NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- Boys & Girls Clubs of America is reinforcing its
commitment to the health and wellness of children and teens in
Tennessee, thanks to $20,000 in Triple Play grants from the Amerigroup
Foundation. Triple Play is Boys & Girls Clubs of America's
leading healthy lifestyles program, making a meaningful impact on
the health and well-being of kids and teens during the critical
after-school time at Boys & Girls Clubs around the country.
The Amerigroup Foundation will be issuing the Triple Play grants
to the following Clubs to encourage healthy eating and physical
activities for Club members:
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Rutherford County
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Tennessee Valley
- Boys & Girls of Middle Tennessee
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Chattanooga
"It's been proven that children and teens are more likely to be
inactive and consume less healthy foods during out-of-school
hours," said Al King, president,
Amerigroup. "With Tennessee kids back to school, we're excited to
continue to support programs like Triple Play that educate and
motivate youth to get active and develop healthy habits that lead
to a great future."
As Boys & Girls Clubs of America's proven health and
wellness program, Triple Play is a game plan for the mind, body and
soul. Supported by founding sponsor The Coca-Cola Company and
co-sponsor, from the Amerigroup Foundation, the program's three
components encourage Club members to eat healthier (mind), become
more physically active (body) and increase their ability to engage
in healthy relationships (soul).
"Boys & Girls Clubs of America is focused on providing
programs that are designed to make a lasting impact during the
critical after-school hours and beyond," said Dr. Jennifer Bateman, national vice president for
programs, training and youth development with Boys & Girls
Clubs of America. "Thanks to the Amerigroup Foundation this grant
will create a healthy environment where youth across Tennessee can adopt a healthy lifestyle that
will positively influence their physical, social and intellectual
wellness for years to come."
The Amerigroup Foundation is committed to improving health and
strengthening communities. Through its Healthy Generations grant
program, the Amerigroup Foundation works to identify the issues
most in need of attention and then directs its financial support
and volunteer efforts toward improving health in those areas.
Promoting youth health and active lifestyles is an ongoing focus of
the foundation.
The Triple Play grants announced today are part of a five-year,
$10 million commitment from the
Amerigroup Foundation's parent company foundation to Boys &
Girls Clubs of America to promote healthy lifestyles.
About Boys & Girls Clubs of America
For more than 150 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America
(BGCA.org) has enabled young people most in need to achieve great
futures as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Today, 4,300
Clubs serve 4 million young people through Club membership and
community outreach. Clubs are located in cities, towns, public
housing and on Native lands throughout the country, and serve
military families in BGCA-affiliated Youth Centers on U.S. military
installations worldwide. They provide a safe place, caring adult
mentors, fun and friendship, and high-impact youth development
programs on a daily basis during critical non-school hours. Club
programs promote academic success, good character and citizenship,
and healthy lifestyles. In a Harris Survey of alumni, 54 percent
said the Club saved their lives. National headquarters are located
in Atlanta. Learn more at on
Facebook and Twitter.
About the Amerigroup Foundation
The Amerigroup
Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Amerigroup, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Anthem, Inc. Together, with local, regional and
national organizations, the Amerigroup Foundation works to enhance
the health and well-being of individuals and families in
communities that Amerigroup and its affiliated health plans serve.
Amerigroup Foundation funding is focused on strategic initiatives
working to address and provide innovative solutions to health care
challenges, as well as promoting the Healthy Generations Program, a
multi-generational initiative with five areas of focus: Healthy
Heart, Cancer Prevention, Healthy Maternal Practices, Type 2
Diabetes Prevention, and Healthy Active Lifestyle. These disease
states and medical conditions include: prenatal care in the first
trimester, low birth weight babies, cardiac morbidity rates, long
term activities that decrease obesity and increase physical
activity, diabetes prevalence in adult populations, adult
pneumococcal and influenza vaccinations and smoking cessation. The
Foundation also coordinates the company's year-round Associate
Giving program which provides a 50 percent match of associates'
campaign pledges, as well as its Volunteer Time Off and Dollars for
Doers community service programs. To learn more about the
Amerigroup Foundation, please visit www.anthem.foundation.
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