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Riverside Healthy Cities


GOLD MEDALIST

The City of Riverside’s Healthy Cities Program has been selected as a finalist for Park and Recreation Program of the Year category for working with the youth in the Eastside community of Riverside to promote physical activity and a healthier lifestyle for themselves and their families. The Healthy Cities after-school program provided alternative physical activities including rock climbing, cage ball and dance led by young Americorp Volunteers; community gardening at elementary schools and parks; and education on healthy nutrition by providing salad bars and food journals. Healthy Cities staff members worked in collaboration with schools to monitor the progress of students and found that participants improved their academic test scores, increased physical activity and are eating healthier.




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A World Fit For Kids!

GOLD MEDALIST

A World Fit For Kids! was founded in 1993 to develop and manage physical activity and youth development programs for under-served youth. Our mission is to enhance the emotional, mental and physical fitness of youth through mentoring, leadership training and healthy activities after school. AWFFK! is achieving demonstrable results in improved fitness and grades for elementary students, and improved fitness, better grades, reduced dropout rate and increased ...
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Anahuak Youth Soccer Association

SILVER MEDALIST

Raul Macías, a successful businessman who came from Mexico 30 years ago, started the non-profit Anahuak Youth Soccer Association ten years ago in northeast Los Angeles to improve academics, health, and leadership through physical activity and places to play. Anahuak helped create the Rio de Los Angeles State Park at Taylor Yard, which opened on Earth Day 2007. As Macías told KTLA news, www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHUA1QFLrN0, Anahuak ...
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Sports4Kids

BRONZE MEDALIST

Sports4Kids hires young adults who work full time in 92 low income California elementary schools as Site Coordinators providing daily access to lunchtime, recess and after school physical activity. These 92 Site Coordinators are a source of inspiration to the over 35,000 young people with whom they interact each day, encouraging safe, meaningful play, while creating an environment that is inclusive and contributes to the learning environment.

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