Lockland first became involved with WeTHRIVE!℠ in 2009, when the initiative was funded by the Strategic Alliance for Health grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Village joined the expanded WeTHRIVE! movement when it relaunched in 2014.
WeTHRIVE! Focus Areas:
- Environmental Health/Recycling
- Social and Community Context
- Substance Misuse Prevention
Projects & Programs:
- Tree and flower planting with Lockland Schools
- Coffee with a Cop events
- Adopt-a-Plot/Spot beautification program
- Community Cleanup Days
- Walk With Purpose litter pickup program
- School Travel Plan for Safe Routes to School in partnership with Village of Arlington Heights and Lockland Schools.
- Drug Take Back Days (October and April)
- Call to Action Community Forum: Promoting Prevention of the Opiate Epidemic
- Tree City USA®
WeTHRIVE! Representatives:
Leslie Aguilar Ramos
Population Health Specialist
Margaret Wienholts
Neighborhood Navigator
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Keep Up With Lockland:
- Website: locklandoh.org
- Facebook: WeTHRIVE! in Lockland, @VillageOfLockland
Stories About WeTHRIVE! in Lockland:
- Household hazardous products: What they are & how to safely dispose of them
- Meet the WeTHRIVE! neighborhood navigators!
- Lockland resident honored as WeTHRIVE! champion for leadership, initiative
- New Neighborhood Navigator for WeTHRIVE! in Lockland
- Guest post: Valley Interfaith finds innovative ways to help families
- Transforming people & place in Lockland
- Meet our 2020 community champions
- When passion meets passion
- Looking at Lockland with Joyce Campbell
- Together, we can do so much more