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.
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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
GENYOUth and Taste of the NFL Increase Access to 146 Million School Meals, Fostering Nutrition Security Among U.S. Students
Support from Frito-Lay, Quaker, and the PepsiCo Foundation Catalyzes Super Bowl LIX’s Largest Philanthropic Event for GENYOUth’s Mission to Tackle Youth Hunger
Mar 18, 2025
Taste of the NFL 2025: a Bite of the Best to Help GENYOUth Tackle Student Hunger
Super Bowl LIX’s Largest Philanthropic Event, Presented by Frito-Lay, Quaker, and the PepsiCo Foundation, Spices Up New Orleans with Culinary Masters, NFL Gridiron Greats, Captivating Entertainment, and a Passion for Purpose
Jan 09, 2025
GENYOUth Welcomes Two New Members to Its Board of Directors
Douglas Fry, President of Subway, North America; and Nancy Dalton, Director of Amazon Access, are dedicated to helping advance GENYOUth’s mission.
Dec 03, 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