RESULTS

Mini grants were awarded to 14 organizations through a competitive process, twelve of them returning grantees. The grantee programs are located throughout Florida. Over the last year, the Initiative served 1,100 students, bringing the total number of students served to 24,203 since the program began in 2009

2021-2022 Grantee Counties Broward Broward Collier Clay DeSoto Escambia Hillsborough Miami Dade Orange Palm Beach Santa Rosa Sarasota St. John’s Duval Flagler Osceola Volusia Leon

Student Comments About Health Literacy Classes

• “I was able to see a doctor without an interpreter.” - Flagler Technical College
• “{Learned} how to find affordable medical care.”- Atlantic Technical College
• “The most important thing I learned was the way to communicate for health care visits.” - Miami Dade College
• “{Learned} that I can live a healthy life.”- Literacy Alliance of Northeast Florida
• “{Learned} how to organize my questions for my doctor.”- Collier County Adult Education
• “Helped me to get insurance for my family.” - Pensacola State College
• “I learned how to provide First Aid and CPR.” - United Food Bank of Plant City
• “{Learned} the importance of a balanced diet and exercise.” - School District of DeSoto County
• “I started exercising daily with my kids.” - Safe Children Coalition