我们庆祝和表彰所有在我们的奖励计划的历史中成为获奖者和决赛选手的组织,这些组织认识到体育在改善健康公平方面的力量。我们为体育带来的巨大成长、成就和对健康的贡献感到自豪。
Richard Besser, RWJF总裁兼首席执行官
新泽西州普林斯顿大学——10个组织被选为2022年罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会(RWJF)体育奖得主。获奖者将获得3万美元的现金奖励,并在6月8日举行虚拟颁奖典礼。
自2015年以来,该奖项表彰了专业运动队、运动员、教练和社区组织,他们利用体育促进和维持变革,使社区成为更健康的生活、学习、工作和娱乐场所。RWJF鼓励那些深刻理解社区需求的组织,并承认体育的力量将我们联系起来,使我们更健康,无论我们的种族、性别、能力或经济背景如何。这个奖项计划将于今年结束。
我们庆祝和表彰所有在我们的奖励计划的历史中成为获奖者和决赛选手的组织,这些组织认识到体育在改善健康公平方面的力量。我们为体育带来的巨大成长、成就和对健康的贡献感到自豪。
Richard Besser, RWJF总裁兼首席执行官
"America SCORES is honored to receive The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports Award! Like RWJF, we have a longstanding commitment to making communities healthier. On behalf of our more than 11,000 poet-athletes across 11 cities, America SCORES thanks you for supporting our efforts to build healthy habits through soccer, inspire expression through poetry, and spark community change through civic action." —Icy Jones, executive director
Camp Shriver at UMass Boston is a free, inclusive summer camp for children with and without disabilities so that all children can play, learn, and interact in meaningful ways with their peers.
“Camp Shriver at UMass Boston is privileged to stand with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in highlighting the importance of inclusion of children and youth of all abilities in sports and recreational activities. At Camp Shriver, uniquely serving a population where half of our participants have a disability, all children learn and play as equals. With this award, Camp Shriver will continue to demonstrate the importance of inclusion, both through expanding our camp and disseminating inclusive standards nationally.” —Gary Siperstein, founder and director of the Center for Social Development and Education at the University of Massachusetts Boston
Downtown Boxing Gym is a free after-school academic and athletic program that provides education, athletics, mentorship and intervention, empowering Detroit students to be positive and productive members of society.
"The Downtown Boxing Gym is honored to receive the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports Award for our life-changing work with Detroit students. Our free academic and athletic program breaks down barriers, provides vital resources, and creates a safe space for students to discover the power of who they are. Sports play a critical role in our work. The 'hour of play' we spend with our students builds trust, sparks deeper conversations, and helps us train kids for life." —Khali Sweeney, founder and CEO
Harlem Lacrosse provides opportunities, relationships, and experiences that activate the skills and traits to put youth on a path to success as students, athletes, and citizens.
"Harlem Lacrosse is honored to receive the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation sports award alongside so many other incredible organizations. Harlem Lacrosse supports students by placing program directors in schools every day and integrating sports based youth development with academic intervention. We believe that our participants deserve access to the best possible academic, enrichment and athletic experiences as a matter of equity and are so grateful to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for helping us provide healthy, empowering opportunities to more students with this award." —Mike Levin, CEO
New Heights uses basketball as a “hook” to engage youth, help them access high quality educational opportunities, and instill in them the values and life skills that will prepare them for success in life beyond sports.
“On behalf of our Board, staff and especially our student-athletes, thank you to the RWJF for recognizing the important work we do at New Heights to help young people develop the academic and athletic skills to support physical and mental health throughout their lives. We are deeply honored to receive the RWJF Sports Award, which comes at a critical time as we expand our programs and our organization to ultimately reach thousands of additional youth and families in Brooklyn and throughout New York City.” —Ted Smith, executive director
Skate Like a Girl empowers skaters, especially young women and/or trans people, to grow into strong, confident leaders who promote and implement social equity.
"It is a tremendous honor for Skate Like a Girl to receive this award for our work creating a more inclusive community. As a skateboarding organization, we have always dreamed of what we do being recognized as a sport and as something that plays a role in keeping young people active and thriving." —Kristin Ebeling, executive director
Snider Hockey is a nationally acclaimed non-profit that uses the sport of hockey to educate and empower under-resourced youth of Philadelphia to prosper in the game of life.
