About Us
Awards and Recognition
GOLD Medal Winner for Most Outstanding Nonprofit Organization
In recognition of the results from our years of exemplary programming, WFIT was awarded the Gold Medal from the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports as the most outstanding nonprofit organization "positively impacting the physical activity, fitness and well-being of California's children and youth."
For more information about this award, click here.
Healthy Behaviors Learning Centers
Two of WFIT's program sites, Norwood Elementary and Frank del Olmo Elementary Schools, have been certified as Healthy Behaviors Learning Centers to Fight Childhood Obesity and Hunger by the California Department of Public Health and the Center for Collaborative Solutions. Our programs are intentionally designed to promote personal development principles and healthy behaviors practices among all stakeholders by integrating physical activity and nutrition education both in and out of school.
For more information about Healthy Behaviors Learning Centers, click here.
President's Council's Community Leadership Award
WFIT CEO Normandie Nigh was presented with a President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition (PCFSN) Community Leadership Award in Washington D.C. Normandie was recognized for her long-term commitment and advocacy for healthy kids and for afterschool programs that promote healthy behaviors and academic success by engaging young people in quality physical activity, nutrition education and personal empowerment programming.
For more information about the award, click here.
Champion for Change GOLD Award
WFIT CEO Normandie Nigh was awarded the Network for a Healthy California’s Champion for Change GOLD Award for being a long time champion for healthy kids. Normandie was recognized for being a leader in advocacy and education efforts for quality physical activity, nutrition and healthy behaviors programs and training—especially for students and families from economically disadvantaged communities of Los Angeles.
For more information about the award, click here.
High School Innovator Award for Youth Development
Our CEO Normandie Nigh was recognized at the Afterschool Network's Step Up High School Summit for WFIT's successful approach to afterschool youth development. Normandie was honored for developing and implementing the Mentors in MotionSM Teen Program, which equips inner-city high school students to mentor peers and younger kids on physical fitness, nutrition and leadership.
For more information about the award, click here.
National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity's U.S. National Physical Activity Plan
The National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity (NCPPA) identified WFIT as an organization making a systemic and sustainable impact on the health of communities. NCPPA's report, Make the Move 2010-11 - Implementation of the U.S. Physical Activity Plan, singles out WFIT as a "successful example" of how physical activity can be promoted afterschool by enacting a policy to get kids moving. 'Make the Move' specifically highlights WFIT's consistent messaging and modeling for youth and their partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District as an exemplary model for other afterschool programs and school districts.
To view WFIT's mention in the plan, click here.
Ready by 21 Initiative
WFIT was asked by the national Ready by 21 initiative to take the lead in Los Angeles due to its long-term commitment and successful track record to provide youth leaders with tools to better prepare young people for college, work and life. WFIT programs perfectly align with the Ready by 21 framework because they teach young people how to be healthy, successful in school, prepared for the workforce after graduation and make a difference in their community.
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