HMP 2023 Impact Report FINAL

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Impact Report

JULY 1, 2022 - JUNE 30, 2023

President’s Statement

Jennifer L. Owens President & CEO, HealthMPowers

Welcome to HealthMPowers’ 2022-23 Impact Report, a testament to an extraordinary year of transformation and impact. In 2023, we embarked on a bold journey: Aspiration 2025, focusing on six key strategies to champion healthy habits and transform environments where children live, learn, and play. Against the backdrop of challenging external forces, we achieved significant milestones such as the groundbreaking success of our inaugural Youth Advisory Board, merging physical health with mental wellness, and embedding health equity principles across all our programs. We fortified our data and evaluation systems and unveiled a fresh website, enhancing access to our mission and resources. As we reflect on these achievements, we are deeply grateful for your generous support, which made it all possible. We look forward to another year filled with hope, possibility, and continued impact.

Thank you for being with us on this exhilarating journey.

About

HealthMPowers

HealthMPowers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving children, youth, and families in communities across Georgia. Through dynamic physical activity and nutrition education programs, we tackle the root causes of preventable chronic diseases linked to poor nutrition and lack of physical activity. Our partnerships with schools and organizations in under-resourced communities ensure equitable access to the tools needed for securing a healthy future for young people. Tailored to the unique needs of each population, our programs aim to instill positive lifelong habits, removing health as a barrier to a young person reaching their full potential.

Our Mission

To champion healthy habits and transform environments where children live, learn, and play.

Our Vision

All children nourished and active.

Who We Serve

Early Care and Education Centers | K-12 Schools | Out of

School Time Sites | Communities and Families

292

84,328

6,259

Sites

Youth

Adults

2023 Sites

Community

Early Childhood Education

Elementary

Out of School Time

Secondary

GEM

Aspiration 2025

Last summer, we unveiled an ambitious three- year strategic plan that details goals and growth for key programs and operational areas, all in service to Georgia’s children and youth.

In three years, we will amplify our impact and accelerate change in Georgia communities by elevating youth voices, deepening relationships, and leveraging data to champion health equity.

Strategy 1

Deliver high impact learning experiences that foster healthy habits with a unique focus on youth voice.

Strategy 4

Build a clear, trusted and recognized brand identity that communicates our mission, vision, and values to our key audiences.

Strategy 2

Cultivate environments and conditions where children live, learn, and play by breaking down barriers to make the healthy choice the easy choice.

Strategy 5

Strengthen the organizational foundation to leverage data and deploy new technology across programs.

Strategy 3

Serve as a thought leader harnessing our data, expertise, and collective experience to amplify a conversation to drive change in Georgia.

Strategy 6

Diversify and grow revenue to support organizational grown and sustain long-term impact.

Our

2023 Impact

Strategy 1

Deliver high impact learning experiences that foster healthy habits with a unique focus on youth voice.

Something remarkable is happening at Dekalb County’s Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School. In the heart of Georgia, 50 young girls are stepping up

to the plate, taking on leadership roles, and transforming their school community. This is the story of the Girls Empowering Movement (GEM) program and how it’s creating a positive ripple effect, by girls, for girls. Read More.

701

youth trained to advocate for healthy habits on behalf of themselves and their peers.

27,958

youth reached through youth-driven projects in the 2022-2023 school year

Strategy 2

Cultivate environments and conditions where children live, learn, and play by breaking down barriers to make the healthy choice the easy choice.

At H.B. Stroud Elementary, seeds of transformation were sown in the hearts of students, sparking

a journey toward healthier habits and a thriving school garden. Read More.

359

environmental changes implemented within partnered sites to improve nutrition, physical activity, and cultivate environments that foster healthy habits.

95,450

youth impacted by environmental changes implemented within partnered sites to improve nutrition, physical activity, and cultivate environments that foster healthy habits.

