Cigna Foundation Announces Availability of $5 Million in Grants to Reduce Child Food Insecurity
August 15 2019 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Funding is part of Healthier Kids For Our
Future, a five-year, $25 million global initiative to improve the
health and well-being of children
The Cigna Foundation is inviting nonprofit organizations working
to reduce child food insecurity to apply for funding through its
Healthier Kids For Our Future grant program. The program will
provide grants to community organizations totaling up to $5 million
over the next year.
Regular access to nutritious and sufficient food is the starting
point for a healthier, more productive life. More than 12 million
children in America experience food insecurity, which can
significantly impact their physical and mental health. Lack of
quality nutrition can lead to physical and mental health problems,
emotional and behavioral problems, obesity and preventable chronic
conditions that may be carried into adulthood.1
The Cigna Foundation seeks to immediately address this challenge
by funding programs that bracket or augment school-related efforts
to provide food and nutritional education to children. U.S. schools
are a focal point for addressing child health issues, and many
already have programs and partnerships offering food and nutrition
support.
“We want to make an immediate impact on the health and
well-being of children, and feel we can best do so by supporting
organizations that are working to reduce hunger and food insecurity
in their communities and schools today,” said Susan Stith,
executive director, Cigna Foundation. “Collaborative efforts
between public, private and nonprofit organizations are key to
sustainable improvements, and we look forwarding to working
together to help reach more children in need, quickly.”
Examples of programs eligible for funding through the Healthier
Kids For Our Future grant program include:
- Community-based programs that support access to healthy meals
and nutritional education outside the school setting, on weekends
and during the summer.
- Food and nutritional programs that provide support for
expectant mothers and caregivers.
- Programs that address the food and nutrition needs of preschool
children.
- Health care provider efforts that navigate patients to
nutritional education and/or food as prescription programming.
- School-based programs that enhance or augment state and/or
federal assistance efforts.
To determine grant eligibility, start here.
About the Cigna Foundation
The Cigna Foundation, founded in 1962, is a private foundation
funded by contributions from Cigna Corporation (NYSE:CI) and its
subsidiaries. The Cigna Foundation supports organizations sharing
its commitment to enhancing the health of individuals and families,
and the well-being of their communities, with a special focus on
those communities where Cigna employees live and work.
1 American Psychological Association, 2019.
https://www.apa.org/pi/families/poverty.
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