Healthier Jupiter Awards 10 $2,500 Grants to Local Not-for-Profits
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Healthier Jupiter, a community initiative founded to address health and quality of life issues, recently awarded ten $2,500 Mini-Grants to deserving local not-for-profits. 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. The projects awarded will create lasting and transformative change in the health, wellness and success of the Jupiter community.
A Mini-Grant Review Committee of 9 community members, representing a variety of expertise and backgrounds, came together in early November to interview and evaluate applicants. Each application received careful review based on eligibility requirements, impact on health, collaboration, reach and scale, equitable access, evaluation and sustainability.
This year, Healthier Jupiter has partnered with the Morgan Hoffmann Foundation to be able to provide two additional $2,500 grants to fund projects focused on reaching children and their families. The Morgan Hoffmann Foundation is dedicated to helping others affected by debilitating diseases and those who seek to achieve a healthier life through research, science and holistic methodologies.
The ten organizations and their funded projects include:
Center for Child Counseling - Healing the Healers
El Sol, Jupiter’s Neighborhood Resource Center - The Flavors of the Sun Cooking Series
FreshRx Inc - Farm to Hospital
Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida - Be Kind to your Mind
Jack the Bike Man, Inc. - Bicycle Repairs for the El Sol Community
Dr. Jill Shutes & Palm Beach Atlantic University’s School of Nursing - Say Hello to Advanced Care Planning
Love Serving Autism - RALLYing With Adaptive Tennis
Palm Beach County Food Bank - Marjorie S. Fisher Nutrition Driven Gets Cooking 2.0
Sea Turtle Adventures, Inc. - Just Keep Swimming!
Shifting Gears United Inc. - Weekly Workouts
Stay tuned to Healthier Jupiter’s Facebook, Instagram and blog for more information on each project!
For more information on these projects please visit www.healthierjupiter.org or contact Joanna Peluso, at (561) 263-7579.
About Healthier Jupiter
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.