Grant giving for FY’13 (7/1/2012 – 6/30/2013) was based on the Foundation’s new long-term goals established in June 2011. The fall 2012 grant round includes 31 grants, totaling $691,680 awarded to non-profit organizations, schools, and municipalities. These grants are funded according to the following priorities:

PRIORITY #1: HEALTHY BEHAVIORS

PRIORITY #1A:    : Promoting healthy living through nutrition, activities and programs in public and private schools to reduce obesity and encourage healthy living ($58,105)

• Brookeside Montessori – Grow Up Fit
• Daniel Boone Area School District – Healthy for a Lifetime Program
• Falkner Swamp Nursery School, Inc. – Health & Wellness Program
• Pottsgrove School District - Wellness Committee Director
• Saint Aloysius School – Steps to a Healthier You – Fitness & Nutrition
• West-Mont Christian Academy – Healthy Snack/Lunch Program Extension

PRIORITY #1B:  Improving parks, programming and the built environment to increase access to physical activity (($60,000)

• Borough of Pottstown – Manatawny Gateway
• Boyertown Rotary Foundation – Fenstermacher Fitness Campus – Phase II
• Royersford Borough – Third Avenue Basketball Court Renovation

PRIORITY #1C:  Creating and promoting social networks involving healthy living ($152,250)

• Boyertown Area Community Wellness Council – Steps to a Healthier Community – 2013
• Centro Cultural Latino Unidos, Inc. (CCLU) – Fun & Fitness Education program
• Chester County 4-H . – After-School & Summer Programs at Park Springs Apartments
• Child, Home & Community – Adolescent Prenatal, Parenting and Support Continuum in Pottstown
• Friendship House – The Parent-Child Home program
• KenCrest Centers – Resources and Education for Achieving Complete Health (REACH 4)
• Pottstown Area Police Athletic League – PAL Operating Program
• Pottstown Family Center (Family Services of Montgomery County) – Eat Smart, Play More (ESPM)
• Triskeles Foundation – Food for Thought/Green Interns Program

PRIORITY #2:  PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH ($343,325)