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our mission in food, health, & well-being
We seek funding opportunities that allow us to make progress in ensuring all children grow and reach optimal well-being by living in secure families, having access to fresh, local healthy food, physical activity, and access to quality health care.
our focus
Children need nutrition, stimulation, healthy living conditions and access to quality health care to thrive.
We help many of them receive all four by funding organizations that improve birth outcomes, first food experiences and health services; create access to healthy foods; and educate families and communities about the interrelated factors that determine well-being. We are especially interested in efforts focusing on children who are disadvantaged by multiple societal factors, a disproportionate percentage of whom are children of color.
We also support innovative, place-based efforts to address the social determinants of health (SDoH) through local leadership, policy and advocacy. And we work to ensure access to a quality health environment and to quality health care.
strategies and programs
Food
- Support innovative, place-based efforts to improve birth outcomes using a SDoH (social determinants of health) and racial equity lens.
- Optimize first food experiences by increasing the rate of breastfeeding and eliminating related racial and economic disparities.
- Improve food systems by engaging local leaders in communities and schools (parents and other stakeholders) to deliver healthier foods to all children and achieve related policy changes.
- Transform food deserts into food oases by increasing engagement of local communities in all aspects of food production and delivery, including related research and policy changes.
Health and Well-Being
- Foster stress mitigation and reduction efforts (physical activities, violence prevention) designed to improve mental health and well-being, and create conditions that support mental and physical well-being of marginalized children and families.
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