Generation No Kid Hungry and Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation are planting the flag on Wednesday, February 21st, as #NationalYouthDay, a day to celebrate YOU and YOUR contributions to the critical problems our country faces. This year, we are focused on celebrating the impact you’ve made in addressing the issue of hunger in America. Our hope for future years is to continue to build this day pulling in more leaders, new partners and industries to celebrate young people, doing real things to solve the problems our country faces.
This day is a day to celebrate you.
This is a day for you to share what you have already done to make an impact on the issue of child hunger in your community. And, it’s a day for us, as the organizations that you work with, to celebrate YOUR contributions by showing lots of love on social media as you share throughout the day.
Here are few ways to get involved:
Before National Youth Day:
Mark your calendar to share your post on February 21st!
Reflect on how you have been involved in ending child hunger and commit to sharing your experiences with your own #NationalYouthDay photo, video, or Facebook Live to highlight your incredible impact in ending child hunger. Be sure to tag @GenerationNKH and #NationalYouthDay so we can celebrate your efforts!
Check out these examples:
On February 21, #NationalYouthDay:
Post your own #NationalYouthDay photo, video, or Facebook live that shows how you’ve been involved in ending child hunger on social media tagging @GenerationNKH and #NationalYouthDay.
Sample Social Media Messages:
Facebook:
Today is #NationalYouthDay, 1 in 6 kids in America face hunger. And I’m making waves and ending child hunger in my own community with @GenerationNKH and @SodexoStopHunger [Add other organization’s that you work with here!]. Here’s how: [LINK TO YOUR OWN IMAGE OR VIDEO OF YOU IN ACTION]
Twitter and Instagram:
1 in 6 kids in America face hunger. And I’m doing something about it. #NationalYouthDay [LINK TO YOUR OWN IMAGE OR VIDEO OF YOU IN ACTION]
Together with @GenerationNKh and @StopHungerUSA, we WILL be the generation that ends childhood hunger in America! [LINK TO VIDEO BELOW]
Here is a great example!
Also on #NationalYouthDay:
Join the #NationalYouthDay twitter chat at 4:00 pm ET to discuss the role youth play in addressing the critical issues our country faces and share any resources and opportunities for youth to get more involved. Mark your calendars now!
Amplify, share and like the powerful stories of youth in action by following along at #NationalYouthDay @GenerationNKH. Here is a video that features a few youth in action that you can share too!
Share our blog post on why we started #NationalYouthDay and tag @GenerationNKH.