Resources

It takes a village to put kids first. Explore and use the resources below to help you inform others and advocate for our region’s children.

Advocacy Agenda

2022
FLX Teens are Alright Communications Toolkit

May 2021
Place Matters Data Brief - Traffic Safety (2016)

2021
Place Matters Data Brief - Neighborhood Safety (2016)

2021
Family Voice Pulse Survey Monroe & Wayne County Caregiver Perceptions on Child Care/Out of School Time During COVID-19

Fall 2020
Food Safety Toolkit

2020
Worksite Wellness - Lessons Learned & Tips for Sustainability

2020
Complete Streets Makeovers in Rochester - A Success Story

2019
2019 City Council candidate questionnaires

June 21, 2019
2019 school board candidate questionnaires

June 21, 2019
How to Speak to the School Board

2019
How to Speak to City Council

2019
Advocacy Agenda

2019
Out of School Time Program Healthy Behavior Provider Toolkit

2015
School Board Candidate Questionnaire Brief

2017
City Council Candidate Questionnaire Brief

2017
Mayoral Candidate Questionnaire Brief

2017
Play ROCs in the Rochester City School District - School Board Candidate Questionnaire Infographic

2015
Recess Report

2010
Recess Report Card

2010
Playability Plan: Project HOPE

2011
Playability Plan: Jefferson Avenue

2011
Playability Plan: Dewey Driving Park

2011
Playability Plan: Bridges to Wellness

2011
Playability Plan: Beechwood

2011
Physical Activity is Not a Punishment Tool: The Case for Recess

2015
State of Play in Rochester, NY

2016
Play ROCs: The Benefits of a Playable City

2015
Play Day Toolkit

2019
Physical Activity is Not a Punishment Tool - Parent Resource

2015
Imagine Natural Play Elements Poster

2015
Imagine Community Parklets Poster

2015
Imagine Playful Rooftops Poster

2015
Imagine Playful Sculptures Poster

2015
Imagine Pop Up Playgrounds Poster

2015
Imagine Playful Bus Shelters Poster

2015
Imagine Colorful Crosswalks Poster

2015
Imagine Playful Sidewalks Poster

2015
Playable Cities Foster Economic Development Poster

2015
Playable Cities Create Healthy Places Poster

2015
Playable Cities Build Community Poster

2015
Improving Walkability Around Rochester's Schools

2015
Local Health Disparities Affect Our Children

2016
Place Matters When We Talk About Health Outcomes: Traffic Safety

2016
Place Matters When We Talk About Health Outcomes: Neighborhood Safety

2016
Safer Streets Through Slower Speeds

2017
Place Matters for Bicyclists and Pedestrians

2018
What Are The Perceived Barriers to Walkability in Southwest Rochester?

2015
How to Improve Walkability Around Rochester's Schools Recommendations

2015
How to Get Crossing Guards at the Right Intersection

2015
How to Slow Down Traffic in Your Neighborhood

2015
How to Get More Signs in Your Neighborhood

2015
Is Lunch Still Gross? A Qualitative Evaluation of a New School Lunch Program

August 2013
Healthy School Meals in the RCSD: World of Inquiry School #58

2014
Healthy School Meals in the RCSD: Charles Carroll School #46

2014
Healthy School Meals in the RCSD: Theodore Roosevelt School #43

2014
Healthy School Meals in the RCSD: John James Audubon School #33

2014
Healthy School Meals in the RCSD: Dr. Charles T. Lunsford School #19

2014
Healthy School Meals in the RCSD: James P.B. Duffy School #12

2013
Healthy School Meals in the RCSD: Dr. Walter Cooper Academy School #10

2013
Healthy School Meals in the RCSD: Clara Barton School #2

2013
Increase Funding for School Lunch

2015
Flavor Stations: Spicing Up School Meals

April 2015
The Right to Water: Improving Water Access in Our Schools

2015
Creating Healthy Schools Recess Toolkit

2016
Physical Activity for Small Spaces

2015
Healthy Announcement Ideas - Healthy Tips for Students #4

2016
Healthy Announcement Ideas - Healthy Tips for Students #3

2016
Healthy Announcement Ideas - Healthy Tips for Students #2

2015
Healthy Announcement Ideas - Healthy Tips for Students #1

2015
Benefits of a Healthy Parent Coffee Hour

2016
Assembling Your School's Wellness Team

2016
10 Games for Small Spaces

2015
Healthy Snacks for Healthy Kids

2015
10 Reasons to Drink Water Every Day

2015
Benefits of Eating a Rainbow

2015
5 Ways to Get Your Kids to Eat Their Veggies

2015
7 Ways to Reduce Screen Time at Home

2015
After School Programs Improve Healthy Behaviors

2015
Increase State Funding for School Lunch

2015
Where Does Federal Funding for the National School Lunch Program Go?

2008
Flavor Stations: Spicing Up School Meals - Parent Resource

2015
Roll the Dice: It's Time to Up the Spice! Infographic

May 2015
Barriers to Implementing a District Ride Recess Policy - Active Living Research

2016
Creating Culturally Complete Streets - Story Walk at Phyllis Wheatley Library, Rochester, NY -

2018
Addressing the Barriers to Play in Rochester, NY - Active Living Research

2017
Addressing the Barriers to Play in Rochester, NY - US Play Coalition Conference

2017
Play Streets Brief

2018
How To Get Playful Sidewalks in Your Neighborhood
Complete Streets Legislation - Success Story

2012
Drive 2 B Better - Success Story

2018
Corner Stores Contribute to the Food Desert Brief

2015
Local Health Disparities Data Brief

2016
Facts About Traffic Safety - Parent Resource

2016
Report Uncleared Sidewalks - Parent Resource

2017
Lower Speed Limits Can Save Lives - Parent Resource

2018
What You Need to Know About Lead in Monroe County - Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning

2015
Making the Case for Healthy Vending

2016
Compeer, Worksite Wellness - Success Story

2017
Healthy After School Environments - Success Story

2013
Inclusive CSPAP - Success Story

2018
Cafeteria Report Card - Youth Voice One Vision & Healthi Kids

2018
Healthi Kids School Food Progress Report

Spring 2016
Safe Routes to School - Healthi Kids Brief

May 2015
Benefits of After School - GRASA Advocacy Committee

2017
Comprehensive In-School Physical Activity Toolkit

2019
What is Worksite Wellness?

2016
Play ROCs in the Rochester City School District - School Board Candidate Questionnaire Brief

2015
Improving Walkability Around Rochester's Schools

2015
The Right to Water: Improving Water Access in Our Schools

May 2015
Enforce the Rule: Make Water Available for Meals at School

May 2015

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