Funding Mini-Grants to Create Healthy Communities

Adventure Programming: Adventure Fitness & Fun for Everyone!

Build a low element adventure programming course that focuses on social and emotional competency, motor skills development, and health-related fitness for all participants.

Canton Public Schools Wellness Department Canton

Canton

$1,800

Brain Attack: A Stroke Survival Guide

Purchase 12 stroke education DVDs , and donate them to South Shore area public libraries and the South Shore Elder Services Family Caregiver Support Program

South Shore Care-giving Collaborative & South Shore Elder Services, Inc.

Braintree

$506

Building Parents' Knowledge of Child Development

Sponsor a monthly parent education program to increase parent's knowledge of child development

Hull Family Network/Hull Public Schools

Hull

$900

Central Middle School Proposal

A live theater presentation will enrich the comprehensive health curriculum and serve as a catalyst for community services and support.

Central Middle School

Quincy

$750

Food Insecurity: Empowering Teens to Educate and Act

Teens from Interfaith Action will educate local communities about food insecurity and will purchase shares from a CSA to donate them to local food pantries.

Interfaith Action, Inc.

Sharon

$1,250

Healthy Kids Vacation Camp

Offer 6th annual February School Vacation Camp, a fun, safe learning environment about healthier ways to take care of ourselves and the world for children in K-4th grade.

Wollaston Congregational Church

Quincy

$500

Helping Children Cope with a Loved One's Cancer - Survivorship is a Family Matter

Pilot an educational outreach program for children and their parents to foster communication over questions and concerns when a family member has cancer

Friends of Hope, South Shore Hospital

Weymouth

$1,250

Hope for the Future – Relapse Prevention Treatment

To offer a time-limited psycho-educational group regarding substance abuse and relapse prevention

Good Shepherd's Maria Droste Services

Quincy

$906

Milton Children's Learning Fair

Hold a town-wide fair for children and families promoting wellness and managing your child's allergies and asthma.

Milton Early Childhood Alliance

Milton

$1,250

Monthly Social Health Curriculum Themes

To implement the monthly social health curriculum themes through staff development and parent programs

Norwell Public Schools Office of Student Services

Norwell

$1,200

Partner in Prevention - Protecting Weymouth Youth from Prescription Drug and Heroin Addiction

Create a community guide that raise awareness of prescription drug & heroin addition while promoting programs & practices that help increase protective factors

Weymouth Youth Coalition Substance Abuse Prevention Team

Weymouth

$900

Positive Parenting—Healthy Homes

Expand a group offering for parents/caretakers who experience stress and are looking for guidance and support around healthy parenting.

Manet Community Health Center, Inc

Quincy

$1,020

Quincy College's Alcohol and Substance Abuse Awareness Prevention Programs

Present alcohol and substance abuse awareness programs open to all students and staff during National Alcohol Awareness Month in April.

Quincy College

Quincy

$1,000

Quincy Immigrant Youth Outreach Project

A youth leadership committee will plan and promote workshops and volunteer opportunities for recent immigrant youth

Quincy Asian Resources

Quincy

$800

Shaping a Healthier-Quincy… Together

Use the Microfit HeathStar Manager Program as student fitness and weight assessment and a tool to communicate with families about healthier ways of life.

Quincy Public Schools

Quincy

$1,000

Students Against Destructive Decisions @ North Quincy High School

Support projects and activities within North Quincy High School that encourage the SADD mission

Quincy Public Schools Health Services, NQHS Guidance Team, and NQHS Health Team

Quincy

$1,000

Swim Buoys for Quincy Beaches

Purchase and install swim area markers at the Quincy's neighborhood beaches to increase safety and promote physical activity

Quincy Beaches and Coastal Commission

Quincy

$2,500

The Elder Dental Program

Provide low-income elders with quality, affordable oral health care through a network of dentists who provide treatment at reduced fee.

Healthcare Options, Inc.

Norwood

$1,500