Champions for Healthy Kids
Promoting healthy nutrition and fitness for America’s youth, Champions for Healthy Kids has helped more than 5 million kids since its inception in 2002.
Launched in partnership with the American Dietetic Association Foundation and the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, this has become a flagship program of the General Mills Foundation, distributing more than $20 million in grants to nonprofit organizations.
A signature component of the initiative is the annual Champions for Healthy Kids awards, comprising 50 grants of $10,000 each.
These grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations working to improve nutrition and physical fitness behaviors for youth.
The 2012 Champions for Healthy Kids LEGACY Awards have been chosen. |
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| Organization |
City, state |
Program |
| America On Track |
Santa Ana, Calif. |
Kids On Track Through Fitness & Nutrition |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Yellowstone County |
Billings, Mont. |
Wellness Masters – Mind, Body & Sole |
| Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi |
Hernando, Miss. |
Get A Life! My Life, My Health, My Choice |
| Girls on the Run - Chicago |
Chicago, Ill. |
Girls on the Run - Chicago |
| Health Promotion Council |
Philadelphia, Penn. |
GREENSplus |
| National Indian Youth Leadership Program |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Project Venture's Healthy Living Initiative |
| Rio Bravo Wildlife Institute |
Brownsville, Tex. |
Sprouts Cooking and Garden Club |
| Treasure Coast Food Bank, Inc. |
Ft. Pierce, Fla. |
Treasure Your Health |
| YMCA Southern Arizona |
Tucson, Ariz. |
SWAT TEAM Families on the Move |
| University of Maryland |
Baltimore, Md. |
Challenge for Communities/Challenge for Youth |
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Return for more information on these winners soon. Information on opportunities to apply for next year's Champions for Healthy Kids program will be available during the fall of 2012. (Updated 3/23/2012) |
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