2012 Healthy Youth Healthy Futures Mini-Grant Award Winners

by Virginia Eader, School's Out Washington MSW Student Intern

Of the 13 applicants who applied for this year’s grant, we were able to fund four projects. While all applicants were worthy of praise and support, we feel that the selected projects represent diverse efforts in building public will around the important role afterschool programs play in promoting healthy youth behaviors across the state.

We are pleased to announce the 2012 Healthy Youth Healthy Futures mini-grant award winners:

• White Center Community Development Association (Renton, WA) with project partners: WSU/King County Food and Fitness Initiative, NeighborCare Health Centers, Neighborhood House, Chief Sealth International High School, and Evergreen High School. Project: Build Our Own Movement (BOOM) Youth Summit to promote youth leadership and education around healthy eating, active living and the promotion of healthy behaviors amongst youth in the community.
• Sunset Elementary School Trailblazers After School Program (Airway Heights, WA) with project partners: Airway Heights Parks and Recreation Department, Communities in Schools of Spokane County, and Cheney School District. Project: Health and nutrition education through a community garden project featuring science-based nutrition lessons, family activities and summer education events.
• Quincy School District (Quincy, WA) with partners: Quincy Valley Medical Center, City of Quincy Recreation Department, and Quincy Readiness to Learn. Project: Leprechaun Chase Community Fun Run Event and Fitness Training Program.
• Jack Straw Productions (Seattle, WA) with partners Seattle Public Schools, Secondary Bilingual Orientation Center, Refugee Women’s Alliance, International Community Health Services, and Campana Quetzal. Project: Food Talk, featuring youth-performed bilingual radio spots focusing on culturally- relevant healthy eating and behaviors.

Congratulations! We are excited to support you in your implementation process and to see your projects in action!

Listen below to Jack Straw Productions' radio spots from 2011. (Requires Adobe Flash Player. Click here to download Flash.)