Rachel Alkon joined our Board of Directors a month ago. A leader in the food and sustainability space, she specializes in communications and public affairs. She is the Founding Principal … Continue reading “WITS Work Comes Full Circle with New Board Member Rachel Alkon”

This fall we launched Made With Amore WITS Labs. In a partnership with AOP Agriform, we are bringing farm-raised, “made with amore” cheese from Europe to thousands of students in … Continue reading “Our Newest WITS Lab is Made with Amore”

  17 years in the making, Wellness in the Schools is becoming the little nonprofit that could.  This summer, Wellness in the Schools assembled New York City’s first-ever Chef Council, … Continue reading “NYC Mayor Adams and Chancellor Banks Announce the Launch of the WITS Chef Council”

  “Workout whenever,” says Quincy Williams of the New York Jets. In his Exos t-shirt and sunglasses, Williams spent the day doing just that: celebrating a WITS Play Day at … Continue reading “NY Jets Quincy Williams Joins WITS for a Play Day”

  Chanel Cathey joined our Board of Directors this spring. As the founder and CEO of her own PR agency — CJC Insights — she brings her love of communications … Continue reading “Meet Board Member Chanel Cathey”

  This year at CS 55 in the Bronx is even more special, thanks to a grant from the siggi’s starters program. Based on the principle that change happens with … Continue reading “Ricardo Diaz, RDN Wins siggi’s Grant for CS 55X”

In California, Wellness in the Schools has been working with existing government programs in order to get students the nutrients they need to learn and live better. Thanks to WITS … Continue reading “Eating the Rainbow at Bahia Vista”

Chef Partners are necessary to the strength and success of our Cook for Kids program. As students are exposed to new and nutritious foods, the culinary genius and passion for … Continue reading “2022 Chef Partners: A Small but Steady Team”

There is really only one component of our Wellness in the Schools programming that combines all the ingredients of every WITS lesson into one celebratory tradition for the entire school … Continue reading “The Magic of Moving Together”

If you are reading this newsletter, you know that this September the Biden-Harris Administration will host a Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health – the first of its kind in … Continue reading “Lending our Learnings to the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health”