"Snider Hockey is thrilled and honored to be chosen for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports Award in recognition of our mission of building lives and uniting communities. We have long recognized the impact that sports - particularly ice hockey! - can have on a young person’s life, and we thank the RWJF for their shared commitment of removing barriers to health equity for under-resourced youth.” —Scott Tharp, president/CEO
Students Run Philly Style transforms students’ lives through running and mentorship, supporting Philadelphia youth facing high levels of adversity.
“Students Run Philly Style is incredibly honored to now be a recipient of the RWJF Sports Award. This honor is a wonderful validation of the organization's commitment to building the confidence, resilience and community to best support young people in Philadelphia. We are thrilled to be recognized as part of this amazing group of organizations and look forward to creating healthier and more equitable spaces within which youth can thrive." —Andy Kucer, Executive Director
Team Prime Time’s program, Prime Time Games, is a full-inclusion, peer-mentor sports program wherein students coach and play alongside children with developmental disabilities.
“We at Team Prime Time are incredibly honored to receive the prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports Award for our full inclusion, interscholastic sports program, the Prime Time Games(r). We believe that uniting kids of all abilities and backgrounds through a shared love of sport can play a vital role in building healthier, more inclusive communities that benefit from each individual's unique strengths. Thank you to the RWJF foundation for celebrating what's possible through the power of sport.” —Peter Straus, Founder and Executive Director
Wendy Hilliard Foundation is empowering the lives of young people from underserved communities by improving physical and emotional health through the sport of gymnastics.
“It is such an honor to be awarded the Robert Wood Johnson Sports Award for the work that the Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation has been providing to underserved youth. It has been wonderful to connect with many organizations that share the same passion and desire to help youth become more healthy through sports. I also want to thank Robert Wood Johnson for gathering us all together, helping us through their studies and data, and making it a community effort in the work that we do.” —Wendy Hilliard, Founder/CEO
To learn more about the RWJF Sports Award, and see past winners, visit www.ottomotal.com/sportsaward.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports Award honors the innovative and collaborative efforts of individuals, organizations and teams that are making their communities healthier through sport. For more information on the award, visit www.ottomotal.com/sportsaward.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is committed to improving health and health equity in the United States. In partnership with others, we are working to develop a Culture of Health rooted in equity that provides every individual with a fair and just opportunity to thrive, no matter who they are, where they live, or how much money they have. For more information, visit www.ottomotal.com. Follow the Foundation on Twitter at www.ottomotal.com/twitter or on Facebook at www.ottomotal.com/facebook.
