Donation to Healy-Murphy Center Will Help Address Problems with
Obesity in At-Risk Teens and Children in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- (Business Wire)
The Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF), a 501(c)(3) non-profit
corporation dedicated to improving children's lives by helping
organizations provide healthy nutrition to vulnerable youth, today
announced a $10,000 donation to the Healy-Murphy Center, a non-profit
organization committed to helping youth-in-crisis in San Antonio, Texas.
The donation will create the first Casa Herbalife program in San Antonio
and contribute to the city’s efforts to reduce obesity in the area. In
San Antonio, the obesity rate is at 31 percent, which is higher than the
national average of 27 percent, and the second-highest obesity rate
among major U.S. cities.
“Obesity in San Antonio continues to be a significant health issue, and
addressing this threat to public health starts with education at a young
age,” Councilman Cris Medina said. “We want to thank the Herbalife
Family Foundation for investing in our community and partnering with the
Healy-Murphy Center to educate our underserved youth about good
nutrition and living a healthy lifestyle.”
The Healy-Murphy Center provides at-risk youth the academic, emotional,
and physical support services necessary to earn their high school
diploma, pursue higher education or long-term employment, and break the
cycle of poverty and poor health from which they come.
“We need to ensure that our children are never short-changed and are
provided the resources needed for students to succeed in the classroom,”
state Rep. Philip Cortez of San Antonio said. “This includes access to
good nutrition that can impact their daily activities and school
performance.”
The donation was announced today at a special event featuring state Rep.
Philip Cortez, Councilman Cris Medina, Healy-Murphy students, and
executives from Herbalife and the Healy-Murphy Center. It will support
efforts to create long-term change in eating habits for teen parents and
their children. Specifically, the funds will go toward providing access
to fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as a partnership with the
University of Texas Health Science Center, which will provide weekly
education sessions and individual consultations with a pediatric nurse
practitioner and a nutritionist. The gift will also allow the
Healy-Murphy Center to expand education about healthy eating and staying
active to the students in its Child Development Center.
A nutritionist/nurse practitioner also shared tips for healthy eating
habits during the holidays.
“A primary focus of the Herbalife Family Foundation is to improve the
lives of children by supporting organizations that provide healthy
nutrition,” Robyn Browning, executive director of the Herbalife Family
Foundation, said. “We are proud to partner with the Healy-Murphy Center
as they take a well-rounded approach to educating at-risk youth about
the importance of a healthy diet and lifestyle.”
As part of the collaboration, the region’s vulnerable youth will have
improved access to better nutrition and be placed on a path to achieving
an active, healthy lifestyle.
“At Healy-Murphy, we are focused on providing students with academic,
emotional, and physical support services necessary to break the cycle of
poverty and poor health,” Siri Lindholm, development director of the
Healy-Murphy Center, said. “Thanks to the Casa Herbalife program and
this generous donation, we now have more resources to teach our students
and their children about eating the right foods, and can provide them
with direct access to those foods.”
The Casa Herbalife Program was established in 2005 to help bring good
nutrition to children living in orphanages, using after school centers,
and other non-profit facilities around the world tasked with helping
underserved young people. In addition to the annual financial grants
made by the Herbalife Family Foundation, the organizations receive local
financial and volunteer support from independent Herbalife members as
well as Herbalife employees. The program provides over $2.3 million in
funding and volunteer assistance each year to more than 100
organizations worldwide. These funds bring nutrition to more than
121,000 children in 50 countries on a daily basis.
About the Herbalife Family Foundation
The Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF) is a 501c(3), non-profit
corporation dedicated to improving lives by helping organizations
provide healthy nutrition to vulnerable children. HFF supports more than
100 Casa Herbalife programs globally and serves the daily nutritional
needs of more than 120,000 children around the world through annual
grants to NGOs and charities that care for vulnerable children.
About the Healy-Murphy Center
The Healy-Murphy Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that
provides compassionate service to youth-in-crisis by focusing on
individualized education in a non-traditional setting, early childhood
development, and essential support services. For over 120 years, the
center has served San Antonio’s youth and holds a unique place in the
history of education in San Antonio and Texas, as it was the first
accredited alternative education program in the state. More information
about the Healy-Murphy Center and its services can be found at http://www.healymurphy.org/.
Contacts:
For Herbalife Family Foundation
Kat Harris or Hannah White
(512)
472-9599
kharris@echristianpr.com
hwhite@echristianpr.com
Source: Herbalife Family Foundation
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