Three Student Groups Win Project Grants from TOGETHER!

Olympia High School; Alysse Normoyle; Darek Ball; Rocky Levin; Kasandra Shilman Photo Courtesy of TOGETHER!
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Three high school groups have been awarded grants of $1,000 each from TOGETHER! to fund youth health projects they themselves have devised. The projects address issues that create

barriers to the health, safety and success of youth in Thurston County. Applications were reviewed by a committee made up of both youth and adults, so the winners were chosen with input by both professionals and teens.

These three projects were selected:

  • Black Hills High School: “Choose Love,” an all-school assembly by anti-bullying presenter Houston Kraft, is planned. They will also provide leadership training to about 150 students.
  • Olympia High School: “OSNAP After-School Program for At-Risk Youth.” This after-school program will help students at risk of dropping out of high school. Participants can find support through hands-on and group learning.
  • South Sound High School: “Breaking Silence” peer educators. The school will use the grant and some training from TOGETHER! to help students become peer educators, they will be able to educate and support their peers who seek change.

TOGETHER!, a local nonprofit that has spent the past 25 years working to advance the health, safety and success of our youth, offers congratulations to the winners and was happy to see such a clever variety of health-supporting projects. This is the first distribution of what will hopefully become an annual grant process. Schools and youth groups will be able to apply for grants such as these to support health promotion projects in their communities. To keep up with news and grant announcements, follow at www.facebook.com/thurstontogether.

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