This blog post was written by Hannah Belayachi, Director of Public Relations, and edited by Meghana Bharadwaj, JFK’s Executive Director. In Spring of 2017, Just For Kidz Cornell received a grant from the Cornell Community Partnership Funding Board to build a community action project. With it, we launched Stack the…

This article was written by Sumair Bhimani, Director of Operations, in honor of Children’s Nutrition Month Chocolates, chips, nachos, sodas, and fries were all types of junk food I regularly ate as a kid. My parents always emphasized the need for eating healthy foods, or at least non-junk foods, but…

This article was written by Hannah Belayachi, Director of Public Relations, with information from the UN and Global Issues Over 3 billion people in the world live on under $2.50 a day. Furthermore, one billion children live in poverty; 640 million live without adequate shelter, 400 million have no access…

This article was written by Justin Zhou, Public Relations associate, with information from the Legal Information Institute, the UNHCR, and the International Labour Organization. “Just because you can’t see it doesn’t mean it is not there.” It is a common saying, but it stands true; illegal activities, deeply rooted in…

The following was written by Anisha Sapre and Neha Pattanaik, Public Relations Associates, with information from the following sources: World Skills, United Nations, and Humanium. On July 15 we celebrate World Youth Skills Day. The idea for this day was first introduced by Sri Lanka in December 2014 and subsequently…

This article was written by Neha Pattanaik, Public Relations Associate, with information from NPR, Vox, Unite for Sight,CNN, Texas Civil Rights Project, and the United Nations. On June 20th, we celebrate World Refugee Day. This day, according to the United Nations is aimed at “commemorate[ing] the strength, courage, and perseverance…

The following article was written by Shristi Varshney, Director of Development, with sourcing from Scholastic, the UCW Programme, and the ILO, for June 12th, which is recognized as the World Day Against Child Labour. While child labor cannot be eradicated overnight and is a means of children being able to…

This blog was written by Anisha Sapre and Neha Pattanaik, Public Relations Associates, with information from the following sources: Reachma, ChildHelp, and The Youth Violence Prevention. A healthy relationship is one where there is a mutual connection of trust, respect, and honesty. There are different types of relationships, including familial…

This blog was written by Kyle Rood, our Director of Finance, with sources from The Washington Post and the CDC When I reflect back on my favorite memories from my childhood, I immediately think of my time participating in team sports. I can remember everything from my dad tying my…