Learning to
Love Real Food.
Hands-on Cooking for All Kids,
Including Those on the Autism Spectrum.
Bring Hip4Kids to Your School
I asked a group of kids where chicken nuggets come from.
Most of them had no idea it was even a chicken.
Lets change that.
Meet Chef Chris Daly
Help Us Reach More Kids
Chef Chris Daly founded Hip4Kids to teach children the joy
of real food. He's worked with thousands of kids
and is dedicated to including kids on autism spectrum.
Hip4Kids was founded in 1999 and granted Tax Exempt Status in 2001.
Hip4Kids is a public charity our EIN is 52 232 6953 and our New York State Attorney General reference for Charities Registration is 071886.
Hip4Kids is recognized by The Internal Revenue Service as a Tax-Exempt Organization under Section 501 (c ) ( 3 ) .
Donors should consult their tax advisors to determine if they are eligible to claim any deductions in association to this organization.
Hip4Kids was founded to teach children, young adults, parents and teachers about Healthy Eating to combat childhood obesity, type II Diabetes and cancer.
Our past partners have included The Governors Office of The State of New York, The Children’s Aid Society, Emblem Health, The New York City Department of
Education, The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, New York State OCFS and many more.
Now, in our twenty- seventh year, we continue our community efforts with the added emphasis to bring healthy eating practices to children and young adults
with Autism and those on the spectrum in order to optimize healthy eating options for them.
Join Hip4Kids as we publish and launch our digital after school classes with our Star Chef guided cooking videos, free curriculum and recipes for kids of all ages
& their parents
We hope that you will join in our efforts to bring our digital schoolyard, contest offerings & healthy cooking video library to everyone across the country.
Please make a tax-deductible donation to our cause.
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Hip4Kids was founded in 1999 and has worked in communities across the United States as a recognized Not for Profit Educational Company since 2001.
For over 20 years Hip4Kids has educated children, young adults, parents, and teachers to combat childhood obesity, Type II diabetes and the health and
environmental problems associated with these twin pandemics.
Hip4Kids was one of the earliest proponents of what has become the Buy Local and Farm to Table Movements. Our message to support local farms and buy local
are integral parts of our original mission statement!
Through more than two decades Hip4Kids has combined its founding educational messaging, perspectives, and multiple community and virtual curriculum
programs with the need for awareness in the ongoing fight to combat climate change and the danger of environmental threats as it pertains to community health in
the most underserved communities in the country.
Our work with Emblem Health, New York City Public Schools, The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, The New York State Offices for Children &
Families, The New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene and The Childrens Aid Society were groundbreaking in their effort.
Our community programming with The N.Y.C. Department of Parks & Recreation has been recognized as the original educational after school and community
program seeking to address the epidemic of childhood obesity, the pandemic of type II Diabetes and related environmental challenges.
In conjunction with The Governors Office of The State of New York and The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation under the banner of Wake Up! Shape
Up! New York Hip4Kids pioneered community programming at Thomas Jefferson Park, Central Park, and myriad other Parks locations to teach New York City parents
and young adults the way to cook healthy affordable meals in the fight against childhood and adult obesity and Type II Diabetes.
At the request of The Offices of President Bill Clinton and the Obama White House Hip4Kids submitted comprehensive plans for early learning programs for
children, young adults, parents, and teachers for both on the ground and virtual learning.
Eight additional public teaching formats were created for the community including our groundbreaking programs for incarcerated youths in conjunction with The
New York State Office of Children and Family Services.
Working with the N.Y.C Department of Education our after-school programs within NYC Schools became a for credit course under the mantle of CFES (College for
Every Student) and ESL Programming (English as a Second Language)
Hip4Kids continues to Create a World of Education to combat the onslaught of Americas and the worlds pandemics of obesity, type II Diabetes and their relationship
to Covid-19.
We continue to enlist the aid of local and national governments to further address and combat Environmental Health threats that plague underserved populations
and to break barriers to access of Clean Food & Water.