Strategy 3

Serve as a thought leader harnessing our data, expertise, and collective experience to amplify the conversation to drive change in Georgia.

coalitions, committees, and tasks forces served on by HealthMPowers board and staff.

external presentations led by staff at local, state, and nationwide meetings and conferences.

peer-reviewed articles published contributing to the body of literature supporting healthy children and youth.

The longitudinal association between objectively measured school-day physical activity and academic achievement in US elementary school students International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Physical activity and academic achievement: An analysis of potential student- and school-level moderators International Journal of Behavior Nutrition and Physical Activity

Contextualizing Adolescent Female Physical Activity Behavior: A Descriptive Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Association between early care and education centres policies and practices and children’s healthy behaviors Int J Health Plann Manage

Strategy 4

Successfully launched a new brand identity.

2,600

Achieved an average quarterly increase of 2,600 users on newly launched website.

Build a clear, trusted, and recognized brand identity that communicates our mission, vision, and values to our key audiences.

Working with HealthMPowers has truly been a

delight. While working on the rebrand, we wanted to capture the fun and heart that goes into the organization, so we went with a playful, vibrant color palette and loose handwritten accents to convey the HealthMPowers spirit. We feel the new energetic and cheerful branding is a perfect representation of the org and we love partnering with this team!

Serra & Taylor

Co-Owners of Salt & True

Strategy 5

Strengthen the organizational foundation to leverage data

and deploy new technology across programs.

164

hours invested in staff for professional development.

$46,317

spent with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)-owned businesses and vendors.

After completing an internship with HealthMPowers during his senior year, Adolfo Ruiz (L) now works closely with our Evaluation Manager, Anaise (R), as a hired contractor to continue to provide critical data insights and reflections from an invaluable vantage point of both youth and participants

Our journey to a healthier future is guided by the

voices of our Youth Advisory Board and Student Health

Advocates. Together, we’re reimagining our behavioral data surveys, harnessing the power of technology, and unlocking invaluable insights. With their passion and expertise on what drives children and youth, and our data-driven approach, we’re shaping a brighter, healthier tomorrow for all children.

Anaise Quirindongo

Evaluation Manager, HealthMPowers

Our Supporters*

Foundation and Funders

HealthMPowers generous donors have been the backbone of our successes this year. Each donation, regardless of its size, has played a pivotal role in advancing our mission. Thank you for believing in our cause and making a difference.

The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation

The Atlanta Falcons

Youth Foundation

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

BOOST

Bridge Investment Group Holdings LLC

Cornerstone Contracting Group

Facilitec

Georgia Department of Education

Georgia Department of Public Health

Nemours National Office of Policy and Prevention

Northside Hospital Cancer Institute

United Healthcare

USDA

Georgia SNAP-Ed

Voices for Georgia’s Children

*Due to our donor privacy policy, we no longer list individual donors in our publications.

2022-2023

Board of Directors

Executive Officers

Keith Perkey, Board Chair, Haskell

Gerry Halphen, Vice Chair, iVision

Kirk Diamond, Corporate Secretary, Cushman & Wakefield

Jasmine Hoffman, Treasurer, Emory University

Founders

Andy Isakson, Isakson Living Mary Johnson, SBBOS, LLC

Board Members

Amanda Adams, Cherry Bekaert

Marcus Foster, Emory University

Justin Grimsley, Chick-Fil-A

Pat Hickok, Retired

Laura Kurlander-Nagel, Johnson Kurlander Legal Group Denys Lu, Emory University

Nicole Mosley, McClure Health Science High School Rohan Rajpurohit, Student

Sonali Rao, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Shana Scott, American Heart Association

Sonali Rao

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, HealthMPowers Board of Directors

INVESTMENT STORY

Sonali Rao

“Ensuring HealthMPowers is present in diverse schools and communities is crucial. They not only educate but instill the understanding that even small choices can have a significant impact on one’s health and well-being. Every child should feel empowered to make health- conscious decisions.”