Herbalife Family Foundation Donates $10,000 to Establish San Antonio’s First Casa Herbalife Program
December 09 2014 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Donation to Healy-Murphy Center Will Help
Address Problems with Obesity in At-Risk Teens and Children in San
Antonio
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/.
For Herbalife Family FoundationKat Harris or Hannah White(512)
472-9599kharris@echristianpr.comhwhite@echristianpr.com
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