Youth Service America (YSA) and UnitedHealth Group are excited to team up for the second year to offer UnitedHealth HEROES grants to youth-led service-learning projects addressing childhood obesity.
Educators, service-learning coordinators, students in the health professions, public health professionals, and community partners are eligible to apply for the UnitedHealth HEROES service-learning project grants.
Grant recipients will receive up to $1,000 in support for service-learning projects that focus on childhood obesity, engage youth ages 5-25 in the planning and implementation process, and take place during Semester of Service 2010 (MLK Day, January 18, to Global Youth Service Day, April 23-25).
States eligible for this year’s UnitedHealth HEROES program include: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.
Please begin by completing our Eligibility Quiz at http://tinyurl.com/heroesquiz If you are eligible, you will be given access the application materials.
In addition to the grants, YSA and UnitedHealth Group published “First Responders: Youth Addressing Childhood Obesity Through Service-Learning,” a project planning module that provides the necessary information for school and community educators to develop effective projects. With data, project examples, and links to additional resources, educators have the tools to connect childhood obesity to a variety of learning areas. Download the module at: http://tools.ysa.org/downloads/modules/YSAPediatricObesityModule.pdf
Best,
Michael Minks
Director of Outreach
Youth Service America
1101 15th Street, NW, Suite 200 | Washington, DC 20005
P: 202-296-2992 ext. 125 | F: 202-296-4030
mminks@ysa.org
www.YSA.org | www.GYSD.org
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