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Foiling Drugs, Olympic Medalist Uses Fencing to Make a Point to Urban Youth

August 1, 2000 | Program Result Report

The Peter Westbrook Foundation, a non-profit organization, enhanced its program to enrich the lives of New York City's youth through the sport of fencing.

Coach Training and Drug-Free Leagues Help 3.6 Million Kids Play it Safe

January 1, 1997 | Program Result Report

From 1993 to 1996, the National Youth Sports Coaches Association, West Palm Beach, Fla., the only national nonprofit organization that certifies volunteer youth coaches, carried out two related but separate initiatives.

Creating a Sports and Fitness Beat at Youth Radio's Health Desk

July 15, 2010 | Program Result Report

Youth Radio, an Oakland, Calif., youth development and media organization, developed a sports and fitness teaching curriculum for low-income men, primarily those of color.

Elementary School Girls Run for Fitness and Fun (San Francisco Bay Area)

November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report

Girls on the Run is one of the many sports programs sponsored by Team-Up for Youth in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Rowing Program Helps Teenage Girls Get Fit and Build Confidence (San Francisco Bay Area)

November 18, 2009 | Program Result Report

Caitlin is one of about 25 girls from Oakland's five public high schools who participate in the nine-month rowing program through a Team-Up for Youth grant.

Mentoring Young People

January 1, 2008 | Book

This chapter examines the research on mentoring and Foundation-funded programs that encourage it.

San Francisco Children Get Exercise and Build Life Skills

August 28, 2008 | Program Result Report

About 3,250 low-income children, most Asian, Pacific Islander and Latino, live in the Tenderloin neighborhood of downtown San Francisco.

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