CONNECTCompton Run Club Grant App
This grant will help to provide fitness activations, programs, wellness events, workout programs, healthy eating programs, park clean ups, scholarship fundraiser events for the community of Compton and surrounding cities to reduce the mental and physical health issues affect the community.
What is the primary issue area that your application will impact?
Mental health
In what stage of innovation is this project, program, or initiative?
Expand existing project, program, or initiative (expanding and continuing ongoing, successful work)
What is your understanding of the issue that you are seeking to address?
A consistent running and walking routine have proven to reduce not only stress, anxiety, and depression but to also reduce the physical health issues affecting the community. Our community needs a healthy outlet and safe space to prioritize their mental and physical health. This will improve the quality of life for the community.
Describe the project, program, or initiative this grant will support to address the issue.
The grant will help to support our run/walk activations throughout the week, (Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday) semi-annual wellness fairs, annual 5k for $5k Scholarship Fundraiser Race and Event, eating programs, workout programs, community park clean-ups, and children running/walking activations.
Describe how Los Angeles County will be different if your work is successful.
If our program is successful, the residence of Los Angeles County (Compton) will have a better quality of life with improved mental and physical health. We will extend the life expectancy in Los Angeles County (Compton) residence while provide practical tools to deal with anxiety, stress, and depression. The members of the community will also have access to ongoing programs and activations to maintain consistency in prioritizing their health. Lastly, we will create a safe space for the community to access parks in the community.
What evidence do you have that this project, program, or initiative is or will be successful, and how will you define and measure success?
Compton Run Club is an existing program. Right now, we measure through community engagement at our run activations, social media traffic, and community partnerships. We plan to introduce a voluntary survey when someone joins the club to ask about physical health concerns, mental health concerns, stress, anxiety, depression, weight, etc. We will record responses and resurvey every quarter for measurement.
Approximately how many people will be impacted by this project, program, or initiative?
Direct Impact: 325.0
Indirect Impact: 1,500.0