The LAHC grant is aimed at successfully implementing, improving, evaluating, and expanding our Healthy Living Program that addresses the issue of childhood obesity in students who attend schools in our target areas of Dearborn, Dearborn Heights and Detroit, while also including their families in our programs.Should LAHC be so fortunate as to receive a Local Community Impact grant, we would spend grant funds in the following manner: 1. purchase direct-cost program materials and supplies. 2. training and certification of staff and performing a full evaluation of the Healthy Living program. 3. begin new garden development at 4 of the 5 schools and upgrade the existing school’s garden (at Global Heights Academy).4. support the program manager’s facilitation of successfully add fifth graders to the program at each of the five schools while also conducting the program in grades 1-4.
Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities
1509-139522
2015