again.
Life skills school runs out of time for: credit, money, contracts, and what the internet keeps.
Self-care practices and a daily screen check-in.
BUILT FOR SAFETY
A parent or guardian sets up the app with every user under 18. The app collects nothing until they confirm.
Records live in a database on the phone. The app never syncs them to a server, and The Founded Project cannot read them, so what a student writes stays theirs.
Crisis support sits one tap away. The app watches for language that signals real distress and responds with 988, the Crisis Text Line, and a prompt to reach a trusted adult. The wording follows safe messaging guidance from AFSP and SAMHSA.
FOR PARENTS AND EDUCATORS
Founded Emerging works as a semester elective, a leadership cohort, or a chapter program, and it runs in groups of ten to thirty. The curriculum ships with session guides and facilitation notes, so you don't need advanced training to run it.
Emerging comes out of clinical practice. Stephen Thompson built the method with survivors, students, and young adults who needed structure more than advice.
Older users are welcome. Anyone learning self-governance for the first time, or rebuilding it after a hard transition, fits here too.
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Information
- Seller
- STEPHEN THOMPSON
- Size
- 42.6 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.4 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.4 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- This app is rated 13+ with content restrictions.
Some content may be rated higher, and may therefore be restricted and managed by the developer through in-app controls. - In-App Controls
Age Assurance
Parental Controls
Contains
Health or Wellness Topics
- Copyright
- © 2026 Stephen Thompson