News
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05/25/2010
The Hands-On Health team at the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle is helping build a community garden at Alliance Medical Ministry. Will Allen, founder and CEO of Growing Power Inc., helped the Food Shuttle kick off the new garden in early April 2010. The John Rex Endowment supports the community gardens through the Hands-On Health project which is funded by the Healthy Weight Initiative.
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05/21/2010
When it comes to the well-being of youth in Wake County, it’s very easy to talk in terms of what we don’t want them to do. Yet, simply focusing on eradicating problems isn’t enough. Last year, the John Rex Endowment began wrestling with a different and, perhaps, a more important question: what is it that we do want for the young people of Wake County?
To guide our investments for youth, the John Rex Endowment reviewed the body of work in positive youth development and enlisted the help of Judith Kahn, a national expert who works with communities, cities, and states to apply a positive youth development framework. The success and effectiveness of the positive youth development approach is centered on the ideal that eliminating problem behaviors does not equal ensuring positive outcomes for youth.
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05/14/2010
Our 2010 Capacity Building Initiative Request for Proposals has been updated with application deadlines for the next grant cycle. We’ve also added a guide to working with consultants and a new example work and evaluation plan. Grants funded through this initiative allow organizations to assess their current capacities and implement strategies to increase effectiveness and sustainability. We offer this type of funding to help build the strength and resilience of our local nonprofit sector so that children and youth of our community have the quality services and support they need to thrive.
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05/13/2010
The Ballroom Dance Club at Washington GT Magnet Elementary received a visit from WRAL-TV Anchor Renee Chou as they practiced for a spring celebration waltz performance. See the story and video on WRAL.com. The dance club is part of Washington Elementary’s CREATE program which is supported by a three-year Wake to Wellness grant from the John Rex Endowment through the Healthy Weight Initiative.
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05/12/2010
Making healthy choices isn’t always as easy as it sounds. It’s even harder if your food choices are limited.
Thousands of children in Wake County do not have access to foods they need to thrive and maintain a healthy weight. These children have food insecurities and do not know when or how they will get their next meal. Consequently, they are likely to both miss meals and fill up on more readily available low-cost, high-calorie foods with poor nutritional value.
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05/05/2010
The Philanthropy Journal recently interviewed Kevin Cain, president and CEO of the John Rex Endowment, about helping nonprofits build capacity. Since October 2009, $140,000 has been awarded in local, community grants through a Capacity Building Initiative.
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05/03/2010
Dig In!, a community gardening event planned by Advocates for Health in Action (AHA), attracted 170 people to Marbles Kids Museum Saturday, April 17 to learn about building, maintaining and sustaining neighborhood, faith-based, business, non-profit and school gardens.
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04/20/2010
Get moving at Cary’s Spring Daze Arts & Crafts Festival Saturday, April 24, 9 am to 5 pm, at Fred G. Bond Metro Park. The 2010 festival includes a Fitness Trail with stops along the way featuring activities for all ages. The first 600 visitors to the Fitness Stop near the information tent receive a free pedometer as part of the Fit Cary Pedometer Challenge. The free pedometers and Fitness Stops have been incorporated into Spring Daze as part of an Active Communities and Neighborhoods grant from the John Rex Endowment.
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04/08/2010
Fresh food, fresh air, a refreshing lifestyle – no matter what you enjoy most about gardening, community gardens improve the quality of life of everyone who digs in. Learn how to start, maintain, manage and enjoy the wonderful benefits of building a sustainable garden in your neighborhood, work place, school or worship group.
The event is Saturday, April 17, 9 am to 12:30 pm at Marbles Kids Museum in downtown Raleigh. FREE! (admission to the museum is separate)
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03/31/2010
Triangle Business Journal announced Laura Aiken, director of Advocates for Health in Action (AHA), as a 2010 winner of its annual 40 Under 40 Awards which recognizes the most influential and accomplished young professionals in the area. The John Rex Endowment is a supporting partner of AHA which is shaping a community where healthful eating and physical activity are the way of life. Learn more about AHA and read more about the 40 Under 40 Awards.