Organization: SOUND BODY SOUND MIND FOUNDATION
Mission: TO PROMOTE SELF-CONFIDENCE AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES AMONG LOS ANGELES YOUTH.
Activities: THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES GRANTS OF STATE-OF-THE-ART PHYSICAL FITNESS EQUIPMENT FOR A NEW FITNESS CENTER AT PARTICIPATING LOS ANGELES AREA SCHOOLS. ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS ALSO PROVIDED FOR EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, AND AFTER-SCHOOL SUPERVISION FOR UP TO THREE YEARS. IN 2019, THE SOUND BODY SOUND MIND FOUNDATION (SBSM) PROVIDED FULL FITNESS CENTER GRANTS FOR 10 NEW SCHOOLS ACROSS 3 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA (7 SCHOOLS IN THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, 2 SCHOOLS IN THE LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND 1 SCHOOL IN THE COMPTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT). BEYOND EXPANDING TO 10 NEW SCHOOLS, SBSM FULLY REPLACED OLD PROGRAM FITNESS CENTERS AT 3 MORE SCHOOLS IN LAUSD. SBSM PARTNERED WITH UCLA HEALTH SPORTS PERFORMANCE POWERED BY EXOS TO DEVELOP AND LAUNCH A NEW NUTRITION CURRICULUM, WHICH WAS PILOTED IN ALL 13 SCHOOLS. IN ADDITION TO NEW FITNESS CENTER GRANTS, SBSM PROVIDED MAINTENANCE SUPPORT TO 22 ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS WITH EXISTING SBSM CENTERS. SBSM ALSO PROVIDED ITS FINAL YEAR OF TECHNOLOGY GRANT SUPPORT TO 5 SCHOOLS. IN FALL 2019, SBSM BEGAN TO FOCUS ITS PROGRAMMING INVESTMENTS MORE HEAVILY ON EXISTING SCHOOLS WITH FITNESS CENTERS, LAUNCHING AN 'OPT-IN CAMPAIGN' TO PROVIDE INCREASED MAINTENANCE FUNDING AND RESOURCES TO OLDER SCHOOLS INSTEAD OF LARGE-SCALE EXPANSION TO NEW SCHOOLS IN LOS ANGELES.
NTEE category: Recreation & Sports
Secondary category: Youth Development