The Live Well Kingston Focus Teams (or subcommittees) present to the Live Well Kingston Commission, quarterly, on their progress. Exciting events and projects are moving along. Here is a quick summary.
- Heal Well
- “Resilience” Film Screening: Heal Well is planning a screening of the film “Resilience, the biology of stress and the science of hope,” May 16th, 6pm, at GW Elementary School Auditorium, with a panel discussion after. It is a film about childhood trauma and they will have resources in the room.
- MiSN Community Baby Shower: The HAHV midwives and a maternal health coalition is working with Emily to host a community baby shower with community resources for women and children at the Hodge Community Center, June 9th, 1-3pm.
- Integrated Ulster: Ulster County is working on an initiative called Integrated Ulster that builds health coalitions and increases communications between agencies.
- Play Well
- Disc Golf Course and Clean Up: Play well helped do a park cleanup of the new Disc Golf course that has a grand opening April 27th, 11am.
- Chess Tables: Age Well and Play Well collaborated to apply for an AARP Community Challenge Grant for two chess tables, four benches, a shade structure and support for monthly chess meet-ups.
- Eat Well
- Laurie Mozian is no longer at HAHV. Katie Shehan-Lopez will still chair the team.
- Conversations have been about how to communicate community about resources more. During the government shut-down multiple Eat Well member organizations sent out parallel press releases about food insecurity resources.
- The Kingston Food Co-op will present at next Eat Well meeting, June 5th, 10am.
- Age Well
- Cyber Seniors Program: moving toward installing another set of computers at the Stuyvesant Rupco building. Age Well is still having great success partnering high school students with the seniors for computer help.
- Age Friendly Kingston: Age Well is considering applying to be an AARP Age-Friendly City. The County has been hosting focus groups about community services. Transportation and a senior center are still major concerns for this focus team.
- Travel Well:
- Bike Friendly Kingston: Kicking of Summer Slow Rides in May, will be every Thursday, 6pm at YMCA. The Tour De Kingston is June 23rd. Bike Fest at Town of Ulster Library, June 8th. Women’s Bike Fest was huge success. Read about what attendees had to say here.
- Complete Streets Advisory Council: Is creating a draft procedure of Traffic Control devices.
- Greenline System: Kingston Point Rail Trail Phase 1 is under construction.
- Bus Merger: The bus merger passed the Ulster County legislature and is going forward. UCAT is holding a public meeting, April 25th, 5:30-7:30pm, at UCAT, 1 Danny Circle. Comments will be accepted no later than April 28th. Buses will be free for 6 months.
- 311: The City has launched the 311 system that can be used to report sidewalks that haven’t been cleared.
Have any questions about these projects? Want to get involved? Email Emily!
