SLU's Physical Therapy, Athletic Training, and Nutrition and Dietetics Programs are awarded 1818 Grant

We are excited to announce a new SLU Community Partnership through the 1818 Grant titled Lifting Safely To Build A Better Future! SLU Physical Therapy Student Association, SLU Athletic Training Society, and SLU Dietetics Association are partnering with Lift For Life Gym! Lift for Life Gym is a non-for-profit organization that provides a safe after school environment for at-risk St. Louis City children, where they can participate in group workouts, complete homework, and eat dinner each evening. Lift for Life Gym provides an enriching environment that promotes holistic health and wellbeing for St. Louis Youth. Through this partnership, students from SLU’s Physical Therapy, Athletic Training, and Nutrition and Dietetics programs will be in the community with these youth, providing education on safe exercise and stretching techniques, nutrition, and tips for managing wounds and injuries, as well as introducing the gym members to these Allied Health Professions! We hope that this program results in a longstanding partnership between Lift for Life Gym and Saint Louis University and cannot wait for it to take place! Thank you to all that worked on the planning, writing, and presentation of this grant, we appreciate your hard work, and thank you SLU for selecting our proposal out of 55 other applicants! 

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SLU Students Receive 1818 Grant to Inspire Future Allied Health Professionals

SLU students from the Physical Therapy Student Association (PTSA), Athletic Training Society (SLATS), and Dietetic Association (SLUDA) received the 1818 grant for “Inspiring Future Allied Health Professionals Today.” 

The goal of the program is to educate students at Unleashing Potential Early Childhood Program and St. Louis Public Schools on science and its bridge to health professions such as physical therapy, athletic training, and nutrition and dietetics. 

To learn more about our Physical Therapy Program, visit https://catalog.slu.edu/colleges-schools/health-sciences/physical-therapy-athletic-training/physical-therapy-program/

1818 Grant Event

1818 Grant Event

Kelsey Bequette (SLU DPT Class of 2021) and Lauren Foster (SLU DPT Class of 2022)

Saint Louis University Physical Therapy students had a great day volunteering their time to participate in an 1818 grant funded event last week. Students interacted with children ages 3-12 years old from Unleashing Potential, a St. Louis Community organization through various stretching, balance, exercise, and educational activities. 

The goal of the project was to introduce children to the concept of pursuing higher education as well as the physical therapy and athletic training professions to potential future healthcare professionals. We had a great time collaborating with our community partner to advocate for our professions and for the futures of the children in our community. We are looking forward to working with this program and these children in the future!

This is one of several posts featuring SLU PT Student experiences. For more information about Saint Louis University's Program in Physical Therapy, please visit: https://www.slu.edu/doisy/degrees/undergraduate/physical-therapy.php.

Photos submitted by Richard Guillen, SPT.