Kids Run the Nation® Program The Kids Run the Nation program is the RRCA’s gender inclusive, multi-week, turnkey, youth running program designed to meet the physical activity goals outlined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for children in kindergarten through sixth grade. The RRCA’s vision is to help establish locally-managed youth running programs in every school in the U.S. Since the grant fund’s inception in 2007, the RRCA has granted more than $300,000 to youth running programs nationwide. This year, 11 programs from ten states serving nearly 600 children received a total of $10,000 in funding. Despite sweeping event cancellations and limited club activities, RRCA members, individual donors, and the Insurance Management Group (IMG) and K&K Insurance, have once again shown their support for gender-inclusive, participation-based running education through their contributions to the Kids Run the Nation Fund. The youth running programs chosen to receive grants this year represent the diversity of the Kids Run the Nation Fund’s impact, both geographically and demographically. Congratulations to the 11 Kids Run the Nation grant recipients in 2020: All Saints Running Club – Broken Arrow, OK Fern Flying Eagle Running Club – Honolulu, HI Hope Harbor Run Club – Claremore, OK Kids Run the Nation – Princeton, WV Never Give Up – Wabash, IN Port Angeles Unit Boys & Girls Club Running Club – Sequim, WA Runner's Edge Youth Running – Boca Raton, FL The CARE Running Club – Escondido, CA Under Thunder Runners – Juneau, AK Villa Marie Running Club – Waverly, NE West County Family Support Center Running Team – Odenton, MD The RRCA also donated copies of the Program Guide for Teachers, Coaches, and Program Leaders and the Running Guide for Kids booklet to additional programs.
Learn more at RRCA.org/programs/kids-run-the-nation-program
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