Young people often take health for granted, which is why we focus on helping members develop and maintain healthy lifestyle habits that will serve them well today and into the future. We encourage and reinforce personal responsibility, well-being, self-sufficiency, positive behaviors and self-respect in the hopes of helping them achieve lasting mental and physical health.
Our Impact
Healthy Lifestyles
82%
of members engage in physical activity at least 3 days a week
100%
of teens abstain from smoking cigarettes
70%
of members eat 2 or more fruits per day
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Passport to Manhood: A Journey to Help You Prepare for a Positive Adulthood
Promoting and teaching responsibility to boys ages 11-14. Passport to Manhood represents a targeted effort to engage young boys in discussions and activities that reinforce character, leadership and positive behavior.
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Smart Girls: Skills Mastery and Resistance Training
Helping young women — ages eight to 17 — reach their full potential through guidance toward healthy attitudes and lifestyles, positive self-esteem, good eating habits, getting good health care and more.
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Triple Play: A Game Plan for the Mind, Body and Soul
Comprehensive health and wellness initiative striving to improve the overall health of members — ages six to 18 — by increasing their daily physical activity, teaching them good nutrition and helping them develop healthy relationships.
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Jaguars Athletics
Athletic teams for football, cheerleading, boys' and girls' basketball and baseball keep kids active year-round. Teams participate in local leagues and play against other teams from central Alabama. Our 13-year-old team won the 2016 Dizzy Dean World Series!
