kids teaching kids®
This partnership with Medical City Children’s Hospital seeks to ensure North Texas families have the knowledge and resources to change their eating habits for the better.
kids teaching kids® includes a 21-Day Snacking Challenge for both elementary students and adults, as well as the Kids Fit Menu!® program, which features high school culinary students’ recipes on local restaurant menus to encourage healthy eating throughout our community.
Results & Impact
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301,000
studentssigned up since 2014 -
21
school districtsparticipating across North Texas -
67%
of participantstried new fruits or vegetables -
$325,000
providedto North Texas school districts since 2017 by corporate and nonprofit supporters
301,000
students
signed up since 2014
21
school districts
participating across North Texas
67%
of participants
tried new fruits or vegetables
$325,000
provided
to North Texas school districts since 2017 by corporate and nonprofit supporters
kids teaching kids® is a partnership of:
- Medical City Children’s Hospital •
- United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
2023-24 Supporters:
- Advocare •
- Dairy MAX •
- la Madeleine •
- Texas Rangers Foundation
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Together, we can improve access to education, income and health so all North Texans can thrive.
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