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 1.8 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
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Latest GENYOUth News
Taste of the NFL Brings Super Bowl LX’s Ultimate Culinary Experience to San Francisco to Rally Support to End Student Hunger
Celebrity Chefs, Bay Area Culinary Stars, NFL Greats, and Presenting Sponsor PepsiCo Team Up for GENYOUth’s Mission to Tackle Youth Food Insecurity
Jan 08, 2026
Taste of the Draft to Deliver Community Impact for Western Pennsylvania Children
GENYOUth, the NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers, VisitPITTSBURGH, PNC Bank, Pittsburgh Public Schools Announce Community Impact Initiative to Support Student Nutrition, Physical Activity
Dec 15, 2025
Action for Healthy Kids and GENYOUth Unite to Put Student Well-Being at the Heart of Education
Action for Healthy Kids and GENYOUth – two of the nation’s most trusted school health and wellness nonprofits – today announced they are joining forces to create the nation’s largest in-school health and wellness alliance, poised to reach over 100,000 schools and impact tens of millions of students annually.
Oct 15, 2025
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