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.
The 2012 Serve a Smile Mini Grant Application is now available!
Serve a Smile Overview and Guidelines 2012
Serve a Smile Checklist and Grant Application 2012 (for downloading, editing and submitting)
Serve a Smile Checklist and Grant Application 2012 PDF (for viewing)
Serve a Smile Project Ideas and Resources 2012
Serve a Smile Webinar Powerpoint
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DELTA DENTAL OF MN SERVE-A-SMILE 2011 AWARDS!
Congratulations to the following sites who were awarded Delta Dental of Minnesota Serve-a-Smile grants for their Global Youth Service Day projects!
Prairie Seeds Academy: Nancy Vang, Kati Lundell
Growing Healthy – Youth will create a garden project and incorporate healthy living workshops and a Healthy Foods Fair to lean about eating and living in healthy ways.
Women’s Initiative for Self Empowerment (GGAL): Aliya Farah, Sarah Gerdes
Beauty: Take a Look – Youth will participate and facilitate workshops on self esteem and mental health issues; youth will also host a booth at the Cultural Art Imbizo open to the community.
Ginew/Golden Eagles Program: Ricky Thompson, Shane Thompson
Lacrosse Clinic and Health Fair – Youth will host a community Lacrosse clinic and Health fair to raise awareness for healthy living, particularly in the areas of diabetes and obesity prevention in the Native Indian Community.
Jackson Street Village: Sean Sheppard, Sheila Webb, Michael Kelly
Healthy Chomping 4 Healthier Chops – Youth will organize an educational presentation on eating healthier and reducing the risks of poor oral hygiene. The presentation will provide community families with heath and oral hygiene materials and resources.
Northwest Youth and Family Services: Andrew Gutierrez , Holly Walters
Healthy STEP – Youth will put on a community health and wellness fair providing the community with the opportunity to interact with fitness and yoga instructors, dentists, and health practitioners of different kinds, focusing on oral health, nutrition, exercising and the importance of staying off drugs.
PRIMEtime Collaborative of Northfield: Juan Lopez, Clare Dudzinski
Build A Bird House, Serve A Student – Youth will carry out an active visibility campaign to build awareness for out-of-school time collaborative partnerships such as PRIMEtime that provide health resources, activities, and opportunities for youth in the community.
Park Avenue Youth and Family Services: Mark Hvizdak
Eat Well – Youth will participate in health and nutrition programming focused on healthy habits, life goals, and sustainable living; collaboration with neighborhood farmer’s markets and community gardening will supplement interactive learning.
University of MN- Extension Service: Rolf Aanestad
Water …Water Everywhere? – Youth will assess water issues on White Earth Reservation, highlighting the importance of healthy water supplies and its’ affect on the health of communities and the eco system.
City-Wide Resident Council (Youth Connections, St. Paul Public Housing): ZemZem Iresso, Stephanie Chambers
Go Hard or Go Home – Youth will distribute a healthy foods brochure to their peers and community by carrying out nutritional assessments to discover healthier snack options; a one-mile fun run and community celebration will serve as an outreach opportunity for youth to share literature.
Fergus Falls Public School: Jasmine Rocholl, Mike Walls
Dental Hygiene Kit Assembly – Youth will promote oral health by providing dental care supplies and education to underprivileged families in Otter Tail County; assembled kits will be distributed through the local food shelf.
Women’s Initiative for Self Empowerment, Higher Ground Academy: Ecram Abde, Rachel Johnson
Healthy Living – Youth will carry out dental health outreach events to create awareness about dental health issues to families in the East African community; activities include field trips to a dental office, and tabling informational booths at a local Somali mall.
Crosswinds SOAR and Girl’s Group: Grace Oehrlein, Meredith Stish
Project, Purr, Play, and Plant – Youth will lead a collaborative volunteer event with The Feline Rescue’s annual Plant Sale; the project will focus on the social component of the health triangle through volunteerism to build healthy social skills and confidence by gaining a healthy sense of self and the community.
So How Are the Children (SHAC): Bryan Benson, Carolyn Treadway
Packing Pals – Youth will implement service projects that address local and world hunger issues; activities include learning about nutritional issues that affect children worldwide, packing emergency food supplies for youth, and leading activities with elementary aged youth.
Roseville Community Ed. TOPS Everyday Leaders Enrichment: Will Grant
Sparks Over Stress – Youth will address the issues of stress and oral hygiene as part of a healthy lifestyle; activities include making a public service message video, learn and apply stress management techniques, conduct Sparks sessions, and hold a video presentation.
MN Internship Center: Porsha Pankey, Mary Davis
Healthy Sabathani Smiles – Youth will create children’s books to educate the community about oral hygiene; activities include assembling kits to distribute among students, families, and children on Comfort Day and presenting to the community on GYSD.
