Serve-a-Smile Grants
Minnesota Alliance with Youth is excited to team up with Delta Dental of Minnesota to present the Serve-a-Smile mini-grants program in support of Global Youth Service Day, an annual event in Minnesota, the largest in the state, nation and world.
The Serve-a-Smile mini grant program offers young people start up funds as they envision ways to create healthier schools and communities through youth service. Serve-a-Smile is based on the belief that when engaged, creative and resourceful youth volunteers are given the opportunity to work on public service initiatives with their family, school, friends, and neighbors that they can help solve community problems.
DELTA DENTAL OF MN SERVE-A-SMILE 2012 WINNERS!
Congratulations to the following sites who were awarded Delta Dental of Minnesota Serve-a-Smile mini-grants for their Global Youth Service Day projects!
ACES – Olson, Minneapolis
Raising Awareness for Dental Hygiene, One Act at a Time: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project, students will become aware of their oral health and the benefits that come with proper maintenance and that most oral health diseases are preventable with the use of proper care.
Augsburg Fairview Academy, Minneapolis
Smoking/Drug Prevention: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project, high school students will research and learn about smoking and other drugs and educate local middle school students about what they learn.
Bolder Options, Minneapolis
Bags For HEALTHY Smiles!: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project, students will promote oral health and general wellness through researching hygiene needs and preparing and delivering hygiene kits to local communities
City Wide Resident Council, St. Paul
Serving Others, Bettering Ourselves: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project, students will research homelessness in St. Paul and healthy foods and recipes to prepare for families at the Family Service Center shelter on the border of St. Paul and Maplewood.
Crosswinds Arts and Science School, Woodbury
Eating Green: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project students in the SOAR (Seeking Out Academic Readiness) program will participate in building a community garden to grow healthy greens for the school salad bar. Eating green keeps kids moving and exposed to healthy choices to combat obesity.
Dawson-Boyd FCCLA, Dawson
Getting a Great Smile: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project local dentists will speak to elementary students about how important it is to keep teeth clean.
Deer River FCCLA, Deer River
Hope for Grace House: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project students will prepare and deliver hygiene supplies to local homeless shelters.
Farnsworth Aerospace School and ACES., Minneapolis
‘Keep the Brush Brushing’: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project middle school students will raise awareness about dental health among fellow students and staff on preventive dental heath care.
Fred Wells Tennis & Education Center., St. Paul
Title Girls Getting OUT!: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project girls will learn awareness of basic dental hygiene and learn about women and children in local shelters as they prepare hygiene kits to be delivered.
Fulda FCCLA Chapter, Fulda
“U”—Make the Decision: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project students will conduct a mini health fair for all grades in the elementary school.
Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines, Duluth
Healthy Habits – Bronze Award: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project students at Nettleton Elementary will educate families from their school about the importance of brushing your teeth and washing your hands. Part of this project will take place on May 3rd at the “Enda Semesta Fiesta” held by Nettleton Academic and Cultural enrichment Program.
Goodhue FCCLA., Goodhue
The Health is Wealth Walk: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project students will put together a walk to teach children how to make good nutritional choices, brush their teeth and the importance of physical fitness. This project will begin on 5/7 and end on 5/11, held at the Goodhue Public High School and Walking Trail.
John Glenn Middle School, Maplewood
Technical Career Exploration Awareness: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project students in the YES! (Youth Enrichment Services) Program will learn about and explore technical careers and colleges including the dental field.
Kasson-Mantorville FCCLA, Kasson
Spring into Wellness: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project high school students will promote healthy eating and oral health tips to local elementary school students, creating a rainbow on a plate activity.
Kids First – A Program of ISD 544 Community Education, Fergus Falls
2012 Delta Dental Youth Summit: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project students will gather on May 2nd to dialogue and assemble dental care kits to be distributed by Otter County Food Shelf
Kimball Community Education, Kimball
Kids on The Block Program on Healthy Eating and Dental Care: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project 5th and 6th grade students in the Leo Club will perform puppet shows to youth in pK-3rd grades about the importance of healthy eating habits.
Lancaster FCCLA, Lancaster
Eat Right, Be Fit! At a Young Age: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project students will educate their peers about the importance of being active and eating healthy.
