HEALTH BEGINS WITH YOUTH
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ABOUT US
Kids In Nutrition (KIN) is a nationwide student-led movement dedicated to food justice, climate resilience, and improved health outcomes for youth and families through food literacy and access. By mobilizing trained university volunteers as near-peer mentors to deliver trauma-informed, culturally responsive curricula, KIN equips children with the foundational nutrition knowledge needed to make healthy, planet friendly food choices as they grow. Our work focuses on Title I communities, where systemic barriers in education, healthcare, and food access contribute to higher rates of poor health outcomes and climate vulnerability. Through early education, KIN works to:
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Prevent Chronic Disease
Advance Health Equity
Cultivate Climate-Resilient Food Systems
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KIN doesn’t just teach kids how to make informed food choices. By delivering grassroots educational services that connect youth with youth nationwide, KIN is filling a critical gap in school education and empowering children, students, families, and whole communities to recognize nutrition as a lifelong tool for public and planetary health.
EDUCATION
Led by youth, for youth
KIN empowers the younger generation to lead healthy, active, and sustainable lives through nutrition and food systems education. Teams of volunteer university student KINstructors visit local elementary classrooms to teach once a week for seven weeks. Lessons are evidence-based, culturally relevant, and include interactive visuals, hands-on games, physical activities, personal reflection, and group work. Our university-to-elementary student peer mentorship approach fosters positive associations with healthy behaviors and cultivates enthusiasm toward nutritious and sustainable food.
CONTACT US
KIN seeks to partner and collaborate with like-minded individuals, businesses, non-profits, and media platforms.
Email: info@kidsinnutrition.org