Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota receives $10,000 grant from Delta Dental of Minnesota to provide Healthy Smiles/Healthy Kids program

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota recently received a $10,000 grant from Delta Dental of Minnesota to provide the Healthy Smiles/Healthy Kids program at the Roosevelt, Southside and Eastside units.

With this funding, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota will provide a comprehensive nutrition program called Project Healthy Smiles/Healthy Kids, designed to bring excellent dental hygiene and life habits to our community’s youth. The program has five primary components:

  • Cavity Free Zone – to teach kids the importance of healthy dental hygiene habits
  • Daily Meal Program – to teach kids the importance of proper nutrition and its connection to healthy dental hygiene
  • Health & Life Skills programs – to prevent the use of tobacco, alcohol, drugs and poor dietary choices, which affect oral health as well
  • Parental Involvement – to encourage parents to reinforce healthy habits at home
  • Incentives – to recognize kids for their participation and application of learned healthy habits

Delta Dental of Minnesota focuses on choosing grant recipients that show innovative strategies to expand oral health access for Minnesota’s underserved populations; demonstrate significant opportunity to promote and expand preventive and education services; and show an ability to measure results.

About Delta Dental of Minnesota:
Delta Dental of Minnesota is an independent, nonprofit health services company that serves the oral health needs of Minnesota and North Dakota residents. Since 1969, Delta Dental of Minnesota has accomplished this mission by providing the best access across the state to oral health care through affordable dental plans. Delta Dental of Minnesota is an authorized licensee of the Delta Dental Plans Association of Oak Brook, Illinois. To learn more, visit deltadentalmn.org.