Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Girls on the Run New Orleans
Legal Name (if Different): Girls on the Run of New Orleans
Also Known As:
Mailing Address: 5500 Prytania St.
City: New Orleans
State: LA
Postal Code: 70115
Main Phone: 5042727786
Main Fax:
Organization Website: https://www.gotrnola.org
Employer ID Number: 27-2773219
Organization Tax Status: 501(c)(3)

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 3/24/2023
Requested Amount: $7,500

Project Title: Expanding Inclusion in Girls on the Run Programming
Project Description:

Girls on the Run New Orleans (GOTR NOLA) is requesting funds to implement its groundbreaking physical activity-based, positive youth development curriculum in 10 new sites during the upcoming Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 seasons. The Program Director will focus on implementing an evolved curriculum that incorporates inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA) into its programmatic expansion.

The CDC recommends that children and adolescents ages 6-17 years engage in 60 minutes or more of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day. Yet only 23.6% of children in New Orleans participate in the advised amount of fitness (New Orleans Data Center, 2016). This is a particular problem for children from low-income and BIPOC communities, who often face higher rates of obesity, lower levels of physical activity, and poorer emotional well-being than youth from higher-income families (Ogden et al., 2008). Health inequity is a particular problem in Orleans Parish, where 34% of children live in poverty (University Medical Center Community Needs, 2021).

GOTR NOLA’s groundbreaking, signature after-school program, Girls on the Run, inspires kids in 3rd–5th grade to gain an appreciation for fitness and social-emotional assets that lead to a lifetime of health. Throughout the ten-week program, trained and caring volunteer coaches weave physical activity into lessons about making new friends, building confidence, and celebrating differences. Heart & Sole is a ten-week program for middle school girls that teaches age-appropriate strength and conditioning exercises, teamwork, boundary-setting, decision-making, diversity, and social justice.

At the end of each season, participants in both programs prepare for a community impact project and a 5k culmination event, enabling kids to experience the joy of setting and accomplishing goals. In all, GOTR NOLA addresses these upstream determinants of health by offering positive after-school programming that teaches inclusive and healthy social, behavioral, and physical skills, all on a sliding scale.

Total Project Budget: $68,060

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Awarded in 2022: Nike Community Impact Fund, New Orleans, $10,000 Cox New Orleans City Council, $1,000 Harrah’s New Orleans City Council, $1,000 RosaMary Foundation, $7,500 Laureus, $20,000 (operational support) Walmart Local Community Grants, $500 Women’s Sports Foundation, $10,000 Pending: BCBS LA Foundation, New Horizon Grant, $10,000 for research project Junior League of New Orleans, $10,000 Nike Foundation, $10,000 Baptist Community Ministries, $50,000 (Submitted 2nd-stage application on 3/24/2023)

Project Duration: 1 Year
Geographical Area Served: Southeast Louisiana (Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines, & Saint Bernard Parishes)
Age Group To Be Served: 8-14

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
Contact First Name: Julieanne
Contact Last Name: Lund
Contact Title: Executive Director
Contact Phone: 5042727786
Contact Email: julieanne@gotrnola.org