MICHIGAN PHYSICAL FITNESS HEALTH AND SPORTS FOUNDATION
1213 CENTER ST SUITE D, LANSING, MI 48906 www.michiganfitness.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO INSPIRE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES AND HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES THROUGH EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND POLICY LEADERSHIP.

MFF LEVERAGES THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, AND STATEWIDE PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN MICHIGAN RESIDENTS.

AS A STATEWIDE, BACKBONE ORGANIZATION, MFF CONVENES COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND LEADERS TO UNDERSTAND THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES FACE AND COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOPS INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE APPROACHES THAT CONNECT RESOURCES, REMOVE ROADBLOCKS, AND DESIGN HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES. ALIGNED WITH THIS MISSION, MFF ADMINISTERS STATEWIDE PROGRAMS AND GRANTS INCLUDING SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL AND THE PEDESTRIAN EDUCATION SAFETY GRANT, PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - EDUCATION, A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; SAFE ROUTES TO HEALTH, AN AMERICORPS PROJECT WITH THE MICHIGAN CIVIL SERVICES COMMISSION; THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PHYSICAL LITERACY FRAMEWORK AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND MICHIGAN FARM TO FAMILY, A FOOD INSECURITY NUTRITION INCENTIVE PROGRAM WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. ADDITIONALLY, INSPIRING MICHIGANDERS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES TO BE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE AND TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY-BASED EVENTS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE MISSION. INITIATIVES INCLUDE THE PURE MICHIGAN FITNESS SERIES; THE IRON BELLE TRAIL PARTNERSHIP PROJECT, WALK/BIKE TO SCHOOL DAYS; ALL CHILDREN EXERCISE SIMULTANEOUSLY DAY; AND THE MACKINAC LABOR DAY BRIDGE RUN.

REACHING OVER 1,000,000 PEOPLE STATEWIDE WITH AN INTENTIONAL FOCUS ON LOW INCOME AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, MFF WORKS TO ENCOURAGE WELLNESS IN THE LIVES OF MICHIGAN RESIDENTS THROUGH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION. THROUGH ITS EVIDENCE-BASED INITIATIVES AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH ITS PARTNERS, PROGRAMS INCLUDE DELIVERY OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROMOTION AND INTERVENTIONS; NUTRITION EDUCATION INTERVENTIONS; AND POINT-OF-ACCESS PROGRAMMING IN PLACES WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, LEARN, WORK, AND PLAY. PROGRAMS ARE REINFORCED THROUGH DIGITAL MEDIA, COMMUNITY EVENTS, INNOVATIVE SOCIAL MARKETING, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND ADVOCACY, THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF WHICH IS TO REDUCE DISPARITIES AND COMMUNITY BARRIERS TO SAFE, ACTIVE LIVING AND ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD. EXAMPLES OF INTERVENTIONS INCLUDE THE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT TOOLKIT, THE EXEMPLARY PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM, THE FARMERS MARKET FOOD NAVIGATOR PROGRAM, RECCONNECT, FRESH CONVERSATIONS, MICHIGAN HARVEST OF THE MONTH, THE MAP TO HEALTHY LIVING, AND MORE. MFF STAFF AS WELL AS OVER 100 CONTRACTORS AND GRANTEES CONDUCT THIS WORK. MFF'S ADVANCED EXPERTISE IN NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, PHYSICAL LITERACY, EVALUATION, EDUCATION, TRAINING, INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN, DATABASE MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, URBAN PLANNING, SOCIAL MARKETING, AND GRANT AND FINANCE OPERATIONS SUPPORT A BEST PRACTICE APPROACH IN THE IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND PRIVATE GRANT AWARDS.

THE MICHIGAN FITNESS FOUNDATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE IRON BELLE TRAIL L3C, IRON BELLE TRAIL FUND, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, AND OTHER TRAIL PARTNERS, WORKED WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND CORPORATE ENTITIES THROUGHOUT MICHIGAN TO STRATEGICALLY SUPPORT COMMUNITIES BY HELPING TO CONNECT RESOURCES AS THEY WORK TO ADVANCE TRAIL SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. AS A PART OF THESE EFFORTS AND COLLABORATIONS, THE MICHIGAN FITNESS FOUNDATION AND ITS PARTNERS AWARDED AND ADMINISTERED FUNDS FOR TRAIL PLANNING, TRAIL ENGINEERING, AND TRAIL DEVELOPMENT.

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