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NATIONAL s RECREATION s FOUNDATION
NRF SPOTLIGHT
As part of an ongoing series on the
National Recreation Foundation,
Parks & Recreation highlights grant
recipients for the foundation's program
benefiting at-risk youths. This month
features programs from Texas,
Mississippi, California, and Colorado.
NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH
ASSOCIATION
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TCU INSITUTE OF CHILD
DEVELOPMENT
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■ Personal Health and Physical Fitness Grant-$30,000
Founded in 1906, the Neighborhood Youth
Association (NYA) is a nonprofit organization serving low-income, troubled youth
and families in the Venice, California, area.
Personal Best serves 120 youth between
ages of 6 and 18 who are primarily at-risk
Latinos for whom English is their second
language. The NYA's program helps youth
develop basic skills for recreation and
healthy living by providing a variety of fitness opportunities, nutrition education,
and integrated life skills, such as cooking,
science, math, and vocabulary.
T
URBAN YOUTH MINISTRIES
Grant-$100,000
The Institute of Child Development at
Texas Christian University strives to help
children suffering the effects of early trauma, abuse, or neglect by conducting research to deepen the understanding about
the complex needs of these children and
how and why these harmful experiences
can impair development and lead to social, behavioral, and emotional problems.
The grant is in its third year of funding and
goes to support the implementation of a
comprehensive training program for children's residential care centers, community
agencies, and professionals who support
at-risk youth. The training program teaches others how to replicate TCU Institute of
Child Development's methods of supporting and empowering vulnerable children
throughout the country.
Grant-$25,000
Urban Youth Ministries address the emotional, physical, and spiritual needs of atrisk youth in the Denver metropolitan area
through a comprehensive support system.
Participants, who may lack healthy, supportive relationships, take part in mentoring and faith-based programming, which
incorporates supportive group recreation
and provides a social network that helps
young people develop in positive and
healthful ways.
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB GULF COAST
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Triple Play Grant-$30,000
Mississippi youth face many challenges,
including the continued effects of Hurricane Katrina and the nation's highest
obesity rate. The Triple Play program provides daily physical activity challenges,
health and nutrition classes, and social
recreation. This program gives youth lifelong skills to improve their health and the
health of their families. Triple Play, a program that addresses the body, mind, and
soul of participants, was piloted in 2009
with NRF support.
The National Recreation Foundation
H E NATIONAL RECRE ATION FO U N DATION AN D N RPA ,
along with its predecessor organizations, have had a close
working relationship since 1919. The foundation has supported
many programs and activities through NRPA for all of those years, including the National Recreation School, the World Leisure and Recreation Association, and many other programs of the former National
Recreation Association and NRPA. In more recent years, the foundation's endowment portfolio has grown significantly, which has made
possible the funding of more than $10 million of NRPA programs and
activities. In addition to NRPA, the NRF supports many other not-forprofit organizations and government agencies throughout the United
States. In 2010-2011, grants were made to 36 programs for a total of
just under $2 million.
The mission is " to be a life-enhancing force on the youth of the nation
by investing strategically in recreation with a special focus on programs
for those who are economically, physically, or mentally disadvantaged. "
The NRF gives funding priority to organizations working to coordinate efforts among local, state, and national agencies that address this mission,
as well as to programs focusing on outcomes leading to significant social change. The foundation views recreation and the leisure services as a
broad and holistic perspective that assists youth-at-risk by encouraging
healthy lifestyles for all. www.nationalrecreationfoundation.org.
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