Learn about Youth Advocacy & Improved Standards for Physical Activity from CANFIT!

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If you’re interested in learning about youth advocacy, see what CANFIT is doing to train minority youth to speak up for healthy changes in their community!

CANFIT’s Resources to Improve Physical Activity Standards CANFIT has done extensive work to improve the standards and quality of after-school programming for Latino students in California. To learn more about this area, browse through their policy recommendations, roadmap, physical activity guidelines and more for ways to improve the out of school time environment.

MO PROJECT Youth Convening CANFIT’s MO Project Youth Convening is a series of workshops on advocacy for youth ages 13-18. CANFIT focuses on working with low-income minority youth, who live in communities that have limited access to healthy foods and safe places of recreation.

Reflecting on 2012 and moving forward in 2013 CANFIT kept busy during 2012-2013 by working to develop new policies, forming new partnerships, creating resources for advocates, and training directors of youth programs to become advocates. On the policy front CANFIT was successful in developing a policy which would provide healthier meals and snacks to children attending after school programs.

The MO Youth e-Advocates Project on Storify View a series of photos that illustrate how youth from the Youth Organizing Hub visited with legislators at the state capital to voice their concerns about environmental conditions which put Latinos at an increased risk for obesity.

CANFIT’s Blog Stay current with what CANFIT is doing by reading or subscribing to the CANFIT blog.

MO Project Factsheet The MO Project is an interactive and culturally relevant workshop that equips youth with leadership skills and teaches them the basics of advocacy. Participants will learn how they can engage in creating healthier communities. Contact information for CANFIT and the MO Project is available on this page.

MO Project- The Movement This video describes how youth can make a difference in their community by raising awareness of topics such as food justice, green spaces, shared-use, and improvements to the built environment. Videos such as these can be shown to key stakeholders who may be interested in working towards providing equity to Latinos, living in at-risk communities.

Inspiring Moments from the Food & Fitness Youth Gathering in Boston #FFY12 Young Latinos like Pedro from the Northeast Iowa Food & Fitness Initiative were inspired to make a difference in their community while attending the CANFIT Food & Fitness Youth gathering held in Boston. Youth from across the country gathered to share their thoughts and ideas on how they could become successful advocates for healthy changes in their community. View photos and tweets of some of the thought provoking activities which took place at this meeting.

New After School Meal Program Read about the new after school meal option that CANFIT worked to establish for after school programs, through the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. Browse through CANFIT resources to view a series of webinars and learn how after school programs can provide well-balanced meals to students.

Recipes for Success Training (In English & Spanish) This four hour training from CANFIT is for leaders and organizers of community-based youth serving programs. Recipes for Success is a hands-on training which teaches community leaders how to provide healthy snacks and physical activity to youth.

The MO Youth E-Advocates Project Webpage The MO Youth E-Advocates Project enabled youth to participate in a videos/media contest, to raise awareness about barriers which keep them from living a healthy lifestyle. The on-line contest focused on needs such as an improved built-environment, shared-use of recreational facilities, more opportunities for in-school and out-of-school physical activity, and improving the meal quality of federal child nutrition programs.