The Peace and Unity Community Garden in Sanford, NC is a project started by Crystal McIver, one of the Lee County Community Mentors working with Voices into Action. The garden has received a grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) through Nourishing North Carolina, a statewide community garden effort making local, [...]
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We are excited to announce the 2013-2014 Lee County Mini-Grants Call for Proposals! Mini-grants are available for projects between $100 and $2000 that improve access to healthy, affordable foods and safe places to be active. This could be anything from improving an outdoor play space or measuring a walking trail around a parking lot to [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Voices into Action: The Families, Food, and Health Project hosted a community asset-mapping workshop for Southeast Raleigh on February 22 and 23, 2013 at Martin St. Baptist Church. 18 community members and 39 representatives from agencies and organizations attended the workshop. Both groups discussed the resources in Southeast Raleigh that help families have access to [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Voices into Action: The Families, Food, and Health Project, a research and outreach project out of NC State University, NC A&T University, and NC Cooperative Extension, is hosting a free community workshop to talk about health and access to healthy, affordable foods and places to be active in Southeast Raleigh. The workshop will be held [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...RSVP here or to info@voicesintoaction.org Voices into Action aims to partner with communities to improve access to healthy, affordable food and places to be active. We are hosting a free community workshop for people living in Southeast Raleigh to come to talk about ideas for programs or projects that would create opportunities for a healthier community. We want to [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...RSVP here or to info@voicesintoaction.org Voices into Action: The Families, Food, and Health Project is holding a special workshop for valued partners on February 22 and 23, and we’d like to invite you or a representative from your organization to participate. What does the Community Workshop involve? This workshop explores the issue of children’s health [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...We are pleased to announce the 2013 Mini-Grant Projects. To learn more about the projects that have received grant funding, please click here. Information about the 2013 Mini-Grant Application Process: Click Here for the Application and Information Packet from 2013. The application for 2014 mini-grants will be similar; feel free to use this as a tool [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Voices into Action is hosting a free community workshop for people living in Lee County to come to talk about ideas for programs or projects that would create opportunities for a healthier Lee County. We want to hear from you! At the community workshop, we will discuss what is already in place in your community, and [...]
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Voices into Action will be hosting a community workshop on September 28th and 29th in Sanford, NC. On September 28th, we are inviting agency and organizational representatives who have an interest in children’s health to participate in a morning workshop. Sessions will explore resources currently in place in Lee County, partnerships, and other similar topics [...]
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5.20.2012, Johnsonville, NC Golden Adventurer’s Senior Center On May 20, 2012, 27 community members from the Western Harnett area came to Golden Adventurers Senior Center for a community dinner and meeting sponsored by Voices into Action: The Families, Food, and Health Project. The goal of the meeting was to hear about resources in the Johnsonville [...]
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