A Healthy Community creates opportunities
for each resident to meet his/her potential
physically, mentally, socially, emotionally
and spiritually, building on the strengths
of its people and systems to improve the quality
of life and creating a sense of hope. Area
Healthy Communities activities build community
capacity and empowerment individually and collectively,
through community organizing, leadership development,
partnership and coalition building.
External Community
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Neighborhood Care Staff
A team of community organizers bringing
neighbors together to improve their quality
of life. Currently working in Windsor,
Southwest Santa Rosa, Sonoma Valley,
Rohnert Park and Petaluma.
For more information please call NCS at
522-1540. Read more about NCS.
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A.C.T.I.O.N. (Agents of Change Training in our Neighborhoods)
A bilingual grassroots leadership development
program serving local residents, community
groups and organizations to increase
community capacity for effecting social
change.
For more information please contact Dory Magasis Escobar at 522-1552.
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Community Partnerships
Working with various persons and organizations
committed to Healthy Communities, providing linkages
and contributing to building community capacity
in order to improve the quality of life in Sonoma
County.
For more information please contact
Dory Magasis Escobar at 522-1552.
Internal Community
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Asset Mapping & Mini-Grants
A Budget Philosophy initiative to apply
Healthy Communities principles and practices
internally in order to improve the Quality
of Worklife through asset mapping and
small team building projects.
For more information please call NCS at
522-1540. Read more about NCS.