One year ago GENYOUth answered an immediate call-to-action to help feed our nation’s at-risk youth. Promptly, we established GENYOUth’s Emergency School Meal Delivery Fund which ensured that daily school meals could reach — and still nourish — our most food insecure students, regardless of nationwide school closures. Thanks to the generosity of many, we have raised $20 million in support of 10,000 schools through our COVID-19 Emergency School Meal Delivery Fund – and we are continuing our fundraising efforts to help 10,000 additional schools who have asked for our help. Each day we ask ourselves the question who will help feed our nation’s kids? – especially the 30+ million children who rely on school meals for their daily nourishment – and work hard to keep this issue top of mind with multiple national media outlet to raise awareness and donations to help feed our nation’s kids. Listen to our story here!
Too many American youth are inactive, undernourished, and unconnected. Students spend 180 days per year at school – yet schools are under resourced. But GENYOUth is equipping, engaging and empowering youth to make a difference!
Why? Because every child deserves to be healthy, with access to nutritious food and physical activity, as well as the opportunity to be their personal best.
Through innovative public-private partnerships GENYOUth:
Gives Youth a Voice; Enhances Nutrition and Physical Activity in Schools; Nurtures Youth Leadership and Workforce Readiness.
Food insecurity, food access challenges and the crisis in physical inactivity keep children from achieving their full potential. GENYOUth was established to address these challenges by collaborating with students, schools, communities, business partners and thought leaders to identify and implement solutions – while always keeping students at the center of the conversation.
When students are given a voice, positive change happens.
Learn about our mission
Pillars of Purpose – Our Work
Give Youth a Voice
We elevate student voices and give them the means to lead and solve real world problems. With the support of our partners, GENYOUth provides school grants, equipment and skill building opportunities for students to improve their health, wellness and workforce readiness. We empower youth to be the agents of social change and impact while helping them unleash innovative solutions.
Pillars of Purpose – Our Work
Enhance Nutrition and Physical Activity in Schools
Core to GENYOUth’s mission is our unwavering commitment to ensuring all youth have the access, resources and support in their schools to lead healthy, high achieving lives.
Pillars of Purpose – Our Work
Nurture Youth Leadership and Workforce Readiness
Youth are the true change agents and the future is in their hands. GENYOUth empowers students to raise their voice, lead with passion and purpose, and imagine the possibilities to make their world, their school and communities a healthier place.
Latest News
Life Disrupted: The Impact of COVID on Teens – One Year Later
Read about GY Insights COVID Survey 2021 Brief — One Year After Covid here
May 12, 2021
GENYOUth and CUB Announce “May Days To Feed Hungry Children” In-store Fundraising Campaign
Contact: Eric Slutsky, GENYOUth, eric.slutsky@genyouthnow.org, 917-391-6709 Maureen Cahill, Cahill Communications, maureen@cahillcommunictions.net, 612-385-9164 Mike Wilken, CUB,…
Apr 29, 2021
TASTE OF THE NFL AND CHUNKY MILLION MEALS CHALLENGE TO DELIVER 125 MILLION MEALS TO FOOD INSECURE STUDENTS
For Immediate Release Contact: Eric Slutsky, GENYOUth, eric.slutsky@genyouthnow.org, 917-391-6709 TASTE OF THE NFL AND CHUNKY®…
Mar 22, 2021
