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THIS GRANT’S FOCUS: Child Health/Welfare, Mental Health, Food Access, Food Insecurity, Child Development
Deadline: Sept. 30, 2020
“One of the focuses of the Healthier Kids for Our Future initiative is to address childhood hunger and improve nutrition. We are looking for programs that attempt to address these, and other gaps, in delivering food and nutritional education to children. The Cigna Foundation is looking for programs that bracket or augment in-school efforts in the following areas:
- Community-based programs that support children and families’ access to healthy meals and nutritional education outside the school setting, on weekends and during the summer
- Food and nutritional programs that provide support for expecting mothers and caregivers
- Support for programs that address the needs of pre-school children
- Health provider/clinician efforts that provide nutritional education to patients and/or food as prescription programming
- School-based programs that enhance or augment state and/or federal assistance efforts
In 2020, we are expanding the initiative to include good health and well-being with a focus on mental health. Our goal is to supplement existing mental health programming, and help close gaps both within and outside the school environment to address loneliness, anxiety, depression, and suicide prevention. We will fund programs that foster collaboration between stakeholders including school administrators and teachers, clinicians, and local and national nonprofits to address mental health and emotional well-being challenges for children. Partners are encouraged to leverage one or more of the follow evidence-based programs:
- Trauma Informed Practices (TIPS)
- Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
- Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS).”
Funder: The Cigna Foundation
Eligibility: Unspecified
Amount: Unspecified
Contact: Food Insecurity Grants: Link. | Children’s Mental Health Grants: Link.
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