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Funder Type
Private Foundation
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IT Classification
C - Funds little to no technology
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Authority
Action for Healthy Kids
Summary
Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK) is pleased to release its district partnership grant opportunities for the 2022-2023 school year. School district staff apply for support for district-level policy and professional development, as well as funding and professional development for schools within the district to support curricula/programs, best practices and policy implementation, and family-school partnerships to address social-emotional health and risk behavior prevention (ConnectEd), food access and nutrition education (NourishEd), and physical activity and active play (EnergizEd), and provide a learning environment where students are healthy in body and mind. All grants include monetary and in-kind support from AFHK.
There are two District Partnership Grant opportunities available:
- Standard Action for Healthy Kids District Partnership Grant - School district staff apply for support for district-level policy and professional development, as well as funding and professional development for schools within the district to support curricula/programs, best practices and policy implementation, and family-school partnerships to address social-emotional health and risk behavior prevention (ConnectEd), food access and nutrition education (NourishEd), and physical activity and active play (EnergizEd), and provide a learning environment where students are healthy in body and mind. All grants include monetary and in-kind support from AFHK.
- Action for Healthy Kids NourishEd District Partnership Grant - School district staff apply for support for district-level policy and professional development, as well as funding and professional development for schools within the district to support curricula/programs, best practices and policy implementation, and family-school partnerships to address food access and nutrition education (NourishEd) and provide a learning environment where students are healthy in body and mind. All grants include monetary and in-kind support from AFHK.
History of Funding
Previously funded projects can be found at http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/what-we-do/success-stories/search/summary.
Additional Information
AFHK views our district grantees, and the schools within them, as partners. These partnerships are designed to be long-term relationships that lead to lasting family-school partnerships, positive impacts on children's health in body and in mind, and sustainable, systemic enhancements across multiple program areas.
What are Family-School Partnerships - bring together district leaders, school staff, and families to identify barriers to family engagement and specific child health needs, then work together to develop, implement, and evaluate effective and equitable solutions. When school staff, families, and community members work together to create healthy, safe, and supportive learning environments for their children, academic achievement and educational equity are improved immensely. Action for Healthy Kids functions with Family-School partnerships at the center of our work because we know that childhood healthy habits and lifestyles are driven by the adults and environments in which our children are raised. Developing family-school partnerships is the foundation of AFHK programming and a required component of the AFHK-district partnership. More information can be viewed at https://www.actionforhealthykids.org/learn-more-family-school-partnerships/
In each partner district, AFHK will hire a Family Connector to support the development of effective family-school partnerships across the district, and to provide additional in-depth support for 3-5 schools each year through learning sessions and ongoing coaching for parents/caregivers and school staff. Family Connectors are trusted parents/caregivers serving the communities where they live and trained to bring together parents/caregivers and school staff to develop effective and sustainable family-school partnerships that support kids' health. More information about the role can be viewed at https://www.actionforhealthykids.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/FSPs-and-Family-Connectors-District_School_AFHK-Expectations.pdf
Three program areas:
- ConnectEd - Social-emotional Health and Risk Behavior Prevention program combines age-appropriate CASEL-aligned social emotional learning and risk behavior prevention curriculum instruction with experiential learning through mindfulness awareness practices (PK-5) and/or restorative practices (6-12) to improve knowledge and application of social emotional learning competencies (self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making, social awareness and relationship skills). Districts awarded with funds will implement experiential learning and social-emotional learning and risk behavior prevention curriculum district-wide. More information can be viewed at https://www.actionforhealthykids.org/connected/
- NourishEd - Food Access and Nutrition Education program increases the demand for healthy food among families, students and schools through nutrition education and promotion, as well as improve the supply of healthy food for kids in schools by increasing school meal program participation. Districts awarded with funds will start or enhance federal school meal programs and implement nutrition education district-wide. More information can be viewed at https://www.actionforhealthykids.org/nourished/
- EnergizEd - Physical Activity and Active Play program builds the capacity of schools to implement physical activity opportunities during the school day (outside of physical education) to ensure children receive the recommended 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity daily. Districts awarded with funds will implement classroom physical activity, active/sensory hallways and/or active recess district-wide. More information can be viewed at https://www.actionforhealthykids.org/energized/
All program areas include technical assistance around policy enhancements at the district level, and professional development and support for family-school partnerships at the district and school levels.