United Health Heroes Grants for Schools and Community-based nonprofit organizations
UnitedHealthcare and YSA (Youth Service America) are inviting schools and other community-based nonprofit organizations to Step Into Service by applying for UnitedHealth HEROES grants. Project proposals for UnitedHealth HEROES grants must include an activity element where young people can count their steps, as well as a service component which increases awareness, provides direct service, enables advocacy on behalf of a cause or features youth philanthropy around the issue of childhood obesity. To apply for a UnitedHealth HEROES grant visit www.YSA.org/HEROES. This website contains additional information about the program. For questions regarding this grant program, e-mail HealthHEROES@ysa.org Over the past four years nearly 1,000 Timeline Oct. 15, 2012 Grant application deadline is midnight EST November 2012 Applicants will be notified of their status Jan. 21, 2013 Projects kick off on Martin Luther King April 26 – 28, 2013 Projects conclude on Global Youth
Grants of up to $1,000 are available for youth-led service-learning projects which aim to combat childhood obesity through walking, running or hiking programs.
UnitedHealth HEROES grants, totaling almost
$500,000, have been awarded to groups across
the country. This is your opportunity to submit
creative projects to help kids live healthier lives!
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