Building Healthy Communities

The Garden Boyz program - part of Building Healthy Communities - makes it possible for community wellness leaders like Cheryl from Collaboration Station to access an assortment of fresh herbs including thyme, rosemary, chives, oregano, and sage. The herbs are used for her meals on wheels program, which prepares hundreds of healthy meals for seniors. It’s wonderful to see the fruits of the Garden Boyz’ labor spread far and wide to support health and healing across communities.

If you weren't able to make it to Saturday's craft show with our Cleveland Crochet Club, good news! The Crochet Club will have winter hats, scarfs and other crocheted items at the Holiday Shop at Market Square Crocker Park, Sat, Dec. 16, from 11 am - 7 pm. Stop by to pickup some great gifts for the holidays. Find out more about the holiday shop here: https://bit.ly/4aaY1RY

An activity as seemingly simple as creating something from nothing using yarn and a hooked needle can offer many benefits. That something simple is crochet, which has been shown to reduce stress and anxiety, relax the mind, relieve depression, offer a sense of community when done in a group and even build a business. For several years, Building Healthy Communities has offered crochet classes at locations around Cleveland’s Central neighborhood. The crochet classes have taught dozens of residents how to crochet, with some even going on to earn an income from their work or crocheted works used as donations to the community. Read more here:

Building Health Communities crochet classes have participants hooked An activity as seemingly simple as creating something from nothing using yarn and a hooked needle can offer many benefits. That something simple is crochet, which has been shown to reduce stress and anxiety, relax the mind, relieve depression, offer a sense of community when done in a group and even...