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Fall River Children In Balance is a two-year childhood obesity prevention research study funded by Tufts University. Fall River is one of only 6 communities in the country chosen to receive this grant whose target audience is 1st through 3rd grade students and their family adults. CIB is a holistic approach to nutrition and fitness designed to affect younger elementary school students in their classroom settings, during after school programs and at recreational facilities, as well as choices their family adults make when they grocery shop or dine out. Children in Balance works with teachers and UMass Amherst health educators to bring nutrition education directly into classrooms. In addition, because school nutrition is a major component of the grant, CIB is partnering with Fall River school food services to extensively upgrade school menus and the way in which school foods are prepared and presented. Though the long term results of this program will take several years to realize, what these children and their families are learning now will build upon similar messages delivered by the Healthy City Fall River initiative and its many partnering City agencies, ideally resulting in positive, sustainable life style changes.

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Welcome to MyFallRiver.org

November 17, 2008 by Social Capital Inc.

MyFallRiver.org is a social networking website dedicated to building social capital and increasing civic engagement in the Fall River community.

This community building tool was initiated by community partners as a launching pad to develop a site to connect people to people; people to resources & opportunities, people to groups & organizations; and people to ways to get involved in their neighborhood.

 

Saint Vincent's Achieves Re-Accreditation

March 8, 2010 by Saint Vincents Home

Saint Vincent's Home Corporation has received notification that it has been re-accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children (COA) according to an announcement made by Jack Weldon, Saint Vincent’s Executive Director. COA accreditation attests that an organization meets the highest national standards of best practice and is delivering the best quality services to the communities it serves. Saint Vincent’s is proud to continue its association with COA’s Community of Excellence, which is comprised of more than 1,800 organizations that serve over 7 million children, youth, and families internationally. Saint Vincent’s was first nationally accredited in January of 2002.
 

First Peace Pole Unveiled at City Hall

March 8, 2010 by Deborah Orlando

On Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010, Mayor Flanagan unveiled the first Peace Pole as a part of the Violence Prevention Task Force Peace Pole Project. Mayor Flanagan held a press conference to present the Peace Pole to the city. Wendy Garf-Lipp, United Neighbors of Fall River Executive Director, spoke about the visual reminders that the Peace Pole will create. Christian McCloskey, Youth Services Coordinator, was also in attendance to speak about the upcoming Peace by Piece Summit. The summit brings together over 20 organizations within the city with the goal of promoting peace. There will 7 different workshops informing attendants how to promote peace and deal with various types of violence that they may encounter throughout their lives.

Healthy City Fall River E-Newsletter now available!

Submitted by drweed on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 1:51pm

For stories about the Peace Pole planting, Family Service Association Family Focus, senior dances, a hunger banquet at Kuss Middle School, preparation for a new cooking show, the latest Fitness Challenge event, CD-REC's winter games and testimony on behalf of the Shannon Grant, click here for the March 5th editon of the Healthy City Fall River Update Also, notices of upcoming events!<

Absolutely Incredible Kid Day!

March 5, 2010 by KGunderson

Mark your calendars because Absolutely Incredible Kid Day is coming up on  March 18! This national letter-writing campaign honors the absolutely incredible kids in our lives. If you’re a caring adult in the life of a child, write them a letter of support and encouragement as way to let them know how much you appreciate them. Slip it into their lunchbox, under their pillow , read it over the phone or send it by mail. Heck, stick it in their shoe before they dress for school in the morning. Just get it to them!