Six Chicago community groups and schools have received grants for programs fighting childhood obesity.
CHICAGO (AP) — Six Chicago community groups and schools have received grants for programs fighting childhood obesity.
The UnitedHealth Group’s HEROES grants total $4,500.
Wilbur Wright College’s grant will fund a student-led service-learning project teaching kids about mechanisms behind obesity.
A grant for Englewood’s Lindblom Math & Science Academy will help students there create a healthy food campaign for the impoverished neighborhood.
Erie Neighborhood House received money to fund a health fair for kids and their families.
The other grant recipients are Girls in the Game, Jefferson Awards Youth Service Challenge and Fraternite Notre Dame’s grant .
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