THE JARED FOUNDATION:

The Jared Foundation was established in 2004 by SUBWAY® restaurants spokesperson Jared Fogle, who is known for losing 245 pounds in a year’s time by eating SUBWAY® sandwiches and increasing his physical activity.

Fogle knows first-hand the physical and emotional hardships overweight children endure and wants to help motivate and empower children to take action to live a healthy life.

THE MISSION:

To help educate children, parents and caregivers about the importance of a balanced meal plan and regular physical exercise, and to encourage children, support families and motivate communities to become involved and take action.

OBJECTIVES:

Bring awareness and support initiatives that address the wide-spread epidemic of childhood obesity.

Provide easy-to-use tools that encourage children and support parents, caregivers, schools and community organizations.

Provide grants to organizations that are focused on fostering sustainable nutrition and exercise programs.

Form strategic alliances with key organizations to advance our understanding and application of programs that address childhood obesity.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

For more information visit JaredFoundation.org.