The Rite Aid Foundation awarded a $25,000 KidCents Regional Grant to Fit Kids to expand the reach and impact of the non-profit’s structured fitness program for underserved youth.
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On the move
The Fit Kids Foundation brings a fun and purposeful fitness program to underserved youth in the Bay Area and beyond.
Continue readingYoung Dynamic Duo Donate Equipment to Fit Kids
Fit Kids will give roughly 200 pieces of sports equipment to underserved youth, thanks to the unique efforts of Jackson Aldrich and Ethan Friesel.
Continue readingThe First Tee of Silicon Valley
In the Summer of 2019, The First Tee of Silicon Valley will begin implementing The Fit Kids Foundation’s physical exercise curriculum.
Continue readingMeet Michael Granville, New Fit Kids Honorary Board Member
Michael Granville, a California high school track and field legend, brings a lot to the party as an Honorary Board Member and the Gunn High School (Palo Alto) track and field coach.
Continue readingFit Kids Partners with Active Schools
Active Schools, an organization that uses a collective impact framework to help improve fitness levels at schools nationwide, has welcomed Fit Kids to its network of 90-plus like-minded public and private sector partner organizations.
Continue readingRite Aid Adds Fit Kids to Kidcents Fundraiser
The latest source of Fit Kids funding comes from The Rite Aid Foundation. On top of the Foundation’s $5,000 gift to Fit Kids, our organization throughout 2019 will benefit from the Kidcents program letting Rite Aid store shoppers round up their purchases to the nearest dollar and donate their change.
Continue readingSaint Sebastian Sports Project – 10 Los Angeles Sites
Fit Kids has added programs at 10 schools in Los Angeles served by the Saint Sebastian Sports Project, a non-profit that uses sports to positively impact underserved youth in Catholic schools administered by the Los Angeles Archdiocese.
Continue readingKaiser Permanente Continues its Support for Fit Kids
Health care provider Kaiser Permanente is helping Fit Kids support underserved youth with gifts totaling $28,000 for Fit Kids’ programs in the Redwood City and South Bay portions of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Continue readingWillow Oaks
It’s 3:15 on a Wednesday afternoon at Willow Oaks Elementary School in Menlo Park, Calif. On a sun-dappled lawn, Fit Kids Coach Gabe Brewer carefully places cones, rope ladders, hurdles and medicine balls to outline the playing fields and form the obstacle course that will challenge and delight the dozens of students participating in the two Fit Kids classes, running from 3:30-5:30.
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