Healthi Kids knows we cannot do this work alone. We partner with many organizations, neighborhood leaders, residents and families in our region to advance whole child health. In order to advance our agenda, we work collaboratively across multiple sectors. Our grassroots community coalition is comprised of over 60 kids’ advocates including community residents, youth, nonprofit organizations, healthcare, municipal government, transportation and education. We meet biannually to share knowledge and collaborate to leverage and align community resources. Throughout the year, our coalition members team up in a series of workgroups, task forces and in our respective organizations to advance the policies, systems and environmental change solutions highlighted in our advocacy agenda.
Our coalition members:
14621 NE Block Club - Emma Morrison
Aria Strategies, LLC - Aria Camaione-Lind
Association for the Community Parent Center, Inc. - Nahmese Bacot
Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C - Nicole Cleary and Hannah Quigley
Beechwood Neighborhood Association - Mary Lupien
Best Buddies Western New York - Lindsay Jewett
Cameron Community Ministries - Jonathon Coyle
Causewave Community Partners - Aaron Lattanzio
Coordinated Care Services Inc. - Elizabeth Meeker
Center for Community Health & Prevention - Theresa Green and Rachel Allen
Children's Institute - Marjorie Allen
City of Rochester - Sara Scott, Tremain Harris, John Picone and Darin Ramsey
Finger Lakes Eat Smart NY - Maggie McHugh
FLRT Block Club - Evette Colon and Jackie Graham
Foodlink, Inc - Mitch Gruber, Margaret Liljedahl, Meg Demment
Genesee Pediatrics - Sara Collins-McGowan, MD
Genesee Transportation Council
Greater Rochester After School Alliance - Carla Stough-Huffman
Greater Rochester Health Foundation - Heidi Burke and Anita Black
Healthy Baby Network - Adeanna Tazell
Ibero-American Action League - Miguel Melendez Jr.
Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Rochester - Karen Knauf
Monroe County Department of Public Health - Anne Kern
Playworks - Andrew Yansen and Daniel Speciale
ReConnect Rochester - Renee Stetzer
Rochester Accessible Adventures - Anita O’Brien
Rochester City School District - Eva Thomas and Jini Figueroa
Rochester Regional Breastfeeding Coalition - Alka Phatak
South East Area Coalition - Jesse Knoth
Society For the Protection and Care of Children - Megan Smith
SRF & Associates - David Kruse
Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities - Jennifer Ward
Strong Museum of Play - Cathy DeBellis
SUNY Brockport - Joel Agate
SUNY Geneseo - Sharon Peck
The Children's Agenda - Rachel Bonsignore and Pete Nabozny
United Way of Greater Rochester - Yversha Roman
University of Rochester Medical Center - Cameron Schauf, Steven Cook, MD, Sanford Mayer, MD
YMCA - Lyndsey Weilert
Precious Moses