Partnerships Archives - Grassroots Health

Grassroots Health’s Jane Wallis Selected as a 2024 Seeding Disruption Fellow

Grassroots Health is thrilled to announce that Jane Wallis, MPH, our Associate Director, has earned a coveted spot as a 2024 Seeding Disruption Fellow. As a member of a small cohort of leaders of youth-facing, equity-centered nonprofit organizations in Washington, D.C., Jane will participate in a series of workshops and events that will sharpen her skills to champion racial and

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Grassroots Health Launches Local DC Advisory Board

January 2, 2024 Grassroots Health is excited to announce the launch of our first-ever DC Advisory Board, which includes an inaugural list of advisors who are leaders across multiple communities and sectors within the DC local community. Advisory Board members will share their expertise and activate their connections in the areas of health equity, education, athletics, communications, community building,

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From Our Local Community to National Spaces – Learning and Sharing at Professional Conferences

Grassroots Health has had a busy and impactful fall semester! With over 800 middle school students in health education programs, the training and management of over 100 student-athlete volunteers, sessions for parents and caregivers (Grassroots Fam), and preparing for our culminating end-of-semester event, Grassroots Connect, we’ve managed to take time to engage in professional learning and share more about the

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Grassroots Health’s Team Commits to Advancing Leadership & Learning

Grassroots Health has—since its origins in 2009 as a youth-led grassroots movement—valued next-generation leadership, constant learning and iteration, and public advocacy. Now, 14 years later, we are proud to have many of our staff not only supporting the public health leadership development of young college athletes, but also pursuing their own engagement in nonprofit leadership, local advocacy, mentorship, and health

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Grassroots Health’s Treniyyah Anderson Named “Sport for Good Cities” Emerging Leader

We are thrilled to announce that Treniyyah Anderson, Philadelphia Program Coordinator for Grassroots Health, was selected this week into Laureus USA's Sport for Good Cities Emerging Leaders program. Treniyyah already has an impressive resume, coordinating Grassroots Health's programs in Washington DC before making the move to Philadelphia this January to launch our inaugural programs in Philadelphia schools. Just last month,

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The Risa Fund Offers Seed Funding to Support Grassroots Health’s Expansion to Philadelphia

Grassroots Health is thrilled and grateful to announce a seed gift from The Risa Fund to support our initial pilot of programming in Philadelphia, which is scheduled to get off the ground this month. The Risa Fund has been supporting DC-based organizations active in promoting mental health, wellbeing, and social justice since 2013. They wanted to support our expansion outside

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Grassroots Health Recognized as a Healthy People 2030 Champion

Grassroots Health is pleased to be recognized by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as a Healthy People 2030 Champion. As a Healthy People 2030 Champion, Grassroots Health has demonstrated a commitment to helping achieve the Healthy People 2030 vision of a society in which all people

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Meet our Partners from Hogan Lovells!

You may have noticed that our organization is going through some BIG and EXCITING changes: sporting a new name and look and expanding programing to Philadelphia! As we grow, we want to take a moment to spotlight one of our strongest and long-lasting partners: the staff of Hogan Lovells. In addition to being sponsors of our recent Grassroots Gala, they

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Grassroots Goes to the American School Health Association National Conference

Sharing Grassroots Health’s Best Practices Nationwide In July, program coordinators Lara Negrón Ocasio and Treniyyah Anderson traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico to represent Grassroots Health and connect with lifelong educators, public health officials, and passionate community members at the American School Health Association (ASHA) Annual Conference. They shared Grassroots Health’s best practices, and engaged with other passionate people from across

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Alania and Dylan: telling the story of Grassroots

It's no secret that Grassroots mobilizes hundreds of incredibly talented, Division I athletes from top universities to serve as mentors and facilitators in our middle school health programs. But! They're not the only passionate people using their gifts for good! Sometimes college students will find other ways to serve: with their ability to write and design as a way to

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Grassroots Coaches Circle Members are Essential to Our Work

If you've heard the words "Grassroots Coaches Circle" floating around but are wondering, "what exactly is that?", then you've come to the right blogpost. The Coaches Circle is an honorary group open to all TGP supporters who make a recurring, monthly donation. Members choose the amount they contribute and can come and go from the circle at any time. We

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5 Easy, Healthy Meals to Make Without Leaving Your Home

Written and illustrated by: Niambi White About the author and illustrator: Niambi (“Nene”) is a high school senior at Theodore Roosevelt High School. With the support of Urban Alliance, an organization that works to train and prepare high school students for college, work and beyond, Niambi started an internship with Grassroots in the fall. It wasn't until Niambi’s first day,

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I Have a CONNECTion

They have done it! The students have completed the Grassroots curriculum and now have the health knowledge to begin sharing information and make healthy personal decisions. It’s time for Grassroots Connect! This is a special event where the Grassroots family celebrates students for putting their all into the 8-week health education programs, and the event also gives them health resources

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Run with Grassroots in 2019 Marine Corps Marathon!

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TO OUR MARATHON TEAM. Grassroots is a charity partner of the 2019 Marine Corps Marathon! We are thrilled to be able to host a team of runners (of all levels) who are looking to finish their first marathon, get a PR, or shoot for a spot on the podium -- all are welcome. Runners will

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AU Athlete Kira Flaherty Checks In After Grassroots Connect

The following reflection was written by Grassroots Coach Kira "Kir" Flaherty, a senior on the Women's Soccer Team at American University. Grassroots Connect is the event coaches, students and parents all look forward to following the 8-week Grassroots programs. Although the weekly Grassroots sessions are always fun, nothing tops Grassroots Connect! There is a lot of work that goes into the

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The Inaugural Grassroots Gala

The Inaugural Grassroots Gala In September 2017, Grassroots won the opportunity to partner with Hexagon – a local nonprofit organization that was founded in 1955. The organization is composed of people from all walks of life whose primary purpose is to compose and stage an all-original political, satirical, musical comedy revue annually, both for entertainment, and to raise money for

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The Reva and David Logan Foundation Gives 3-Year Grant to Support Grassroots

TGP is very excited to announce a three-year partnership with the Reva and David Logan Foundation. Through the partnership, the foundation will support TGP to: (1) pilot and evaluate caregivers-focused programs that enable parents and caregivers to speak more frequently and more effectively with their children about sex; (2) host community linkage-to-care events that directly connect our students and their

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TGP Athletes Attend Special Screening of MTV’s “Shuga: Down South”

Guest Post by TGP Athlete Spencer Kelly (Howard U, Men's Tennis) On March 27, Grassroots invited me to attend a MTV Premiere I didn’t know much about. I was excited to see and hear something that was new to me. I understood Grassroots advocated about HIV/AIDS awareness and sexual health, but I never really knew that there were several other

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TGP Welcomes First Full Time Staff Members!

We are only one week away from welcoming our first ever full time staff into the TGP office. (more…)

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Grassroots to Launch “Rock the Block” Campaign in 2012-2013

On Thursday, August 30, TGP received a competitive grant in the amount of $30,500 from the HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Administration (HAHSTA) to launch a new program, the "Rock the Block" campaign. (more…)

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