Healthy Children and Adolescents

Fund the leadership and implementation of data-driven Coordinated School Health programming, culture, and instruction through years 2 and 3 of start-up.

Increase access to and consumption of healthy food for children in preschool settings including locally grown food whenever possible.

Support in-home child care providers in meeting higher nutrition standards for meals and snacks served in child care facilities by eliminating barriers to fresh food and milk.

Convene two groups of youth from the Sun Valley neighborhood to lead, plan and execute healthy community design projects.

Provide physical activity and nutritional education content to the Durango 9-R after school Kid Camp Program.

Increase the numbers of low-income, Latino and Spanish-speaking parents of Denver Public School children who are actively involved in efforts to increase children's access to healthy foods and physical activity in Denver Public Schools.

Build the capacity of unlicensed at-home family, friend and neighbor (FFN) childcare providers to promote healthy living in the child care setting.

Serve as the backbone organization for the Healthy Schools collective impact effort and coordinate partners to create a common state vision. Continue existing efforts to improve health and wellness policy and increase best practices in school districts throughout Colorado.

GALS is requesting $54,000 to hire a full time health and wellness professional to create and implement the development and concretization of the GALS health and wellness program in its new High school.

General operating support to continue delivery of two evidence-based programs, The Incredible Years and Nurse Family Partnership, to more than 11,000 vulnerable children and families statewide.