An important message from GENYOUth CEO Alexis Glick:
In 2020, we answered an urgent pandemic call-to-action to help feed our nation’s at-risk youth. And although we may now be in a “new normal,” there is a still a critical need for solutions to end student hunger. Schools are feeding more kids, in more locations, during different times of the day – and they have an urgent need for additional funding to cover unbudgeted meal delivery resources. Each day we ask ourselves who will help feed our nation’s kids? The answer is all of us, together, because school meals matter and the only hunger a child should have is the hunger to learn. We invite you to learn about GENYOUth and join our fight to End Student Hunger!
CEO Voices in Support of Healthier School Communities
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 addresses 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.
Taste of the NFL 2022 delivered a collective impact of $1.5 and 93 million schools meals delivered to food insecure students
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.
Partnerships with Purpose
Celebrating Our Partners
GENYOUth proudly recognizes Nike and their longstanding partnership with GENYOUth to increase opportunities for students to be physically active and participate in sport. Through their support of our signature NFL FLAG-In-Schools program, the launch of varsity middle school girls’ flag leagues, and the 2019 launch of the inaugural season of the Nike Game Growers program, powered by GENYOUth, Nike has engaged and inspired educators, students, and especially girls to grow the game and develop a lifelong love of sport!
GENYOUth wishes to congratulate Nike on 50 years of innovation and inspiration. We look forward to the next 50!
Latest News
GENYOUth AND TASTE OF THE NFL’S COLLECTIVE IMPACT DELIVERS OVER 93 MILLION SCHOOL MEALS TO FOOD INSECURE STUDENTS NATIONWIDE
Contact: Eric Slutsky, GENYOUth, eric.slutsky@genyouthnow.org, 917-391-6709 GENYOUth AND TASTE OF THE NFL’S COLLECTIVE IMPACT DELIVERS…
May 05, 2022
NFL FOUNDATION, GENYOUTH, FUEL UP TO PLAY 60 AND REIGNING CHAMPS EXPERIENCES
KICK OFF NINTH YEAR OF NFL FLAG-IN-SCHOOLS PROGRAM
For Immediate Release: Contact: Eric Slutsky, GENYOUth, Eric.Slutsky@genyouthnow.org, 917-391-6709 Khalid Hashi, NFL, Khalid.Hashi@nfl.com, 212-450-2156 Lauren…
Apr 21, 2022
Newark Public School District Takes Giant Stride to Address Food Insecurity
Contact: Eric Slutsky, GENYOUth, eric.slutsky@genyouthnow.org, 917-391-6709 Greg Szklany, American Dairy Association North East, GSzklany@Milk4u.Org, 315-729-1722…
Mar 15, 2022
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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