Donna Wiggins is the new WeTHRIVE! neighborhood navigator for the City of Reading.
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Author: hollisbass
Peer advocate once needed help, now supports other moms
As an Ohio Equity Institute (OEI) Peer Advocate, Crystal Brown identifies pregnant moms within her community, connects them to resources and services, and provides support as their “champion.” But it wasn’t long ago when she was the mom looking for help.
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Sabrina Smith is Reading’s WeTHRIVE! neighborhood navigator
Sabrina Smith became the first WeTHRIVE! neighborhood navigator for the City of Reading last year. She is a WeTHRIVE! ambassador and was recognized as a WeTHRIVE! Community Champion in 2017.
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Steve Crase is WeTHRIVE! neighborhood navigator for Arlington Heights
Steve Crase is the new WeTHRIVE! neighborhood navigator for Arlington Heights.
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Summer on Tikkun Farm
It’s hard to know where to start when describing summer camp on Tikkun Farm in Mt. Healthy. At first glance, it’s a place for city kids to meet an alpaca, feed chickens, and harvest vegetables from the garden.
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Harvesting hope for neighbors in need
The St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) Food Pantry at St. Martin of Tours Church is stocked with the non-perishable items you’d expect…boxes of cereal, cans of soup, and jars of peanut butter. But this time of year, clients (referred to as “neighbors”) often get a surprise in their food bags…
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Working together on infant mortality in Forest Park
The Cincinnati/Hamilton County Ohio Equity Institute (OEI) team is partnering with the Forest Park Women’s Center to provide education aimed at improving infant mortality rates in the 45240 zip code.
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Family style meals give kids a healthy start
When child care providers join the WeTHRIVE! Child Care Initiative, they commit to providing a healthy environment for the children they serve. Providing “family style” meals is one way they set young children up for a lifetime of healthy eating habits.
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Lockland homeowner grateful for Rock the Block
Lockland is a long-time WeTHRIVE! community, so we know about all the positive things going on there. But April’s Rock the Block event showed just how much this village THRIVES!
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Mimi Anderson is North College Hill’s new WeTHRIVE! neighborhood navigator
Mimi Anderson is the new WeTHRIVE! neighborhood navigator for North College Hill (NCH), but she isn’t new to WeTHRIVE! While working as Mt. Healthy’s city clerk, she led that community’s WeTHRIVE! team and completed training as a WeTHRIVE! ambassador.
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