Tri-City Health Center Awarded $54K Grant to Combat Childhood Obesity

Courtesy of Safeway

Officials of the Fremont-based Tri-City Health Center recently received a $54,568 check — part of $2 million in grants the Safeway Foundation announced it is giving back to community health programs and hospitals to launch grass-roots projects for the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity in the Bay Area and nationwide.  

Safeway officials presented the check to Tri-City Health Center Interim CEO Juliana Schirmer at one of its Fremont stores at 3900 Argonaut Way. 

The grant will help fund nutrition and fitness programs in partnership with the YMCA for approximately 60 children from 9-13 years old. 

The “Innovative Approaches to Preventing Childhood Obesity” grants are a part of an overall outreach and commitment to community health that has become synonymous with Safeway Inc., one of the largest supermarket companies in the U.S. 

“Our commitment is to strengthen communities, create pioneering programs, expand services and implement new strategies to support the health of children and teens,” said Larree Renda, Safeway Executive Vice President and Chair of the Safeway Foundation.  

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