Advance Community’s I Choose Wellness Program Receives $5,000 Grant from Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation

(PHOENIX–Nov. 25, 2024) Advance Community (Advance) has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Sprouts Health Communities Foundation to support its I Choose Wellness program. The donation is part of the foundation’s annual grants program. Grants are funded in part by donations collected from customers during the checkout process, where guests are given the opportunity to round up their purchase to support local children’s nutrition education programs.

The I Choose Wellness program, designed for youth in under-resourced communities in grades 3-8, offers age-appropriate lessons on nutrition, physical activity, and oral hygiene. These lessons are crafted to inspire youth to improve their health outcomes and to combat the risk of developing chronic illness. By emphasizing these key areas, the program seeks to instill lifelong healthy habits that contribute to a healthier future for the entire community. he planned programming includes 10 series of eight sessions each, conducted at Title 1 schools and community centers in under-resourced communities throughout the Valley.

“We deeply appreciate the generous support from the Sprouts Health Communities Foundation,” said Advance Community CEO Jeri Royce. “This funding enables us to broaden our health education efforts and provide vital resources to young people in our area. It empowers us to reach more families, fostering positive change in the lives of vulnerable youth by helping them adopt healthier behaviors and improving their overall well-being for both the present and the future.”

For more information about Advance Community and the I Choose Wellness program, visit https://advancecommunity.org/.

For more information on the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation visit www.sprouts.com/about/sprouts-foundation/

About Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.    

True to its farm-stand heritage, Sprouts offers a unique grocery experience featuring an open layout with fresh produce at the heart of the store. Sprouts inspires wellness naturally with a carefully curated assortment of better-for-you products paired with purpose-driven people. The healthy grocer continues to bring the latest in wholesome, innovative products made with lifestyle-friendly ingredients such as organic, plant-based and gluten-free. Headquartered in Phoenix, and one of the largest and fastest growing specialty retailers of fresh, natural and organic food in the United States, Sprouts employs approximately 31,000 team members and more than 400 stores in 23 states nationwide. To learn more about Sprouts, and the good it brings communities, visit about.sprouts.com.

About Advance Community

Advance Community has been dedicated to transforming lives since its inception in 1970. Formerly known as Esperança, Advance works within under-resourced communities across the globe, providing health education, food security, disease prevention, access to clean water, ecological home-building, and life-altering surgeries in Nicaragua, Bolivia, Ecuador, Mozambique, and Peru. Advance strengthens under-resourced Latino communities across Maricopa County through programs such as oral health, chronic disease prevention/management, nutrition education and healthy meal delivery. With the vision of health equity for everyone and the goal of improving the future of healthcare, the Phoenix-based nonprofit is dedicated to advancing communities to help under-resourced children, adults and seniors live sustainable and fulfilling lives. More information about Advance is available at https://advancecommunity.org/.

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