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美国得分提供免费的课外和暑期项目,通过足球、诗歌和服务学习的独特结合,建立团队,支持整个儿童的健康发展。
“America SCORES很荣幸获得罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会体育奖!与RWJF一样,我们长期致力于使社区更健康。我代表我们11个城市的11,000多名诗人运动员,感谢你们支持我们通过足球建立健康的习惯,通过诗歌激发表达,并通过公民行动激发社区变革。”-执行董事icy Jones
麻省大学波士顿分校的施莱佛营地是一个免费的、包容的夏令营,为残疾儿童和非残疾儿童提供服务,让所有的孩子都能以有意义的方式与同龄人一起玩耍、学习和互动。
“麻省大学波士顿分校的施莱佛营地很荣幸能与罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会站在一起,强调包容各种能力的儿童和青少年参加体育和娱乐活动的重要性。在施莱佛营,我们为一半的参与者都是残疾人的人群提供独特的服务,所有的孩子都平等地学习和玩耍。有了这个奖项,施莱弗营将继续通过扩大我们的营地和在全国传播包容性标准来展示包容性的重要性。——gary Siperstein,波士顿马萨诸塞大学社会发展与教育中心的创始人和主任
市中心拳击馆是一个免费的课后学术和运动项目,提供教育、运动、指导和干预,使底特律的学生成为积极和富有成效的社会成员。
“市中心拳击馆很荣幸获得罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会体育奖,因为我们改变了底特律学生的生活。我们的免费学术和运动项目打破了障碍,提供了重要的资源,并为学生创造了一个安全的空间来发现他们是谁的力量。体育在我们的工作中起着至关重要的作用。我们与学生一起度过的‘一小时游戏’建立了信任,引发了更深层次的对话,并帮助我们培养孩子的终身技能。”——khali Sweeney,创始人兼首席执行官
哈莱姆长曲棍球提供机会,关系和经验,激活技能和特点,把年轻人的成功之路作为学生,运动员和公民。
“哈莱姆曲棍球队很荣幸能与其他许多令人难以置信的组织一起获得罗伯特伍德约翰逊基金会体育奖。哈莱姆曲棍球队每天都在学校安排项目主管,并将以体育为基础的青少年发展与学术干预相结合,为学生提供支持。我们相信,我们的参与者应该公平地获得最好的学术、丰富和运动经历,我们非常感谢罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会帮助我们通过这个奖项为更多的学生提供健康、赋权的机会。”-迈克·莱文,首席执行官
一个新的高度利用篮球作为吸引年轻人的“钩子”,帮助他们获得高质量的教育机会,并向他们灌输价值观和生活技能,为他们在运动之外的生活中取得成功做好准备。
“我代表我们的董事会,员工,特别是我们的学生运动员,感谢RWJF认可我们在新高地所做的重要工作,帮助年轻人发展学术和运动技能,以支持他们一生的身心健康。我们非常荣幸能够获得RWJF体育奖,这是在我们扩大我们的项目和我们的组织,最终覆盖布鲁克林和整个纽约市成千上万的青少年和家庭的关键时刻。——泰德·史密斯,执行董事
像女孩一样滑冰授权滑冰运动员,特别是年轻女性和/或变性人,成长为强大,自信的领导者,促进和实现社会公平。
“对于像女孩一样滑冰来说,获得这个奖项是一个巨大的荣誉,因为我们创造了一个更具包容性的社区。作为一个滑板组织,我们一直梦想着我们所做的事情被认可为一项运动,并在保持年轻人活跃和繁荣方面发挥作用。”——kristin Ebeling,执行董事
斯奈德曲棍球是一个全国知名的非营利组织,利用冰球运动来教育和授权费城资源不足的青年在生活的游戏中繁荣。
“斯奈德曲棍球队很高兴也很荣幸被选为罗伯特伍德约翰逊基金会体育奖,这是对我们建立生活和团结社区的使命的认可。我们早就认识到运动的影响,尤其是冰球!我们感谢世界妇女联合会共同致力于为资源不足的青年消除保健公平方面的障碍。——scott Tharp,总裁兼首席执行官
学生跑费城风格通过跑步和指导改变学生的生活,支持费城面临高度逆境的青年。
“学生跑费城风格非常荣幸现在成为RWJF体育奖的获得者。这一荣誉是对该组织致力于建立信心、恢复力和社区以最好地支持费城年轻人的绝佳验证。我们很高兴被认可为这一令人惊叹的组织的一部分,并期待创造更健康,更公平的空间,让年轻人能够茁壮成长。”——andy Kucer,执行董事
团队黄金时间“黄金时间游戏”是一个全方位的、同伴指导的体育项目,学生们在这个项目中与有发育障碍的孩子们一起指导和玩耍。
“我们在黄金时间团队非常荣幸地获得了著名的罗伯特伍德约翰逊基金会体育奖,以表彰我们的全面包容,校际体育项目,黄金时间游戏(r)。我们相信,通过对体育的共同热爱来团结所有能力和背景的孩子,可以在建设更健康、更包容的社区方面发挥至关重要的作用,这些社区可以从每个人的独特优势中受益。感谢RWJF基金会通过体育的力量庆祝一切皆有可能。——peter Straus,创始人兼执行董事
温迪·希利亚德基金会通过体操运动改善身体和情感健康,增强服务不足社区年轻人的生活能力。
“很荣幸被授予罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊体育奖,以表彰温迪·希利亚德体操基金会为服务不足的青少年所做的工作。我很高兴能与许多组织建立联系,他们有着同样的激情和愿望,通过体育帮助年轻人变得更健康。我还要感谢罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊把我们召集到一起,通过他们的研究和数据帮助我们,并使我们所做的工作成为一个社区的努力。——wendy Hilliard(创始人/首席执行官
要了解更多关于RWJF体育奖的信息,并查看过去的获奖者,请访问www.ottomotal.com/sportsaward.
罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会体育奖旨在表彰个人、组织和团队的创新和协作努力,他们通过体育使他们的社区更健康。有关该奖项的更多信息,请访问www.ottomotal.com/sportsaward.
罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会(RWJF)致力于改善美国的健康和健康公平。我们正在与其他方面合作,努力发展一种以公平为基础的卫生文化,为每个人提供公平和公正的发展机会,无论他们是谁、住在哪里或有多少钱。欲了解更多信息,请访问www.ottomotal.com.在Twitter上关注基金会www.ottomotal.com/twitter或者在Facebook上www.ottomotal.com/facebook.