Partner With Us

Grant funding and organizational partnerships that expand our reach.

Healthy Lifestyles International, Inc. is actively seeking grant funding and organizational partnerships to expand our reach and deepen our impact across the communities we serve.

Why Fund HLI?

  • 30-year operating history — founded and continuously operating since 1995
  • Fully approved 501(c)(3) since September 21, 1995
  • 3,700+ individuals served, 93% reporting positive outcomes
  • Experienced leadership with decades of community health and organizational development experience
  • Multi-sector programming — health, mental health, financial literacy, and education delivered under one unified mission

Certifications, Recognition & Partnerships

Certificate of Completion Programs:

  • Financial Literacy Program
  • Smoking Cessation Program
  • LMP Program

Recognitions:

  • Scholastic Achievement Scholarships to High School Seniors

Partnerships:

Media Coverage:

  • GSSL Radio
  • KTAL TV

Letters of Support

Signed endorsements from healthcare and ministry partners working alongside HLI.

“It is our privilege to pledge our support for the mission and vision of Healthy Lifestyles International. We believe that meaningful partnerships are essential to creating healthier individuals, stronger families, and more vibrant communities.”
Michael Taylor, DC, CME, MABS North Market Chiropractic Clinic — Shreveport, LA
“It is our privilege to pledge our support for the mission and vision of Healthy Lifestyles International (HLI). We are committed to partnering with HLI to improve the health, well-being, and quality of life of individuals and families within our community.”
James Raker, CEO Ark‑La‑Tex Health Center — Texarkana, AR
“HLI's ambitious desire to harness the wealth of the world to deliver no-nonsense, practical help to alleviate suffering and hopelessness is greatly needed in our world today… We are grateful for HLI's generous support, which is helping extend practical, life-giving care to communities across Africa.”
Pastor Emanuel Pelote, President Mission Priority International, Inc.

The Need We Address

Communities across the United States — particularly those with limited access to affordable healthcare, financial education, and quality academic resources — face compounding cycles of poor health outcomes, economic instability, and limited opportunity.

HLI exists to interrupt those cycles. We provide lifestyle, medical, and modification services designed to offset community health costs and create pathways to long-term stability for individuals and families.

When healthcare is inaccessible, families delay treatment until crises become costly emergencies. When financial literacy is absent, debt compounds and opportunity disappears. When education is under-resourced, the next generation inherits the same challenges. HLI addresses all three — simultaneously and sustainably.

Our Programs at a Glance

ProgramPopulation ServedKey Outcomes
Health & WellnessAll AgesReduced healthcare costs, improved access
Mental HealthAll AgesImproved emotional resilience and well-being
Financial LiteracyAdults 18–65Debt reduction, financial independence
EducationAdults and YouthAcademic advancement, skill development

Measurable Program Goals

Health & Wellness Goal

To educate 500+ individuals in the Shreveport‑Bossier metroplex by the end of December 2026, through live seminars regarding the potential reversal of hypertension, Type 2 diabetes, obesity, and tobacco/alcohol addiction.

Mental Health Goal

To serve as an intermediary between the local mental health network and the public — addressing anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia. A minimum goal is to provide lifestyle medicine intervention to 100+ individuals in Louisiana before they require pharmacologic intervention, by the end of December 2026.

Financial Literacy Goal

To provide financial literacy pathways for 200+ vetted individuals in Louisiana seeking money management skills such as budgeting, debt cancellation, and modest retirement accumulation via live or digital pathways, by the end of December 2026.

Education Goal

To assist individuals by enrolling them in either an accredited adult education or GED program — subsidizing transportation, classroom supplies, and miscellaneous costs across the Arkansas‑Louisiana‑Texas triad, by the end of December 2026.

Organizational Documents Available Upon Request

IRS Determination LetterAvailable
Organizational BylawsAvailable
Annual ReportIn Development
Audited FinancialsIn Development
Letters of SupportAvailable — see above

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Transforming lives through health, education, and economic empowerment since 1995. HLI is a fully approved 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Contact HLI

  • (318) 222-6601
  • 1850 Nelson St., Suite D, Shreveport, LA 71107