GENYOUth Purpose & Impact
GENYOUth equips schools with critical tools and resources to provide students with greater access to nutrition and physical activity.
- Over 40 million students now have more equitable access to healthy school meals and/or physical activity.
- 76,000 school communities are supported by GENYOUth nationwide, 68% of which are considered high-need.
Ending Student Hunger
Today, 1 in 5 children face food insecurity¹.
Nearly 30 million children rely on school meals for their daily nutrition. For many, it’s the only healthy meal they receive on some days.
Yet only half of these children benefit from school breakfast due to hurdles, including time and stigma.
GENYOUth nourishes children by helping schools remove barriers to school breakfast and grow participation. Our initiatives have provided 40 million students with greater access to school meals, and our nutrition grants have provided increased access to 6.2 billion school meals.
¹ USDA
Increasing Access to Physical Activity
Fewer than 1 in 4 children get the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity each day, and girls are at even greater risk².
Schools provide safe, equitable environments for kids to learn and play.
GENYOUth brings resources and equipment to schools, inspiring a love of physical activity and increasing access to and participation among 18 million students.
Elevating Student Voice
Students tell us, “If it’s about me, don’t do it without me!”
GENYOUth is a recognized thought leader in understanding, addressing, and amplifying the evolving health and wellbeing needs and opinions of today’s students.
Partnerships in Purpose
Latest GENYOUth News
‘Taste of the Draft’ Fundraiser to Highlight Wisconsin Supper Clubs on Eve of 2025 NFL Draft
NFL, Packers and GENYOUth philanthropic culinary event to fight student hunger and celebrate supper club traditions
Oct 03, 2024
New Survey Reveals Majority of Americans Believe Food Insecurity Among Children Should be Addressed as a National Priority
GENYOUth Rallies Support for School Meals as a Vital Solution to Address Food Justice for Children During September’s Hunger Action Month.
Aug 28, 2024
Detroit Sports Commission and GENYOUth Rally for Good to Bring Flag Football to Detroit Area Middle Schools
Alltroo Rally Also Offers a Chance to Win a Trip to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.
Jul 23, 2024
GENYOUth was incorporated as a District of Columbia nonprofit corporation on May 8, 2009 as YOUTH IMPROVED, INC. The organization has been doing business as GENYOUth since January 2011, and formally changed its registered corporate name in the District of Columbia to GENYOUth on January 15, 2020. The name change is not yet reflected in the IRS database of tax exempt organizations. All of the organization’s 990s have been filed under YOUTH IMPROVED, INC. EIN: 27-0988546