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

Jana G., affectionately known as "Ms. Jana" at the Laconia Early Learning Center in Laconia, NH, has made a real difference in the lives of over 100 children. When their cook of many years left, Jana took over the kitchen and has truly changed the way the kids eat.

Learn how Jana is making a difference!

Be Well: Messages from Moms on Living Healthier Lives is a collection of stories that showcases moms who are working to establish lifelong, healthy habits in their kids with the hope that their stories will inspire other parents to help their children establish healthy eating and exercising habits.

Find out how you can obtain a free or low-cost copy of this book, as well as view the book's growing collection of resources online.

Teaching children about proper nutrition is no easy task. In order to promote positive attitudes about food and healthy eating, a nutrition book for children must keep them engaged, and most importantly, allow them to have fun learning! To meet this need, health and nutrition advocate Jay Holt created The Adventures of Tommy the Tomato, a guide to healthy eating for kids, along with a K-4 nutrition curriculum.

Read more about The Adventures of Tommy the Tomato!

Added Value is a nonprofit organization that promotes the sustainable development of Red Hook, Brooklyn by nurturing a new generation of young leaders. This organization creates opportunities for the youth of South Brooklyn to expand their knowledge base, develop new skills and positively engage with their community through the operation of a socially responsible urban farming enterprise.

Learn more about this innovative community-based organization!

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.