Matthew McConaughey’s after-school programme now serves over 3,000 US teens

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Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila founded the Just Keep Livin Foundation to support high school students through after-school programs focused on fitness, nutrition, wellness, and community service. In 2022, the foundation served over 3,000 students across 43 programs in 15 cities, with participants performing more than 7,200 hours of community service. The report highlights increased student engagement in healthy behaviors and community activities, as well as specific initiatives launched following the Uvalde school shooting, including a program at Uvalde High School and a scholarship fund.
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Just Keep Livin Foundation, founded by Camila and Matthew McConaughey, serves over 3,000 US teens through after-school programs in 43 locations across 15 cities, focusing on Title 1 schools. These programs cover nutrition, fitness, wellness, and community service, with students completing more than 7,200 hours of community service in 2022 alone. Post the tragic Uvalde shooting in May 2022, the foundation launched additional initiatives including a program at Uvalde High School, established a relief fund, and created scholarships for affected families. The tenth anniversary of their Mack, Jack & McConaughey fundraiser raised over $10 million, benefitting not only Just Keep Livin but also Cure Duchenne, Dell Children's Hospital, HeartGift Foundation, and The Rise School of Austin.

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City Year Heal The Bay Title 1 Uvalde Uvalde High School

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Uvalde GPE · 3× Camila PERSON · 2× Matthew McConaughey PERSON · 2× Texas GPE · 2× Austin GPE · 1× Heal The Bay ORG · 1× Los Angeles GPE · 1× McConaughey PERSON · 1× San Diego GPE · 1× Uvalde High School ORG · 1×

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The report states that the tenth anniversary of the Mack, Jack & McConaughey fundraiser raised more than $10 million to benefit the foundation and four other organisations: Cure Duchenne, Dell Children's, HeartGift Foundation and The Rise School of Austin.
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🔮 It also records the foundation's work after the Uvalde shooting in May 2022, including a programme at Uvalde High School, a relief fund and a scholarship.
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Matthew McConaughey’s after-school programme now serves over 3,000 US teens · assertive framing

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Just Keep Livin Foundation was founded by Camila and Matthew McConaughey to support high school students through after-school programmes. asserted
Foundation → keep → programmes
According to its 2022 Impact Report, the non-profit served over 3,000 students through 43 programmes across 15 cities in 2022. uncertain
profit → accord → 2022
The programmes operate in Title 1 schools and cover nutrition, fitness, wellness and community service. asserted
programmes → operate → nutrition
The report states that students performed more than 7,200 hours of community service during 2022. asserted
students → state → 2022
It also records the foundation's work after the Uvalde shooting in May 2022, including a programme at Uvalde High School, a relief fund and a scholarship. uncertain
It → record → School
How did McConaughey start the programme The foundation was founded by Camila and Matthew McConaughey with the mission of empowering high school students by giving them the tools to lead active lives and make healthy choices for a better future. asserted
foundation → start → future
The report describes the organisation as a non-profit that implements after-school fitness programmes in inner-city high schools. asserted
that → describe → schools
It states that participating students have a safe place to work with fitness coaches and health experts. asserted
students → state → coaches
The report names four pillars: nutrition, fitness, community service and wellness. asserted
report → name → pillars
The foundation operates in Title 1 schools, which have a large concentration of at-risk and low-income students. asserted
which → operate → students
The report also states that more than 22,000 young people have been served since its inception. asserted
people → state → inception
PC: 2022 Impact Report How does the programme promote healthy eating asserted
programme → promote → eating
The nutrition component covers recipes for preparing healthy meals on a budget, outings to restaurants and farmers' markets, cooking demonstrations with chefs, nutritionists and food banks, and healthy snacks and water at each meeting. asserted
component → cover → meeting
The report states that 94% of students make healthier eating choices. asserted
% → state → choices
For fitness, it lists learning to use weights and exercise equipment, setting safe and realistic goals, group sports and guided workouts such as yoga and Zumba. asserted
it → list → yoga
The report says 95% of students in the programme get more exercise, and it notes that 70% of high school students do not meet the recommended daily amount of physical activity. asserted
% → say → activity
The report describes the wellness component as a gratitude circle, guest speakers, journals and peer connection, and states that 90% of students feel increased gratitude. asserted
% → describe → gratitude
In the community service component, the report lists beautifying schools with City Year, cleaning beaches with Heal The Bay, packing troop care packages with Operation Gratitude and packing holiday food boxes with regional food banks. asserted
report → list → banks
According to the report, students performed more than 7,200 hours of service, and 94% showed increased participation in community service. uncertain
% → accord → service
Its curriculum sample for November sets out a four-week plan: a goal-setting lesson, a guest speaker, a nutrition tip and a closing reflection. asserted
sample → set → plan
How many cities does it reach The foundation reached 43 communities in 15 cities in 2022. asserted
foundation → reach → 2022
It lists these as Los Angeles, San Diego, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Uvalde, Longview and Houston in Texas and California, together with New Orleans, Nashville, Dublin in Georgia, Cleveland, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., New York and Chicago. asserted
It → list → Georgia
The report notes that a new programme opened in Uvalde, Texas, which it identifies as Matthew McConaughey's hometown. asserted
it → note → hometown
The report's "2022 by the numbers" page lists 95 instructors, of whom 56 are female, 36 are male, and 3 chose not to identify. asserted
3 → list → whom
It also records 300 volunteers, 170 field trips, 400 game tickets provided and 120 hours of mentoring. asserted
It → record → mentoring
The sample programme budget in the report totals $30,000, including $15,000 for personnel, $4,500 for supplies and materials, $3,000 for field trips and events, and $3,000 for operational costs. asserted
budget → total → costs
For fiscal year 2022, the report states that the foundation raised $4,780,000, including $2,900,000 from the Mack, Jack & McConaughey fundraiser. asserted
foundation → state → fundraiser
It reports expenditure of $4,349,000, of which $3,961,000 went on programme expenses, $294,000 on administration and business, and $95,000 on fundraising. asserted
3,961,000 → report → fundraising
What impact has the programme had on students The foundation stayed true to its commitment to evaluate the long-term impact of its programmes. asserted
foundation → stay → programmes
Since students joined the programme, it reports that 75% improved their school attendance, 82% improved or maintained their grades, and 99% improved their school behaviour. asserted
% → join → behaviour
It also reports that 93% developed more confidence, 100% of students stay in school, and 100% of 12th graders graduate. asserted
% → report → graders
The report presents these figures alongside statements from students, including Kimberly Romero of Juan Navarro High School, who describes the programme's weekly "Mental Health Monday" reflection time. asserted
who → present → time
The report states that the tenth anniversary of the Mack, Jack & McConaughey fundraiser raised more than $10 million to benefit the foundation and four other organisations: Cure Duchenne, Dell Children's, HeartGift Foundation and The Rise School of Austin. asserted
anniversary → state → Austin
In the letter from Camila and Matthew McConaughey, the foundation says that after the Uvalde shooting, which took the lives of 19 children and two teachers, the families it met asked it to "make the loss of these lives matter". asserted
loss → say → lives
The foundation opened a programme at Uvalde High School, set up the Uvalde Relief Fund for grief counselling and other needs, and created the Uvalde Heart Scholarship with Converse for study at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. asserted
foundation → open → University
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