School District 58 has received more than $20,000 in grant money for health and wellness this school year.
At the monthly school board meeting last Wednesday, SD58 Superintendent Steven McNiven listed five grants received for such initiatives.
The school district received about $10,600 in a crime forfeiture grant that will be used to teach students across SD58 strategies and skills to proactively reduce domestic violence.
A grant totalling $7,500 from the non-profit organization DASH BC that will be used for youth wellness projects.
Dash BC also contributed about $1,250 between two other grants — one aimed at teaching elementary students how to cook and nutritional eating, and another grant to support Grade 8 and Grande 9 attendance at the wellness fair at Penticton Secondary School.
A grant of $1,150 was received from the United Way for an after school cooking program at Nicola Canford Elementary.
The funds from the crime forfeiture grant will be used next year and the rest has been used for wellness initiatives this school year said SD58 wellness co-ordinator Terry Strande.
