Announcing the 2025 AGI Wellness Grant Recipients
Asian Girls Ignite (AGI) believes wellness starts with choice.
Choice to rest.
Choice to heal.
Choice to define wellness on your own terms.
Asian Girls Ignite and the AGI Wellness Grant
Community Support Behind the AGI Wellness Grant
In December 2023, community member Yen Chau (she/her) of NineFold, LLC made a generous $2,000 gift to Asian Girls Ignite. Her support affirmed a shared belief in youth voice, care, and self-determination.
NineFold, LLC is a woman-owned, BIPOC-owned consulting firm rooted in equity-centered strategy and reflection.
Yen’s investment helped bring the AGI Wellness Grant to life. Her generosity made space for students to shape wellness in ways meaningful to them.
A Student-Led Approach to Youth Wellness
Team AGI asked a simple question. What would wellness look like if students led the way?
Together with the Youth Leadership Collective, AGI shaped the Wellness Grant. A student-informed initiative centered on care, autonomy, and trust. Because of Yen’s generosity and belief in youth leadership, 2025 marks the second year of this grant. Last year’s recipients shared powerful reflections on what wellness looked like for them. You can read their stories here.
Supporting Holistic Wellness for AANHPI Youth in Colorado
The AGI Wellness Grant supports the holistic well-being of Colorado Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) girls and gender-expansive youth in grades 6–12. The grant recognizes cultural, mental, and physical health challenges many youth navigate daily. Students define what wellness means to them. The grant supports those choices.
Well-being does not follow one path. For some, wellness lives in movement. For others, rest. For others, creativity, connection, or quiet. This grant honors all of those truths.
This year, submissions were reviewed by a panel of community leaders, AGI students and alumni. Thank you to Trace Yang (she/her), Christina Ifurung (she/her), Katie Bergsieker (she/her), Saige Ju (she/her), and Yen Chau (she/her) for lending care and discernment to this process. The panel selected four grantees. Each receives $500 to support wellness resources, tools, or experiences aligned with their needs.
Meet the 2025 AGI Wellness Grant Recipients
We are proud to recognize the 2025 AGI Wellness Grant recipients
Ellie T.
Ellie (she/her) truly understands the importance of nurturing both mind and body. She plans to use this award to expand her love of reading, experience the calming benefits of sound baths, and enjoy restorative spa time—all in ways that bring joy, relaxation, and connection with the people she cares about.
Emma B.
Emma (she/her) defines self-care as caring for herself while lifting others up. She plans to use this award to create joyful experiences with friends, connect with family through heartfelt letters, express herself creatively, and make mindful choices that reflect her values—investing in both her well-being and the world around her.
Jessica A.
Jessica’s (she/her) commitment to soccer carries discipline, resilience, and growth. This grant supports her physical wellness as she trains and competes beyond state lines. The investment supports confidence on the field and strength off the field.
Nevaeh L.
Nevaeh (she/her) beautifully reminds us that wellness is also about connection, joy, and shared experiences. This award supports her vision of using music to create meaningful time with her family—an investment in rest, gratitude, and memories.
Why the AGI Wellness Grant Matters
These grants offer more than funding. They send a message. We trust youth to know what they need. We trust them to lead their own care.
Initiatives like the AGI Wellness Grant exist because community members show up month after month.
Support Youth Wellness as a Monthly Donor
If you believe youth deserve agency, rest, and support, consider becoming a monthly donor. Monthly giving sustains programs grounded in identity-affirming care.Your ongoing support funds initiatives like the Wellness Grant and invests in the future of Colorado AANHPI girls and gender-expansive youth.
Support Youth Wellness as a Monthly Donor
If you believe youth deserve agency, rest, and support, consider becoming a monthly donor. Monthly giving sustains programs grounded in identity-affirming care.Your ongoing support funds initiatives like the Wellness Grant and invests in the future of Colorado AANHPI girls and gender-expansive youth.
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