Meet our new team member, Yarelia!

LiveWell Greenville is thrilled to welcome Yarelia Fuentes to the LiveWell Team as the Pediatric Food and Housing Security Navigator. This is a joint position with Prisma Health aimed at helping families of pediatric patients connect with local services and supports that address food and housing insecurity.

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Join our RWJF Culture of Health Prize Watch Party! Nov. 9 from 2:30-3:30pm

In 2019, Greenville County received Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)'s Culture of Health Prize. Stacey Mills, Pastor of Mountain View Baptist Church, a congregation participating in LiveWell At Worship, was in attendance during the award ceremony in Princeton, NJ. He has been asked to announce the winners for the 2020-2021 Culture of Health Prize! Join us as we show our support for him and watch him announce the new prize winners!

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LiveWell Greenville teams up with Greenville County Schools to coordinate Backpack Food Program Efforts

In Greenville County and it is now estimated that food insecurity affects almost one in five children. Local backpack food programs are one way to provide needed food to children who would otherwise not have adequate access to food during the weekends or school breaks. A backpack food program requires the cooperation and support of the entire community.

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A New Strategic Direction for 2021 and Beyond

Between 2019-2020, we engaged 20 influential leaders, representing efforts across the many social determinants of health, to explore a broader, bolder strategic plan in collaboration with Tufts University and Boston College. This process explored the systems in place that impact childhood obesity; considered evidence-based interventions and prioritized the opportunities for change to create a strategic plan for the next 3-5 years.

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LiveWell Greenville’s Food Security Coalition distributes CARES Act mini-grants to food providers

To be eligible for these mini-grants emergency food providers (e.g. food pantries, faith organizations, childcare programs, soup kitchens) must complete an online pre-approval application by 11:59pm December 4, 2020

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A Conversation on Faith and Race Relations

Join us August 29 10AM-12PM on Zoom as we continue the conversation that began in May on race relations and health inequities that have been magnified during the pandemic. The Race Relations Subcommittee will facilitate conversation to: Discuss the relationship between racial inequities and health inequities. Share resources and opportunities as suggested by many LiveWell pastors. Identify the role of the church in this discussion.

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