Feel good about doing good. Your cause, your way. When you lose the weight, you’re contributing to making your world a better place in the process. Have you felt guilty leaving food on your plate even when you‘re full? Do you still hear a parent’s voice admonishing you that there is some poor starving child in the world who would be happy to have your leftovers? No more. Turn your personal weight loss success into a community gain if you are able to lose any amount of weight over time. You can now pat yourself on the back for putting away those leftovers to lose the weight because Invest in Living will make a contribution to the charity of your choice on your behalf.

We believe that investing in a healthier planet leads to healthier communities... and to a healthier you. In fact, all invested money through the Invest in Living weight loss program will be returned to our successful enrollees and humanitarian causes. We‘ve focused our charitable donations to the following four primary causes: 1) Obesity research; 2) Hunger relief food banks; 3) Childhood obesity prevention; and 4) Climate change / global warming environmental action. Through reviews by the independent charity evaluator Charity Navigator, we appraise and select charities to support based on how effective they are in meeting their mission. Didn't we say we‘re serious about fighting the obesity epidemic and its counterpart — global poverty — worldwide? Now you can believe it and join us in supporting these causes when you start your weight loss journey.

Choose a charity to support from among our following partners once you enroll in the Invest in Living program:

OBESITY RESEARCH

American Obesity Association Research Foundation (AOARF)
AOARF studies the fundamental genetic and metabolic causes of obesity and examines means to prevent and treat obesity among many various demographic groups. AOARF educates employers and insurers and trains health professionals on how to address many obesity related topics.

HUNGER RELIEF FOOD BANKS

America’s Second Harvest
www.secondharvest.org
As the largest domestic food bank organization, America's Second Harvest Network provides food assistance to 25 million people each year, including nearly nine million children. Second Harvest Network supports approximately 63,000 local charities operating 70,000 programs such as food pantires, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, after-school programs, etc.

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The Hunger Site
www.thehungersite.com
Since its launch in June 1999, the site has become a leader in online activism, helping to feed the world's hungry and food insecure. To date, more that 200 million visitors have given more than 300 million cups of staple food worldwide to over 74 countries. Funded by ad clickthroughs, 100% of sponsor advertising fees goes to our charitable partners Mercy Corps and America’s Second Harvest.

CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION



School Nutrition Association (ASA)
www.schoolnutrition.org
The School Nutrition Association is a national, nonprofit professional organization representing more than 55,000 members who provide high-quality, low-cost meals to students across the country.


CLIMATE CHANGE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION
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