Cottage Grove Initiative, New Hope Development Group, Mustard Seed Community Health
Healthy Cottage Grove: Bold Upstream Integrated Local Data- driven
Cottage Grove residents & partners: organized for health
Neighborhood Residents and Partners
Hampton Elementary, new community garden Future home of Mustard Seed Community Health Barber Park & new Hayes-Taylor YMCA Nanotechnology Research campus Stream, could be new walking trail to school if clean up trash & build bridge Renovated apartments Future community center—clinic, food market, exercise s Cottage Grove challenges & resources
Challenges: need safe walking for transportation and exercise Lots of streets that don’t connect and unsafe footpaths Bus stop on busy road without sidewalks
Challenges: need to clean up trash for safety and pride Furniture thrown into creekDumping by roadside
Resources: places for Mustard Seed Clinic and future community center New Hope is providing space in church building, pending zoning change New Hope owns this land that will be used for the community center
Resources: places for learning and nurturing healthy lives Hampton Elementary is building a community garden “All God’s Children” 24/7 day care home supports families of youngest residents
Challenges to resources: restoring substandard housing to healthy homes Condemned apartmentAfter rehabilitation
Opportunities Community-Centered Health Home planning grant awarded by BCBSNC Foundation, opportunity to apply for multi-year implementation funds Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving grant awarded by EPA for reducing asthma hospitalizations through healthy homes and development of neighborhood leaders CommunityWINS application to Wells-Fargo, nominated by Mayor Vaughan BUILD Health Challenge application!