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Blue & You Foundation Gives $2.6M in Grants

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LITTLE ROCK – The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas has awarded more than $2.6 million in grants to 35 health improvement programs in Arkansas.

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield established the Blue & You Foundation in 2001 as a charitable foundation to promote better health in Arkansas. The foundation awards grants each year to nonprofit or governmental organizations and programs that positively affect the health of Arkansans.

Over the past 13 years, the foundation has awarded almost $22 million to 584 health improvement programs in Arkansas.

Among this year’s grants was a $150,000 gift to the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Foundation in Little Rock for a program that facilitates physical activity while promoting classroom engagement and learning.

The Arkansas Trauma Education and Research Foundation in Little Rock also received $150,000.

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