At Jump IN, one of our focus areas is early childhood education. Very young children who learn healthy habits around nutrition and physical activity are more likely to be at a healthy weight as they get older. Conversely, preschoolers who are overweight or obese are five times more likely to become overweight or obese as…
Yesterday morning at around 8:30, volunteers began streaming into the parking lot of the Carriage House East Apartments on Indianapolis’ Far Eastside to begin building a new playground for the residential area. These volunteers represented the Finish Line Youth Foundation, the Glick Fund, and residents of the Carriage House Eastcommunity. In June, children from the apartments…
The things that children learn when they’re young provide stepping stones for the rest of their lives. This is why it is so important for children to learn and practice healthy behaviors in positive environments from the start. Childcare facilities are the perfect places to provide healthy foundations for children, and we have 3 easy…
New Year’s Resolutions This week, many schools around Indianapolis are reopening their doors to students after a summer away. A new school year provides opportunities for school leadership to implement new plans and goals for improvement, and this year the school district of Warren Township is implementing some new year’s resolutions of their own. Superintendent…
As summer starts to wind down and the school year begins to get closer, the realities of school lunches creep closer as well. School lunches are a hot topic, and it’s not hard to see why. For many students, school lunch represents a big portion of the food they consume daily. In recent years, many…
