The Recipients | Childhood Obesity
The following organizations have received childhood obesity grants:
Western Mountains Foundation
A $500,000 grant from the New Balance Foundation to Western Mountains Foundation (WMF) will support a $9 million initiative called Maine Huts & Trails. Upon completion, Maine Huts & Trails will consist of a 180-mile network of huts, trails and waterway corridors. The Foundation has sponsored one of 12 huts along the trail—each is designed to accommodate up to 40 overnight guests. Construction on the NB Foundation sponsored "Poplar Stream Falls Hut" was completed in February 2008.
Please see the WMF press release (.pdf) for more information.
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Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
The New Balance Foundation has made a 10-year commitment to Tufts in a far-reaching initiative to combat childhood obesity and improve the long-term health of future generations. This grant will fund leadership positions in the areas of research, scholarship, advocacy, training, program-testing and evaluation and information dissemination. Specifically, "Children in Balance: A Childhood Obesity Initiative" will deepen understanding of effective ways to positively influence dietary and physical activity patterns among children and their caregivers.
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Boston Medical Center
The New Balance Foundation awarded a large grant to support children and their families who are overweight or at risk for being overweight. With this funding, the Boston Medical Center (BMC) created the "Nutrition and Fitness for Life Program" to help children and their families make broad improvements in fitness and nutrition through physical activity, behavior modification, education and assessment of contributory medical factors. The Foundation is also the lead underwriter of BMC's "FANtastic Kids," a ten-week after-school nutrition, education and physical activity program for 8 to 13 year-olds.
For more information, please see...
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A New Balance Foundation grant supports the "Kids in Motion" program at West End Boys & Girls Club located near our headquarters in Allston-Brighton. The club-wide fitness and nutrition program is designed to help the youth of this community and their families achieve strong, healthy lifestyles. Nutrition classes, daily fitness challenges, family activities, and life skills programs are made available—and accessible—and healthy snacks and meals are provided.
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