Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form<\/p>\n
Organization Name: YEAH! YOGA
\nLegal Name (if Different):
\nAlso Known As: D.B.A. Y.O.G.A. for Youth – New Orleans
\nMailing Address: 2000 Louisiana Ave., #15671
\nCity: New Orleans
\nState: Louisiana
\nPostal Code: 70115
\nMain Phone: 5042498844
\nMain Fax:
\nOrganization Website: www.yeahyoga.org
\nEmployer ID Number: 84-2036684
\nOrganization Tax Status: 501(c)(3)<\/p>\n
Proposal Information<\/p>\n
Today’s Date: 3\/29\/2023
\nRequested Amount: 10,000<\/p>\n
Project Title: Healing-Focused Yoga for System-Impacted Youth
\nProject Description:<\/p>\n
In Louisiana, 73% of detained youth–often booked for violence and aggression–suffer from at least one mental health disorder (Louisiana Center for Children\u2019s Rights, 2019; Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, 2017).<\/p>\n
Researchers have traced this health disparity among incarcerated youth to the cycle of poverty and racism. In New Orleans, over half of Black children live in poverty, exposing them to greater risk of violence and toxic stress (New Orleans Community Health Assessment, 2021). At the same time, 95% of the students who face juvenile arrests are Black, reflecting the systematic racism that feeds poverty, recidivism, and trauma (New Orleans Children & Youth Planning Board, 2017).<\/p>\n
Yet detention consistently lags community programs at reducing recidivism rates and improving youth development (National Research Council, 2013). In contrast, the American Academy of Pediatrics (2022) recommends yoga and mindfulness as effective therapies for traumatized youth.<\/p>\n
In response, YY will deliver 80 yoga and mindfulness classes to enable system-impacted youth in Greater New Orleans to heal from trauma and build resilience. YY will provide culturally appropriate programming to participants in accessible locations by partnering with wrap-around youth services providers, including:<\/p>\n
1. The Covenant House, a homeless shelter.
\n2. Travis Hill School, a middle and high school embedded in the Juvenile Justice Intervention Center.
\n3. Rivarde Detention Center, a juvenile detention center in Harvey, LA.<\/p>\n
The YY curriculum intentionally integrates trauma-informed skills from dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to support social-emotional learning within the context of a yoga class. Over the course of a 12-week session, comprising three 4-week modules, each class covers one of four core DBT skills:<\/p>\n
1. Practicing Mindfulness
\n2. Coping with Emotions
\n3. Being Okay with Discomfort
\n4. Taking Care of Relationships<\/p>\n
In all, YY programming shares physical and mental wellness tools to help system-impacted heal from trauma and reach their full potential.<\/p>\n
Total Project Budget: $68,060<\/p>\n
Other Funding
\nSources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Committed: Institute of Mental Hygiene, $10,000; Laureus USA Sport for Good, $20,000; Keller Family Foundation, $5,000; RosaMary Foundation, $7,500 \/ Pending: Nike Foundation, $10,000; Women United, $15,000; Unplugging for Youth Yogathon, fundraiser scheduled for April 1st.<\/p>\n
Project Duration: One Year
\nGeographical Area Served: Orleans and Jefferson Parishes
\nAge Group To Be Served: 11-24<\/p>\n
Contact Information<\/p>\n
Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Dr.
\nContact First Name: Dena
\nContact Last Name: Marks
\nContact Title: Grant Writer
\nContact Phone: 504-232-3855
\nContact Email: development@yeahyoga.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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