April 4th 2011
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Louis Stokes Health Scholars Program
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal U.S. residents who have a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Applicants must also be currently enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, vocational or technical school. The anticipated degree must be in a subject that will lead to a career in a health field. The ideal candidate is a student at a two-year institution who plans to complete a four-year degree and seek work in an underserved community. Additionally, the candidate will demonstrate financial need.
Deadline
April 14, 2011
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February 7th 2011
The Infinity Initiative Launches T-shirt Line
The Infinity Initiative is excited to announce its new line of custom designed t-shirts. WearHouse launched on Saturday, February 5, 2011 and features an array of teen-inspired custom designs, including the “antiDrama Collection” that was inspired by The Infinity Initiative’s Healthy Relationships Campaign.
(http://www.wix.com/infinityinitiative/wearhouse)
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October 28th 2010
Expanding to Enrich...
The Infinity Initiative is excited about expanding the scope of its efforts! “We believe that every young lady deserves an opportunity to make a quality decision about what she’s going to do with her life,” says Sheryl Landry, Founder of The Infinity Initiative. “It’s important that they know that they have opportunities and that they are taught how to extend their reach beyond their present circumstances and beyond their past experiences.”
Throughout the Summer of 2010, Landry and Infinity’s Board of Directors began conducting needs assessments and researching demographics in an effort to apply for federal grants. During their research, it was found that several communities in Fulton and Gwinnett Counties (Georgia) had similiar negative statistics. Landry notes, “Louisiana has been plagued with negative statistics and pervasively ranks last…I want to be able to do something about how those negative statistics impact our girls’ lives in the present and show them that they don’t have to live up to that negativity.”
Thanks to their research, The Infinity Initiative has made a decision to expand its efforts to enrich the lives of teens and young women to North Fulton County, Georgia. The new Georgia branch will be based in Sandy Springs, Ga.; northeast of Atlanta and will be launching its first programs in January of 2011.
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October 12th 2011
The Infinity Initiative Receives American Medical Association Foundation Healthy Lifestyles Grant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 12, 2011
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Baton Rouge, La.—The Infinity Initiative was awarded a grant from the American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation’s Healthy Living Program. This program addresses critical healthy lifestyle issues by providing mini-grants to grassroots community organizations. Selected projects target youth and address the topics of nutrition and physical fitness, prescription drug safety and violence prevention. The Infinity Initiative was one of 37 nonprofits across the country that received such a distinction this year.
The Infinity Initiative, a nonprofit organization based in New Orleans, La. seeks to equip and empower female youth in under-served areas, while enhancing their quality of life. The organization received a $5,000 grant for their project, SaVY (Strong and Virtuous Youth) Health & Wellness Lifestyle Tour that will be hosted in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana. The Tour is an interactive, fun and enlightening series of events and programs designed to bring awareness by providing health and wellness related information and positive lifestyle options to female youth and young women on a wide variety subjects.
“These Healthy Living Grants provide necessary resources and recognition to those organizations who are on the front lines in their communities, creating change on the local level,” said AMA Foundation President Owen Garrick, MD. “We are pleased to support The Infinity Initiative’s efforts to improve the nutrition and fitness level in their community.”
The AMA Foundation, a 501©(3) tax-exempt foundation, is committed to improving the health of Americans through philanthropic support of quality programs in public health and medical education. Visit http://www.amafoundation.org to learn more.
For additional information on event dates, to volunteer or to host The Tour in your community, contact Sheryl Landry of The Infinity Initiative at .
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July 12th 2011
2012-13 Fiscal Sponsorship Available
Dedicated to improving the well-being of female youth, The Infinity Initiative employs innovative approaches to benefit females in under-served areas, while enhancing their quality of life. The next phase of ensuring that our mission is facilitated, includes our Fiscal Sponsorship and Incubator program (i.e. 501 ©(3) sponsorship).
The Infinity Initiative’s Fiscal Sponsorship program provides tax-exemption sponsorship for like-minded, youth oriented organizations and individual projects. Fiscal Sponsorship is ideal for the growth of organizations who do not want (or are not fully prepared) to become a tax-exempt nonprofit organization. It affords organizations/groups/associations to receive funding from foundations and corporations that—by choice or by requirement—only donate to individuals or organizations with 501©(3) tax-exempt status. Our Incubator program aids start-up organizations through organizational/program consulting and the enhancing of their organizational capacity by connecting with an established nonprofit, with a great track record. Both programs offer different benefits and opportunities for exposure and growth. Our programs are exclusively for associations or organizations identified as “nonprofits”; as such, for profit entities are not eligible to apply.
Contact The Infinity Initiative for specific information & see how a mutually beneficial relationship with our organization can help you further your mission/vision to impact the lives of our youth! (Note: (1) We are NOT a grantmaking organization. (2) We only offer fiscal sponsorship to organizations/individuals in the United States.)
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April 5th 2011
SaVY Health & Wellness Tour to Combat Childhood Obesity
New Orleans, La.—This year, The Infinity Initiative was awarded a UnitedHealth HEROES grant by Youth Service America (YSA). The UnitedHealth HEROES program is a service-learning, health literacy initiative developed by UnitedHealth Group and Youth Service America. The program awards grants to help youth, ages 5-25, create and implement local, hands-on programs to fight childhood obesity. Each grant engages participating youth in service-learning, an effective teaching and learning strategy that supports student learning, academic achievement, and workplace readiness. The grants encourage semester-long projects that launched on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service (January 17, 2011) and culminate on Global Youth Service Day (April 15-17, 2011).
The Infinity Initiative’s collaborative effort with Birmingham, Alabama based fitness coach, KJ Hill, will bring the SaVY (Strong and Virtuous Youth) Health & Wellness Tour to teens in Birmingham. The Tour is a research-based program that will be presented afterschool in an effort to teach a group of middle school students in Birmingham the importance of making quality decisions about health.
“The best way to promote responsibility for health is equipping people with skills for (1) understanding health and wellness and (2) understanding the importance of maintaining both through health literacy”, says Sheryl Landry, Founder of The Infinity Initiative. “Coach” KJ Hill (Founder of Fitness Fleet) presently works as a volunteer in schools teaching children how to be more physically active and physically fit. He notes his own struggle with being “an overweight child” and not learning about the negative effect of certain foods until he “was 360 lbs. and very unhealthy.” Says Hill, “I believe it is a noble [project]. I always seek ventures that will help me in my own health journey. As I learn, I teach […] parents on how to continue a healthy legacy through their kids with cooking, choosing healthy foods and surrounding them with a healthy environment.”
The SaVY Health & Wellness Tour is a fun, interactive service-learning project that is designed to bring awareness by providing health, wellness and positive lifestyle options to female youth and young women. For additional information or to host The Tour in your community, contact Sheryl Landry of The Infinity Initiative at .
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