Healthy Kids Grants

Over $28,000 Awarded for Healthy Kids Grantees

August 25, 2023

Healthy Kids Grants are awarded each year to individual public schools in Northern Virginia that implement a program or strategy to encourage better nutrition/ more physical activity, or better mental health among their student body during the school year. In its thirteenth year, the 2023 grants review committee has awarded $28,535 to fourteen school programs. Healthy Kids Grants are made possible by the Avalon Charitable Fund, the Chin Family Charitable Fund, the Minton Family Charitable Fund, and the JOY Charitable Fund, all of which are component funds at the Community Foundation.

Community Foundation Awards More than $200,000 in Grants

January 20, 2023

20 January 2023 (Oakton, VA)

The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia announces several grants made to organizations through multiple discretionary funds, including the Afghan Refugee and Resettlement Fund, Business Women’s Giving Circle, Healthy Kids Mental Health Grants, the Loudoun Impact Fund, and the Micron Opportunity Fund. These grants, amounting to more than $200,000, will increase equity by supporting educational opportunities, increasing access to social and economic support, and helping strengthen community resilience for residents across the region.

Healthy Kids Mental Health Grants Make Impact at Six Northern Virginia Schools

January 12, 2023

Healthy Kids Grants have traditionally been awarded in the spring and summer for public schools in Northern Virginia that use the funding for a program that promotes nutrition and physical activity. In 2022, the Community Foundation added a grant cycle focused on support for schools offering their students mental health care programming. This is especially pertinent, as rates of youth seeking mental health care treatment have increased, accelerating a pre-pandemic trend. Stay tuned for more about The Shape of Youth Mental Health report, which will be discussed at a Insight Region event on February 1, 2023.

Healthy Kids Grants will support 10 local public school programs promoting physical activity and healthy eating

September 14, 2021

Healthier kids through access to exercise and better nutrition are the goals of the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia’s Healthy Kids Grants program. For 2021, the Community Foundation has awarded $18,981.93 in Healthy Kids Grants to 10 public Elementary and Middle School programs in Northern Virginia. Grants up to $2,000 will be used to support programs that promote healthy lifestyles through increased exercise or healthy nutrition. The grants are for the 2021-2022 school year.

Community Foundation Awards Healthy Kids Grants for 2020-2021

September 22, 2020

Parkour, virtual yoga, outdoor gardening, the truth about dieting, and nutrition and sugar are just some of the projects represented by this year’s Community Foundation for Northern Virginia’s Healthy Kids Grants recipients. Seven public Elementary, Middle, and High School programs were recently selected after a competitive application process to receive grants up to $2,000 to support programs promoting healthy lifestyles through increased exercise and physical activity or healthy nutrition. The grants totaling $10,212 are for the 2020-2021 school year.

Healthy Kids Grants 2019-2020

August 1, 2019

The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia awarded $24,480 in Healthy Kids Grants for the 2019-2020 school year to address the main causes of childhood obesity by supporting programs that increase physical activity and/or improve nutrition in Northern Virginia public schools. The 2019-2020 school year is the ninth annual Healthy Kids grants cycle, with a total of $162,725 awarded to date.

Community Foundation Grants $20,245 to Address Childhood Obesity

September 17, 2018

Eighth annual “Healthy Kids Grants” cycle supports 11 schools in Northern Virginia

The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia awarded $20,245 in Healthy Kids Grants to address the main causes of childhood obesity by supporting programs that increase physical activity and/or improve nutrition in Northern Virginia public schools. The 2018-2019 school year is the eighth annual Healthy Kids grants cycle, with a total of $138,245 awarded to date.

Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Grants $17,700 to Address Childhood Obesity

August 30, 2017

Seventh annual “Health Kids Grants” Cycle supports nine schools in Northern Virginia

The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia awarded $17,700 in Healthy Kids Grants to address the main causes of childhood obesity by supporting programs that increase physical activity and/or improve nutrition in Northern Virginia public schools. The 2017-2018 school year is the seventh annual Healthy Kids grants cycle, with a total of $118,000 awarded to date.

Healthy Kids Grants Impact the Lives of Young Girls

June 1, 2017

This is an interview with Sharlean Grinups, Health and Physical Education Department Chair and Wellness Liaison at Westfield High School. Westfield High School has applied for and received a Healthy Kids grant from the Community Foundation every year for the past three years.

Community Foundation Grants $30,300 to Address Childhood Obesity

August 16, 2016

Sixth annual “Health Kids Grants” Cycle supports 17 schools in Northern Virginia

The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia awarded $30,300 in Healthy Kids Grants to address the main causes of childhood obesity by supporting programs that increase physical activity and/or improve nutrition in Northern Virginia public schools. The 2016-2017 school year is the sixth annual cycle, with a total of $100,300 awarded to date. Healthy Kids Grants are made possible by grants from the Chin Family Charitable Fund and the J.O.Y. Charitable Fund, donor advised funds with the Community Foundation.

Healthy Kids Grants Winners

August 1, 2015

For the 2015-2016 School Year

The Community Foundation is pleased to announce the 2015 Healthy Kids Grants supporting school and community based programs in Northern Virginia that either encourage more activity or encourage better nutrition for students during the 2015-2016 School Year.

Healthy Kids Grants Winners

August 1, 2014

For the 2014-2015 School Year

The Community Foundation is pleased to announce the 2014 Healthy Kids Grants supporting school and community based programs in Northern Virginia that either encourage more activity or encourage better nutrition for students during the 2014-2015 School Year.

Healthy Kids Grants Winners

August 1, 2013

For the 2013-2014 School Year

The Community Foundation is pleased to announce the 2013 Healthy Kids Grants supporting school and community based programs in Northern Virginia that either encourage more activity or encourage better nutrition for students during the 2013-2014 School Year.

Healthy Kids Grants Winners

August 1, 2012

For the 2012-2013 School Year

The following schools were awarded a Healthy Kids Grant for their 2012-2013 school year:

Impact Stories

Over $28,000 Awarded for Healthy Kids Grantees

Community Foundation Awards More than $200,000 in Grants

Healthy Kids Mental Health Grants Make Impact at Six Northern Virginia Schools

Healthy Kids Grants will support 10 local public school programs promoting physical activity and healthy eating

Community Foundation Awards Healthy Kids Grants for 2020-2021

Healthy Kids Grants 2019-2020

Community Foundation Grants $20,245 to Address Childhood Obesity

Eighth annual “Healthy Kids Grants” cycle supports 11 schools in Northern Virginia

Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Grants $17,700 to Address Childhood Obesity

Seventh annual “Health Kids Grants” Cycle supports nine schools in Northern Virginia

Healthy Kids Grants Impact the Lives of Young Girls

Community Foundation Grants $30,300 to Address Childhood Obesity

Sixth annual “Health Kids Grants” Cycle supports 17 schools in Northern Virginia

Healthy Kids Grants Winners

For the 2015-2016 School Year

Healthy Kids Grants Winners

For the 2014-2015 School Year

Healthy Kids Grants Winners

For the 2013-2014 School Year

Healthy Kids Grants Winners

For the 2012-2013 School Year

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Healthy Kids Grants

Eighth annual “Healthy Kids Grants” cycle supports 11 schools in Northern Virginia

Seventh annual “Health Kids Grants” Cycle supports nine schools in Northern Virginia

Sixth annual “Health Kids Grants” Cycle supports 17 schools in Northern Virginia

For the 2015-2016 School Year

For the 2014-2015 School Year

For the 2013-2014 School Year

For the 2012-2013 School Year

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