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Healthi Kids

Healthi Kids is a grassroots community coalition and an initiative of Common Ground Health.

The Healthi Kids Coalition embraces kids and families at the center of all decision making. Together we advocate policies, systems and environmental changes that nurture the physical, social, emotional and cognitive development of kids from birth to age 8. We do this by focusing on policies that promote healthy habit building and healthy relationships, create safe and secure environments and psychological safety, and cultivate skills and competencies of adults who care for children.

03/27/2026

My R-Center Adventures is here!

Rochester’s R-Centers are full of fun for kids—sports and swim, arts and crafts, STEM, family events, and more. Spring break is next week, so it’s a great time to explore all of the great activities the City of Rochester, NY R-Centers have on offer!

👉 Find your R-Center: https://ow.ly/9Sfg50YzT7h
📣 Loved your visit? Share your family's story here: https://ow.ly/phrh50YzT7i

Find all the information and links in this short blog about R-Center Adventures: https://ow.ly/uVfI50YzT7j

03/24/2026

🍎 Help feed kids this summer!
The Rochester Area Community Foundation is offering Summer Meals Capacity-Building Mini-Grants of up to $5,000 to expand summer meal programs in the City of Rochester.
Funds can support staff, volunteers, equipment, or extra meals.

📅 Apply by Friday, May 1, 2026.
Learn more and apply today to help kids get the meals they need this summer.
https://ow.ly/twQU50Yy5fA

03/16/2026

Extra! Extra! The March 2026 edition of Healthi Headlines is out. From to the bill to our on , and more, there's something for everyone. https://ow.ly/6bb650YuL3V

03/12/2026

Help shape Rochester’s food future. 🍎 Deadline for comment is March 15!

Food is more than something we buy at the store. It shapes our health, culture, community, and economy.

Since 2024, Healthi Kids has worked with the City of Rochester and the Rochester Food Policy Council on our first Community Food System Plan, creating a roadmap for a food system that’s fair, resilient, and healthy for everyone.

The draft is now available. This is where you come in!

👉 Read the findings and recommendations
👉 Submit your comment

Your voice can help make healthy food easier to find in every neighborhood. Together, we can build a future where everyone can access and afford healthy, culturally meaningful food—and where local food businesses and producers thrive.

Read the draft plan and submit your comments by March 15: https://ow.ly/Hee450YsUxQ

03/10/2026

We are grateful to be named an RCSD Shining Star Community Partner at the Level Up Literacy Conference (Mar 7) for advancing play‑based literacy with students across the district.
Award accepted by Mike Bulger (Director, Whole Child Health) and Hailey Cox (Healthy School Project Coordinator). Photo by Da'Jon Washington. Other Healthi Kid team members brought information and play to the fun-filled and enriching day!

03/06/2026

Healthi Kids was proud to partner with RCSD for Level Up & Play Day — and we’re excited to keep the momentum going!

Join us this Saturday, March 7 from 10 AM–1 PM at East High School for the Level Up Literacy Conference. This free, community-wide event brings together students, families, educators, and partners to celebrate literacy and build a strong culture of learning across RCSD.

Stop by the Healthi Kids table to learn more about why play is essential for healthy minds, strong learners, and joyful school communities. Let’s keep advocating for play in every school!

03/05/2026

It's time for another Culture Corner! For March we're focusing on women’s history & impact, lifting up stories of courage and care.

📚 Read: Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel.
A young immigrant sees unsafe work and speaks up for fairness.
https://ow.ly/jsI150YpUtS

🎥 Watch: PBS Kids' Women’s History Month video collection.
Short, kid‑friendly clips to learn together.
https://ow.ly/FyTq50YpUsy

And for local stories that inspire, check out “Meet the Changemakers” from the Rochester Museum & Science Center. You can learn about past and present Rochester, Indigenous, and Haudenosaunee women—leaders, inventors, activists, and entrepreneurs—who changed our city and the world. Find it on RMSC’s website: https://ow.ly/T5Pl50YpUtc

After you read or watch, try asking your child:

What brave choice did someone make?
Who helped them?
What stood out to you about this person and her story?

Read together. Watch together. Talk together.

03/04/2026

👏 Congratulations to HealthySteps Specialist Danielle Cady of Newark Peds for her outstanding work with families—and for being featured in the new campaign video!

