Student groups from six area schools will soon implement their proposals to improve campus well-being as winners of 2024 Wellness Innovation Grants. Now in its fifth year, the Wellness Innovation Grant is sponsored by Texas Health Resources and underwritten by the Fort Worth-based R4 Foundation. Four $5,000 grants and two $2,500 grants – a total of $25,000 – was awarded to elementary, middle, and high schools with the best plans for making healthy choices easier at their campuses.

Students from six area elementary, middle and high schools will soon make a lasting impact on the well-being of their schools as winners of the 2023 Wellness Innovation Grant competition. The fourth annual competition awarded a total of $25,000 to student teams that presented the best plans for making healthy choices easier on campus.

Winning school projects include gardens, relaxation room, and “buddy benches” to enhance well-being on campus.

Fort Worth-area student groups were put to the test as they vied to earn four $5,000 Blue Zones Project Wellness Innovation Grant awards and make their campus a healthier place of learning. Six schools pitched their ideas via video presentation to a panel of judges for a variety of creative projects designed to help classmates reduce stress, enhance activity, and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables.

Clever. Innovative. And sometimes downright adorable.