Fuel Up To Play 60
Over the past decade, the program has empowered youth to make healthy choices that produce results, earning it recognition as the leading in-school youth wellness program. Fuel Up to Play 60 is celebrating 10 years of empowering kids to eat healthier and move more!
About the Program
Since its launch in 2009 more than 73,000 schools have enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60 – that’s two thirds of all schools in the U.S. representing 38 million students. A third of these schools are located in large urban areas, where many at-risk kids reside. The program is offered to all schools with students in grades K-12, at no cost.
The numbers tell the success story of the program’s reach and effectiveness, with 13 million students actively engaged, more than 14 million students eating healthier and 18 million more physically active thanks to the program.
Through Fuel Up to Play 60, over $60 million in grants and resources has been given directly to schools to jump-start sustainable changes to the eating and physical activity environments in schools nationwide. 60% of those resources have supported low-income and underserved school communities.
Reach and Results
73K
U.S. schools are engaged in GENYOUth programs
30MM
students rely on school meals for a significant portion of their daily nutrition
100K
500 Grab and Go carts are increasing access to 100K school meals annually
30MM
students rely on school meals for a significant portion of their daily nutrition