Mini-grant Program: The Network for a Healthy California-Sierra Cascade Region lead agency will administer a mini-grant program that reflects the characteristics listed below:

• Provide grants up to $5,000 per grant for the purpose of responding to opportunities or challenges within the region, assist the Regional Collaborative advocacy initiative, fill unmet needs, and support the overall goals of the Network.
• Disburse funds according to priorities, criteria and process determined and approved by the Network for a Healthy California lead agency and CPNS.

Current Awardees:

• Mis Corazones Corporation in Butte County
• Trinity County family Child Care Association in Trinity County
• Yreka Community Center in Siskiyou County
• Northern CA Child Development, Inc. in Tehama County

 Forms and Documents:  EXTENDED DEADLINE: Send your Mini-Grant Applications in by May 17th at 4pm

• RFA Overview *Correction: Completion of grant activites is 9/15/11 instead of 5/15/11 
• RFA Instructions
• RFA Forms
• Mini Grant Summary Form
• Nutrition Education Resource List for Adults
• Nutrition Education List (PDF)

The Network for a Healthy California: The Network for a Healthy California works with local, state, and national partners to build healthy communities.

• Empowers low-income Californians to increase consumption of  daily servings of fruits and vegetables and promote daily physical activity.
• Facilitates behavior change by educating low-income consumers directly through multiple venues, enabling organizations and communities to create environments that support fruit and vegetable consumption and daily physical activity.
• Encourages participation in federal nutrition assistance programs among those who are eligible.
• Promotes fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity in an effort to reduce the risk of chronic diseases, such as heart disease, cancer, hypertension, stroke, diabetes, and obesity.   

The Network for a Healthy California-Children's Power Play! Campaign: The Netowrk for a Healthy California-Children's Power Play! Campaign is a statewide social marketing campaign that encourages 9- to 11-year-old children to eat the recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables and be active for 60 minutes every day.  Community coalitions work together to create environments in which children are taught to make healthful food choices and be physically active, and are provided with the opportunities in which practicing these behaviors is both easy and socially acceptable.  

For more information, please visit the link below: http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/cdic/cpns/powerplay/default.htm

Target Audience

Primary: 9- to 11-year-old children, with an emphasis on children from low-income families.

Secondary: Parents, adult intermediaries, and policy makers.

      Program Strategies

The Power Play! Campaign helps communities throughout California bring the nutrition and physical activity messages to children through:

• School classrooms and cafeterias
• Community youth organizations, including after-school and summer programs
• Farmers' market, supermarket and restaurant promotions
• Media activities, including television advertisements and public relations