The early years (birth–5) shape lifelong health. Danielle supports parents right in the pediatric office to promote nurturing parenting and healthy development—work that aligns with our campaign at Healthi Kids.

Watch now: https://ow.ly/CIsq50Yp4FN

03/03/2026

TWO DAYS AWAY!
Your neighborhood needs your voice! The intersection of Genesee Park Blvd and Pioneer St has been chosen for a Complete Streets Makeover, and we want to hear from YOU.

Join Healthi Kids and our partners on Thursday, March 5th from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at the Genesee Valley Fieldhouse (1316 Genesee Street) for a free community workshop.

Tell us what it is really like to walk, bike, and drive through this intersection. Help us come up with ideas to make it safer and more fun for everyone, from painted sidewalk games to better crossings and calmer traffic.

Kids are welcome and will have their own activities. Dinner is provided for the whole family!

For more information, please visit https://ow.ly/Up0I50YmA96.

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Tu vecindario necesita tu voz! La intersección de Genesee Park Blvd y Pioneer St ha sido elegida para un Mejoramiento de Calles Completas, ¡y queremos escucharte a TI!

Únete a Healthi Kids y nuestros socios el jueves, 5 de marzo de 5:30 a 7:30 PM en el Genesee Valley Fieldhouse (1316 Genesee Street) para un taller comunitario gratuito.

Cuéntanos cómo es realmente caminar, montar bicicleta y manejar por esta intersección. Ayúdanos a crear ideas para hacerla más segura y divertida para todos, desde juegos pintados en las aceras hasta mejores cruces peatonales y tráfico más tranquilo.

¡Los niños son bienvenidos y tendrán sus propias actividades. La cena está incluida para toda la familia!

Para más información, visita https://ow.ly/Up0I50YmA96.

03/02/2026

To kick off National Nutrition Month, we want to share how we’re working to make sure kids, families, and communities can get healthy, local food.

On Monday, February 9, 2026, members of the Rochester Food Policy Council traveled to Albany to speak up for the Good Food NY Bill. This bill would let New York schools and other public institutions buy more food from local farmers and producers. Instead of choosing only the cheapest option, schools could choose food that supports nutrition, local jobs, fair labor, and healthy, sustainable farming. If passed, this policy would help strengthen our local food system, support New York farmers, and make sure kids have access to healthy, fresh, culturally familiar meals.

Our team members Mike Bulger and Candice Williams, along with Josie McClary, joined the NYS Good Food Purchasing Coalition’s press conference and met with State Representatives to let them know what we've heard from urban and rural parents, educators, and other partners.

📸 Photo 1, left to right: Josie McClary, Mike Bulger, and Candice Williams
📸 Photo 2, left to right: Mike Bulger, Candice Williams, Josie McClary, and TC Washington from Headwater Food Hub

02/27/2026

HealthySteps helps babies and caregivers—right in the doctor’s office

This month, Healthi Kids went to Albany to ask lawmakers to keep HealthySteps going across New York.

What is HealthySteps?

It’s a proven program that puts an early childhood specialist in a pediatrician’s office. At well‑child visits, families can get quick help with feeding and lactation, sleep, behavior, mental health, connections to services, and more—right when they need it most.

Why now? Startup funds helped launch HealthySteps in New York. Now many practices need a simple way to pay for the extra time and care the program provides, especially for families with Medicaid.

The solution? Support bills S7833A (Senate) and A8048A (Assembly). These bills create a small add‑on payment for practices that provide HealthySteps during Medicaid well‑child visits—so families don’t lose services they count on.

How can you help? Contact your State Senator and Assembly Member. Ask them to support S7833A/A8048A for HealthySteps.

Read more about our advocacy work: https://ow.ly/qOv050Yn4tt

02/25/2026

Help shape Rochester’s food future. 🍎

Food is more than something we buy at the store. It shapes our health, culture, community, and economy.

Since 2024, Healthi Kids has worked with the City of Rochester and the Rochester Food Policy Council on our first Community Food System Plan, creating a roadmap for a food system that’s fair, resilient, and healthy for everyone.

The draft is now available. This is where you come in!

👉 Read the findings and recommendations
👉 Register for a public input session

Your voice can help make healthy food easier to find in every neighborhood. Together, we can build a future where everyone can access and afford healthy, culturally meaningful food—and where local food businesses and producers thrive.

Read the draft plan and sign up for an info session here: https://ow.ly/aAl350Ym8rL

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