Laura Jeffrey Academy, St. Paul
We all Deserve to be Healthy!: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile Project the LJA Girls Empowerment Group will lead a service-learning project educating Laura Jeffrey Academy students and their community about the importance of nutrition.
Litchfield FCCLA, Litchfield
Project W.A.T.E.R.: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project students will educate the school community about fluoride in tap water and the positive effects of drinking water versus pop by promoting hydration stations and providing water bottles to students.
Minnesota Internship Center, Minneapolis
Sharing Our Stories- Chemical Dependency Outreach: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project students will tell the story of their personal experiences with chemical dependency. The book will be published and distributed to the MNIC student body and to middle school students at Sojourner Truth Academy.
Minnetonka Middle School East Service Club, Minnetonka
The Cookbook Project: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile service-learning project students will create a cookbook that will help raise awareness of nutrition and promote healthy living to be distributed to Minnetonka ICA Food Shelf and Resource West in Hopkins.
Northwest Youth & Family Services, Shoreview
2nd Annual Healthy STEP Community Health and Wellness Fair: In this Delta Dental Serve a smile service-learning project students will coordinate the health fair, learning about health, wellness, hunger, homelessness and nutritional issues. The health fair will take place on Saturday, April 21st 11am-5pm in the Discovery Center at Northwest Youth and Family Services.
Open World Learning Community School, St. Paul
Youth Leadership & Community Dialogue – Looking Back Moving Forward: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project youth will learn about healthy life choices, and develop skills to cope with stress as they create a performance to share with the entire student body.
Prairie Seeds Academy, St. Paul
Outdoor Learning and Health: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project in which families of students will engage in a community garden project. A planting day and celebration will be held on April 20th .
RTR FCCLA, Tyler
Building Healthy Families: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project students will sponsor a 2K Walk/5K & 10K Run to promote positive physical and physical and psychological health for individuals and families.
So How Are the Children (SHAC), Faribault
Good Health is Up to Us!: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project students will engage middle school students in a service-learning project about dental health, positive mental health and local hunger needs.
Sojourner Truth Academy, Minneapolis
Health and Wellness Night: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project students will organize a Health and Wellness Night in which families will be provided with tools, educational resources and a service project to promote and spread the word about dental, physical and nutritional health. This event will take place on April 19th .
Spring Lake Park HS FCCLA, Spring Lake Park
Run, run as fast as we can, can we catch the Gingerbread Man?: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project students will educate others about the importance of dental hygiene and proper nutrition through the story of the Gingerbread Man.
St Clair FCCLA, St. Clair
Brush Healthy: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project students will present to the Early Childhood Family Education class about the importance of good brushing habits.
The Lab – St. Paul Public Schools, St. Paul
Urban Community Garden: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile service learning project students will participate in a public awareness campaign about health and wellness for marginalized communities.
U of M Extension-Moorhead, MN, Moorhead
River Clean-up: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project students will explore health and obesity through studying the health of the water.
United South Central FCCLA, Wells
Healthy Breakfasts: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project students in K-6 will receive information on why eating a healthy breakfast is important.
Waconia Senior High FCCLA, Waconia
Operation Smile: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project highschool students will teach young children how to have good dental hygiene.
Wadena-Deer Creek FCCLA, Wadena
Caring For Those Who Serve: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project students will prepare care packages including hygiene kits for veterans serving overseas.
West Central Area Secondary School, Barrett
Eating Disorders and Obesity: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project students will promote healthy development for younger students.
Women’s Initiative for Self Empowerment (WISE) Inc., St. Paul
Neighborhood Youth in Action – Healthy Eating for Immigrant Youth: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project girls in the Girls Getting Ahead in Leadership (GGAL) Program will learn about healthy eating and develop a series of workshops that they will use to educate immigrant/refugee high school students.
Worthington FCCLA, Worthington
Headstart on Hygiene: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project high school students will teach kindergarten students on what it means to have good hygiene.
youthrive!, Minneapolis
Family Fun and Fitness Extravaganza: In this Delta Dental Serve a Smile project health oriented service-learning projects are being offered as part of the “Serve and Celebrate” day in Frogtown as part of the PeaceJam Youth Leadership Conference/National Service Learning Conference. This event will take place on April 14, 2012 in the Frogtown neighborhood.
