Healthy Living Mini-Grant Awardees
Congratulations to past awardees. Click on the organizations’ names to learn about their projects and get ideas for your projects!
Active Living (Physical Activity)
Austin Achieve Public Schools
Project Name: Go Team Austin Achieve!
Purchasing sports equipment and team uniforms for middle school scholars who were admitted to the University Interscholastic League (UIL), allowing scholars to embrace the benefits of team sports and competition in the League.
Sana Yoga
Project Name: Expanding Wellness Access: Bilingual Yoga for Chronic Disease Prevention and Mental Health
Offering additional bilingual yoga classes to marginalized communities in Austin/Travis County. Classes include Trauma-Informed Yoga and Yoga for the Nervous System, which are designed to reduce stress, improve mental well-being, and support physical health.
Vietnamese American Community Of Austin Texas (Vacat)
Project Name: Holistic Digital Wellness – Yoga, Meditation, and Sound Healing for the Vietnamese Community
Creating, leading, and hosting digital wellness programs that combine yoga, meditation, and sound healing for the Vietnamese community in Austin/Travis County
Breastfeeding Support
Any Baby Can of Austin Inc.
Project Name: Lactation Education Kits: Building Healthy and Strong Communities
Assembling Lactation Education Kits that will be used among Any Baby Can of Austin Inc.’s program and staff members to enhance breastfeeding education activities.
Community Gardens
Austin Child Guidance Center
Project Name: Healing Garden Expansion & Refurbishment
Expanding, refurbishing, and enhancing their Healing Garden, an outdoor space utilized by therapists during clinical sessions with children and families, ACGC’s team members, and volunteers.
Healthy Food Access
Sunday Lunchbox
Project Name: Farm to Lunchbox: Growing Farm Connections to Communities
Purchasing sorting and fulfillment equipment/materials necessary to onboard three new partner farms with Sunday Lunchbox, helping farms meet their goals of giving back to communities in need.
Overall Wellness
The Charlie Center
Project Name: The Charlie Center
Staffing the City of Austin shower trailer at The Charlie Center, allowing people experiencing homelessness to use showers on site and improve health, overall wellness, and dignity.
Windermere Elementary PFISD
Project Name: Windermere Eagle Oasis
Creating an oasis within Windermere Elementary’s building as a place where staff, students, and families can get a reprieve from daily challenges that the school day and life can bring.
