2012 Mayor's Healthy Hometown Mini-Grants
Grants will range from $2,000-$3,000 and will be awarded in July 2012. Funds can be used for physical activity, healthy nutrition, tobacco use prevention and cessation, and/or chronic disease prevention and management programming in Metro Louisville.
The Mayor’s Healthy Hometown Movement awarded 18 community organizations in 2011:
Catholic Enrichment Center $2,000
Funds will be used for the Healthy Habits Program, an initiative of nutrition and fitness classes.
CHOICE Inc. $3,000
Funds will be used for 28 weeks of walking and nutrition education sessions for young people ages 13 to 17 living in lower-income communities.
Community Farm Alliance $3,000
Funds will be used for monthly community cooking events in underserved areas using locally grown food.
Facts of Faith Fellowship Ministries $2,550
Funds will be used for the Great Health Initiative tai chi classes and the Taste of Health nutrition program.
FEAT of Louisville $3,000
Funds will be used for physical activity programming and counseling for children with autism.
Food Literacy Project $5,000
Funds will be used for scholarships to students for farm visits and agriculture education.
Fourth Avenue United Methodist Church $2,255
Funds will be used for the Fresh Stop food distribution program.
Girls on the Run Louisville $2,250
Funds will be used for a 5K training and character building among young women.
La Casita Center $2,980
Funds will be used for a Spanish language exercise and nutrition program for women.
Lighthouse Promise Inc. $3,000
Funds will be used for a culinary arts program and an exercise initiative.
New Roots Inc. $3,700
Funds will be used for a food distribution program
Portland Orchard Project $2,500
Funds will be used for a community garden project in Portland neighborhood.
Runners on a Mission $1,240
Funds will be used for an incremental marathon training program for youth in grades 4 and 5.
Shacklette Elementary School PTA $2,250
Funds will be used for a school garden project
Shawnee Neighborhood Association $2,875
Funds will be used for the "Garden of Principles" community garden.
South Central Kentucky Kids on the Block $3,000
Funds will be used for an educational puppet troupe focusing on childhood obesity prevention.
Sustainable Agriculture of Louisville $2,400
Funds will be used for student scholarships to summer gardening camp and urban agriculture fellowships.
Trainers for Kids $3,000
Funds will be used for Group training programs in several JCPS schools