The White House and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have invited The Rapides Foundation to a gathering on Improving Health Outcomes Through Faith-Based and Community Partnerships.
The Rapides Foundation is accepting Letter of Intent submissions for its October 15 grant cycle. These grants are intended to support projects or programs that address specific issues of interest to the Foundation. Proposals should impact residents within Allen, Avoyelles, Catahoula, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Vernon and Winn parishes.
The Rapides Foundation is accepting proposals under its Diet and Physical Activity Community Program. This is the second round of grants under the program, which received an unprecedented amount of proposals in the first round.
Grace Christian School of Alexandria won the $10,000 grand prize Tuesday night in the grand finale of the Get Healthy Cenla Video Challenge. The school’s 30-second video “Be Strange, Eat Healthy: the New Normal” won first place before a panel of expert judges.
The Get Healthy Cenla Video Challenge Film Festival will be broadcast live online Tuesday night, May 10, allowing everyone the chance to see which high school team wins the $10,000 grand prize.