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Hakeem Nicks' New Program Gives Kids Backpacks Filled with Healthy Foods


As the New York Giants' star receiver lined up to race kids from an after-school program at Union Settlement in East Harlem, he flashed the thumbs-up sign. Smiles filled the room. But Nicks, who was there Tuesday to promote a new program that will give at-risk kids backpacks filled with nutritious food to eat during weekends, knows that a healthy lifestyle often takes more than fun and games. (DNAinfo)

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