Healthy Minds, Strong Bodies - Full School Roll Out

We are Healthy Minds, Strong Bodies; a new social enterprise that has been established to target the physical, mental wellbeing and health of disadvantaged young people across the UK. We have recently launched our first successful 6-week pilot programme and are seeking sponsorships to help us spread our mission across some of the UK’s most in need teenagers from disadvantaged backgrounds. We have been founded by Darrell Rabess, founder of Simply Rabess Wellness, in order to combat against the rising levels of obesity in young people and the impact of Covid-19. Newham also has significant challenges – 22 per cent of children live in low-income families with 38 per cent of children eligible for free school meals. 10% of young people in Newham are leaving school with no qualifications, and we believe the power of exercise, good nutrition and well being tools can massively improve several aspects of their life.

The programme has been designed to improve the students health, confidence and build habits that they can carry forward in their daily life. The Programme will conclude with an evening ceremony to celebrate their hard work, development and progress with family, friends and teachers.

Funding will enable us to continue to spread to those most vulnerable young people in the borough, in an area that has many pre-existing disadvantages and inequality, rising rates of domestic violence and child exploitation. We will be working with approximately 5-7 schools and funding will enable all students to access leading wellness and nutrition practitioners, their own fitness kits, access to a mobile phone application to track their journey and resources to access local fitness and swimming amenities that their current school may not have.