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  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Diana Gardner, The Grassroot Project EMAIL: Diana@GrassrootProject.org THE GRASSROOT PROJECT WINS HEALTHY SCHOOLS GRANT TO LEAD RESEARCH ON HEALTH AND PE IN WASHINGTON, DC SCHOOLS   WASHINGTON, DC, December 7, 2021 – The Grassroot Project (TGP) is honored to have been selected as the winner of the Healthy Schools Grant. The purpose of this grant,

For the safety and health of our student-athletes, staff, and the broader community, TGP suspended all programming and transitioned to a virtual work from home model beginning March 13th. While these decisions have been difficult, making sacrifices is necessary in order to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, as well as to do our part in flattening the curve and

All Aboard, You Need Your Passports For This Event…. by Jane Wallis, Director of Programs On November 29th 2017, TGP went old school and put on a “traditional Grassroots graduation” for students enrolled in Fall 2017 programming. Yes, the event was equipped with a big, blow-up bungee-run, food and a DJ to celebrate our 6th grade students finishing 8 weeks

Former Standout Grassroots Coach Joins TGP to Spearhead Growth of Programs October 1, 2017 The Grassroot Project is thrilled to announce the addition of Jane Wallis as Director of Programs. She will be leading the growth of TGP’s programs, and she will be working directly with TGP’s staff, partners, and student-athletes. From 2010-2014, Jane served as a Grassroots Coach and

The Grassroot Project Board announces Marie Rudolph’s departure as Executive Director, effective September 30, 2017. We are incredibly grateful for her service to the organization and the D.C. community.  During her tenure, Marie worked to advance the mission and vision of The Grassroot Project and expanded diversity among university student-athletes mentors delivering our sexual health curriculum in D.C. middle schools. Under her

In a classroom at Walker Jones Educational Center, four Howard track athletes, a George Washington soccer player and a former all-American sprinter from Georgetown push tiny desks and chairs against the walls to create a playground for the afternoon’s game. It’s called HIV Attacks! And it starts with 12-year-old Natia Bland, who has volunteered to play the Human, standing in

March Madness may have already come and gone, but there is still an opportunity to cheer on (and support!) several student athletes who've teamed up for an important cause.   Tyler Spencer, a former athlete on the Georgetown University rowing team, created Grassroot Project, an HIV/AIDS education and awareness program targeted to D.C. area youth. Rather than a traditional classroom

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The George Washington School of Public Health and Health Services has partnered with The Grassroot Project, an organization of NCAA Division I varsity athletes using the universal language of sports to engage youth in educational outreach about HIV/AIDS. GW researchers are working with the Grassroot Project to develop and implement a sustainable monitoring and evaluation plan. “We

WASHINGTON, D.C. - NCAA News – The Howard University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) received the spring 2010 National SAAC Award of Excellence, as announced on Tuesday by the NCAA and the Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. The Award of Excellence honors special and unique community-service work completed by student-athletes at Division I schools. Howard’s SAAC Committee was cited for its

On Dec. 1, approximately 90 students, friends and family members gathered in the Colonials Athletic Club at the GW’s Charles E. Smith Center for a special graduation. Forty D.C. public elementary school students had successfully completed the first semester-long program about HIV/AIDS prevention run by the Grassroots Project, a joint effort between student athletes from GW and Georgetown University. Eighteen

At an infection rate of 3.2 percent, HIV/AIDS levels in the District exceed the World Health Organization's classification of an epidemic and rival the rates found in developing countries. The Georgetown community is finding new ways to combat the incurable illness as well as the stigma that has made AIDS a four-letter word.   Treating an Epidemic, Creating a Community