Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida - 2020-2021 Mini-Grant Awardee!
Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida has received a 2020-2021 Healthier Jupiter Mini-Grant to fund “Be Kind to Your Mind”.
This project will increase availability and affordability of fresh, healthy foods, help individuals become more physically active on a regular basis, and encourage people to engage mentally to practice healthy behaviors by….
Be Kind to Your Mind is a 5-session program series that focuses on helping Girl Scouts K-12th grade understand the importance of mental and physical health. This live-online series will be offered at two different age levels to address appropriate SMART goals. This split allows for more tailored, age-appropriate content and gives the girls a better chance at relating to one another during the breakout room discussions. The five sessions include the following topics:
What is Mental Health?
Coping with Change
Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
Self-Care
Talking about Health
How will this project create lasting and transformative change in the health, wellness and success of the greater Jupiter community…
Physical health, behavioral health, and mental health are top concerns in Palm Beach County. In the county's Youth Master Plan, one of the top goals is to "expand and improve detection, prevention and intervention physical and mental health services behavioral health care access." The Be Kind to Your Mind program will have a great impact on Jupiter's youth health by reinforcing SMART goals such as eating more healthy foods and encouraging physical activity. Girl Scouts are able to gradually adjust their habits safely and with support of their Girl Scout troops throughout the year.
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. You can learn more about the Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida at www.gssef.org.
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Interested in learning more about this grant, reach out to eharrigan@gssef.org.
More about Healthier Jupiter’s Mini-Grant Program
For the fifth year in a row, Healthier Jupiter will offer $2,500 Mini-Grants to impact the health of our community. The goal of the Mini-Grant program is to fund projects that address healthy eating, active living and mental health in new, innovative and community-centered ways. These projects will create lasting and transformative change in the health, wellness and success of the greater Jupiter community. Not-for-profits, government agencies, civic organizations, public schools, school-based groups, houses of worship, businesses and individuals are encouraged to submit applications. Funds available will pilot ideas to improve our collective community health in one or more focus areas:
Increase availability and affordability of fresh, healthy foods;
Help individuals become more physically active on a regular basis;
Encourage people to engage mentally to practice healthy behaviors; and/or
Change the built environment and policies that promote equitable health opportunities.
Healthier Jupiter, in partnership with Jupiter Medical Center is dedicated to bringing the greater Jupiter community together to encourage each person to live their healthiest life. Healthier Jupiter is part of the Palm Health Foundation’s Healthier Together Initiative, a long-term, community-driven approach to solving a community’s complex healthcare issues.