[Sportsandrec] UnitedHealth Heroes Service-learnning Grants

[Joe Orozco]

This may be of interest to Sports and Rec.  It would certainly be a good
opportunity to develop a project around childhood obesity revolving around a
sports component.  In any case, feel free to write off list if you have any
questions.
 
Regards,
 
Joe Orozco
 
 
 
UnitedHealth Heroes Service-Learning Grants: Asking young people to take the
lead in solving the most critical health problem facing their generation!

 (Applicants from selected states in the USA)

 

Youth Service America and UnitedHealthcare are excited to offer the
UnitedHealth HEROES service-learning grants, a Global Youth Service Grant
(GYSG).  More than 200 awards are available for youth-led community
education projects. These grants of up to $1,000 support teachers,
community-based and school-based service-learning coordinators, and students
in the health professions to implement service-learning projects around
childhood obesity.  The selected projects will engage children and youth
ages 5 to 25 in youth-led solutions.  We encourage 'Semester of Service'
length projects that launch in February, and use Global Youth Service Day
(April 24-26, 2009) to bring visibility to their projects.   

Grants will support projects in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado,
Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, and Tennessee, and in the following specific areas:
Florida-selected counties, Illinois-Chicagoland and Peoria; and New
York-Long Island, New York City, and Syracuse.  

 

Deadline:  January 15, 2009.  For application materials, visit
http://tinyurl.com/UHHeroesGrant
<http://bme1.net/link/redirect.asp?g=0&c=259651&l=208662206&e=ysaall@ysa.org
&url=http://tinyurl.com/UHHeroesGrant> .  Questions?   E-mail:
healthheroes at ysa.org

 

YSA improves communities by increasing the number and the diversity of young
people, ages 5-25, serving in substantive roles.