Wellness in the Schools (WITS) is a national non-profit that inspires healthy eating and fitness for kids in public schools.
See how we are ensuring access to
nourishing food and active play nationwide.
Written by: Alexina Cather This school year, we have been partnering with the Academy for Global Citizenship (AGC), a public charter school in Chicago, alongside Food and Drug Administration (FDA) … Continue reading “If there’s a Will, can there be a Way for all Schools?”
Written by: Wendy Siskin Today marks a milestone for the Wellness in the Schools Coach for Kids program. Three years ago, in collaboration with Exos and the NYC Public School … Continue reading “Coaching with Intention & Connection”
Written by: Sadie Nipon “Join us for an exciting day of entertainment, advocacy workshops, cooking demos, and inspiring talks that put YOU at the heart of food advocacy.” That promise … Continue reading “Journey Down the Jersey Turnpike”
Written by: Alexina Cather This year, Wellness in the Schools expanded our programming to the Farmingdale School District on Long Island, an important step in bringing scratch-cooked, nourishing school meals … Continue reading “Scaling Scratch Cooking: A District-Wide Transformation in Farmingdale”
Written by: Sadie Nipon When I sat down with Marion Williams, our National Program Director, she spoke to the necessary shift in work from professional development in school kitchens to … Continue reading “From CookCamp to Community Care”
Written by: Kit Greenberg This school year, we launched a new and improved fitness platform to give schools content for daily movement, anytime of the day. The platform, WITS Workouts, … Continue reading “Workout with WITS!”
Written by: Cait Olesky Thanks to a federal grant, we have been fortunate this year to partner with the Academy for Global Citizenship (AGC), a very special school in southwest … Continue reading “NYC Brings Our Bagel Fame to Chicago”
Written by: Alexina Cather At Wellness in the Schools, we spend every day thinking about how to improve school meals across the country and how national policies show up on … Continue reading “From Policy to the Plate: Where the Dietary Guidelines Fall Short for Kids”
Written by: Vanessa Cruz In the summer of 2019, Wellness in the Schools gathered three other foundations and six school districts in NYC to build a collective of school food … Continue reading “ScratchWorks Builds a Digital Hub for School Food Leaders”
Written by: Wendy Siskin After years of dedicated partnership and trust-building, a powerful new collaboration has emerged for the 2025-2026 school year. Wellness in the Schools (WITS), Exos, and NYC … Continue reading “Our Coach for Kids Program Models Teamwork at Its Very Best”
