Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County Awarded New Grant By Amerigroup Foundation – ThurstonTalk Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County Awarded New Grant By Amerigroup… Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County Awarded New Grant By Amerigroup Foundation
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County received two $5,000 Focus Grants to improve the health and wellbeing of Thurston County area youth, thanks to Amerigroup Foundation. These grants are some of dozens distributed across the country by Amerigroup Foundation to support Triple Play programming, which focuses on being healthy through the mind, body and soul.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County received two $5,000 Focus Grants to improve the health and wellbeing of Thurston County area youth, thanks to Amerigroup Foundation.
Amerigroup Foundation will be issuing a $5,000 Focus Grant to the Boys & Girls Club of Thurston County Tumwater Unit and another $5,000 Focus Grant to Lacey Branch to provide programming focused on teaching the importance of healthy eating habits and being physically active to Club members.
“Kids and teens today face a variety of challenges when it comes to eating healthy and staying physically fit. “The Triple Play program and Boys & Girls Clubs in Thurston County are working to build great futures for our kids by changing the opportunity equation to help them make healthy choices and participate in healthy activities each and every day.”
As Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s proven health and wellness program, Triple Play is a game plan for the mind, body and soul. Since the program’s inception in more than a decade ago, Triple Play has made over 10 million connections with kids and teens.
“We are incredibly grateful for the support and partnership of Amerigroup Foundation, because without their support we would not be able to impact so many kids and teens each year,” said Katya Miltimore, Executive Director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County. Promoting youth health and active lifestyles is an ongoing focus of the foundation.
The Triple Play grants announced today are part of a five-year, $10 million commitment from Amerigroup Foundation’s parent company foundation to Boys & Girls Clubs of America to promote healthy lifestyles.
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