Y Street

Y Street is the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth’s award-winning and nationally-recognized volunteer initiative for high school students. Since 2004, more than 9,000 Virginia teens have been trained to engage their local communities with strategies for obesity prevention and by advocating for tobacco prevention policies.

Y Street Campaigns

Share the Air is a Y Street campaign that promotes 100% tobacco-free and e-cigarette-free outdoor public spaces such as parks, playgrounds, beaches, and events. Y Street members have collected more than 5,000 surveys in their local communities since 2019 and found that at least 80% of Virginians agree with the campaign’s goal. Share The Air works with Parks Directors and Event boards and provides free signage to support their efforts.

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REV YOUR BEV is a Y Street campaign, which builds upon VFHY’s annual statewide marketing campaign, to promote water by supporting schools’ ability to increase access, availability, and promotion of water. Y Street’s Rev Your Bev Campaign works directly with School Nutrition Directors, Principals, Wellness Committees, and more to provide free resources needed to achieve increased water consumption.

Learn how we are using straight forward and relevant facts with an empathetic tone to empower teens

Learn how we are using straight forward and relevant facts with an empathetic tone to empower teens

Learn more about our comprehensive approach which combines programming, marketing, and research