A World Fit For Kids!: Preparing Kids for Healthy, Fulfilling Lives

Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, A World Fit For Kids! (WFIT) is an after school program that gives young people the tools, training, and support they need to lead fit and fulfilling lives. Founded by Camille Harris in 1993, WFIT envisions a world where childhood obesity is not an epidemic; a world where even the most disadvantaged kids receive the guidance they need to be physically, mentally, and emotionally fit; a world where kids have positive role models and can become role models themselves; and a world where all students graduate high school ready for higher education, the workforce, and a bright future. Every day, A World Fit For Kids! is creating that world by teaching kids to eat healthier and become more physically active, as well as by nurturing their academic skills and self-confidence.

A leading provider of healthy behaviors and personal empowerment training and programming, WFIT has so far helped improve the lives of over 200,000 youth in communities with some of the lowest high school graduation rates and highest obesity rates in Los Angeles. Physical activity and healthy behaviors are the foundation of all WFIT programming, as these allow young people to experience making positive choices and getting positive results. Kids and teens, especially those from neighborhoods with high crime and poverty rates, often believe that life is out of their control. A World Fit For Kids! teaches them otherwise – there are things they can control, starting with their bodies. Taking charge of their health eventually leads them to take charge of their education and ultimately their life.

Though their after school programming is only available in the Greater Los Angeles area, A World Fit For Kids! maximizes their reach, impact, and sustainability by imparting their expertise and success strategies to other youth-serving professionals and organizations. In 2007, WFIT received the Gold Medal from the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports for “positively impacting the physical activity and fitness levels of California's children and youth.”