Our Mission:
To develop a
personal
health and
fitness
program for
youth
utilizing
our personal
youth
fitness
facilities
along with
community
resources.
To
collaborate
with
students,
families,
schools and
policy
makers to
help youth
in
the Delaware
Valley
develop a
commitment
to optimal
health and
physical
fitness,
through:
-
afterschool
programs
-
summer
enrichment
programs
-
in-school
outreach
seminars
-
standards
- based
professional
development
for
teachers.
Program
Description
KIDZ
FIT4LIFE, a
program of
Work of
Faith
Community
Outreach
Development
Corporation,
a non-profit
501(c) 3
organization
that
represents a
comprehensive
and
integrated
approach to
fostering in
elementary,
middle and
high school
students the
knowledge,
attitudes,
and
practices
fundamental
to lifelong
health.
In
particular,
the program
focuses on
physical
fitness and
nutrition
and
reduction of
health risk
factors,
including
obesity,
cigarette,
drug, and
alcohol use,
violence,
and sexual
activity.
This program
was made
possible
through
donations
from A Work
of Faith CDC
and the
Carol White
Federal
Physical
Education
Grant from
the National
Department
of Education
in
Washington
DC.
We
are the
first
program in
the state of
Delaware to
be awarded
this grant.
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Onsite
Afterschool
Program
Wednesdays
and Fridays
Grades 3 - 8
8 Week
Sessions
Starts
September 30,
2009
Location:
698 Old
Baltimore
Pike, George
Smith Bldg,
Newark
Delaware
19702
For more
information
or to
register
for any of
our programs
call (302)
731-9808
2008/2009
Accomplishments
Funded
with a grant
from the
U.S.
Department
of
Education’s
Carol M.
White
Physical
Education
Program,
KIDZ
FIT4LIFE (KFFL)
is an
initiative
of the Work
of Faith
Community
Development
Corporation
designed to
address
obesity and
other health
risk factors
among
elementary,
middle and
high school
students.
During the
2008-09
program
year, its
second year
of
implementation,
the program
exclusively
served
Delaware
schools and
students.
The program
consists of
several
components,
including
school-based
outreach,
six-week
afterschool
and inschool
enrichment
programs,
and teacher
professional
development.
KFFL
afterschool
and
in-school
six-week
programs
served 507
students at
eleven
program
sites during
the 2007-08
program
year. KFFL
one-time
outreach
programs
served 1,451
students.
Partnerships
were formed
with schools
and Boys &
Girls Clubs
in order to
serve a
greater
number of
students,
enroll
students
most at risk
of obesity,
and serve
schools
experiencing
gaps in
their
ability to
meet state
physical
education
standards.
Data
collection
instruments
consisted
mainly of
written
surveys,
strength
assessments,
height/weight/BMI,
and written
pre- and
posttests on
curriculum
content.
The
evaluation
found that
KFFL was
associated
with
positive
outcomes for
most
participants.
With respect
to knowledge
regarding
best
practices in
nutrition,
content
knowledge
assessment
scores
increased
for 45% to
63% of
six-week
program
participants,
depending on
the content
area. With
respect to
attitudes
regarding
physical
fitness, 56%
of students
reported
that
exercise had
become more
important to
them over
the course
of the
program.
During the
course of
KFFL,
students’
behaviors
associated
with
physical
fitness also
increased
dramatically.
The
percentage
of students
meeting
national
standards
for the
weekly
amount of
moderate to
rigorous
activity
increased
from 28% to
98% for
elementary
students and
from 32% to
86% for
middle and
high school
students.
Participation
in KFFL was
correlated
with greater
strength and
endurance
for the
majority of
students.
With
respect to
youth health
factors,
content
knowledge
increased
during the
course of
the
program.
From the
pre-tests to
the
post-tests,
scores
increased
for 39% of
participants
following
the anger
management/conflict
resolution
lesson and
for 67% of
participants
following
the smoking
lesson. On
the
post-participation
survey, most
students
increased in
the
significance
they
ascribed to
not using
drugs and
not smoking.
33% of
students
also
reported
decreases in
their
involvement
in
conflicts.
Among
students at
outreach
sites, 84%
indicated
that Kidz
Fit4Life was
“Great!
Really made
me want to
eat right
and
exercise.”
or “Good. I
thought it
was fun.”
100% of
adult
observers
agreed or
strongly
agreed that
the program
supports
existing
curriculum,
motivates
students to
be
healthier,
deepens
understanding
of fitness,
and engages
students
interactively.
In addition,
100% of KFFL
professional
development
participants
gave the
sessions the
highest
possible
ratings for
educational
merit and
overall
quality.
Good Health
Is A
Personal
Thing!
Youth need
to be
trained to
take charge
and be
accountable
for their
personal
health and
fitness.
Kidz
Fit4Life
will provide
the right
information,
guidance and
opportunity
for fun
activities,
self
assessments
and goal
setting to
help the
students in
the Delaware
Valley
obtain
optimal
health.
Student's
can click button
below to
help them create
their
personal
health plan:
