Rachael Ray's Non-profit Organization Yum-o!

EATWISE (Educated and Aware Teens Who Inspire Smart Eating) is a teen development program run by FoodChange, a nonprofit organization in New York City. High school students become nutrition advocates by gaining knowledge about food and nutrition issues, attaining skills in public speaking, facilitation and advocacy and by creating and conducting their own nutrition workshops and events.

Read more about these great students!

High five to Stonyfield Farm for launching their Menu for Change program, which includes a "Junk the Junk Food" campaign to replace junk food in school vending machines with healthier food choices. They even provide a do-it-yourself guide so that you can take the initiative at your school (kids) or your child’s school (grown-ups) and get the good stuff in those hallways.

Read more about Stonyfield Farm's products and programs!

Almost by accident, the Rotary Club of Seattle, Washington founded Rotary First Harvest when they began encouraging backyard gardeners to plant extra produce to share with the hungry in 1982. That year, home gardners grew an extra 70,000 pounds of produce! Since then, Rotary First Harvest has gathered more than 100 million pounds of produce for food banks in Washington and other needy parts of the region, and acts as a conduit between farmers and the programs that serve hungry individuals and families throughout the state. In fact, the idea has been so successful that Rotary First Harvest has created a template for other regions to follow, inspiring chapters in the states of Florida and Oregon to follow suit.

Read more about this growing program!

Mel Carter saw his neighborhood in Providence, RI take a turn for the worse. "Houses became rundown and some landlords were accused of burning down houses just to get the insurance money," says Mel. Mel decided that he had to take matters into his own hands. As president of the Neighborhood Property Owner's Association, he organized his neighbors to begin cleaning up the vacant lots and start planting gardens. These gardens now feed more than 200 people each summer. "We estimate that a family can save more than $250 a summer by growing their own food," he says. The gardens have also become meeting places where residents can gather, socialize and work on various community projects.

Read about Mel's work to transform his community. 

As a Yum-o! partner, we’ve talked about how much we like this organization, and you can see from the photos on our website that Rachael and President Clinton are on the same page when it comes to healthy, happy kids. Now we want to tell you about the real impact their programs are making in schools across the country. One program, launched just this past fall, puts an expert inside of participating schools to help them figure out ways to offer students better food choices.

Read success stories from schools participating in the program and to learn how your school can get involved.