HEALTHY Muskegon

HEALTHY Muskegon Network Meeting

On Thursday, January 31, we hosted a screening and discussion about Cafeteria Man.  The 60 minute documentary shared the story of Tony Geraci’s efforts to revolutionize food service in Baltimore Public Schools.  A lively and interesting discussion with area Food Service Directors followed by a sampling of the new school lunch items being served at Reeths Puffer School District’s Pennsylvania Elementary in partnership with Mia & Grace. (They were on TV!)  Thanks to all who attended and made this an interesting and thought-provoking event.


Healthy Eating and Access – Local Teams Helping Youth

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Have a great idea to improve access to and demand for healthy food for children and families living in Muskegon and Muskegon Heights?  Interested in contributing to a conversation about ways we can get our community and our economy healthier by eating more local food?  Join the HEALTHY Muskegon project!

The grant deadline has come and gone for local groups to apply for funds from a three-year W.K. Kellogg Foundation grant. Recipients of portions of the W.K. Kellogg grant received by HEALTHY Muskegon have been announced. View the recipients here.

Missed the grant deadline?  Click here for a list of other grant resources.

Interested in getting involved?

Contact Mary (mkotecki@cffmc.org or 231-332-4108) to get updated information about meetings and Learning Journeys, and to get added to the email list.  Stay tuned for information!

What has the community shared so far?

On Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 130 concerned residents met to learn about the project, be inspired by successes in other communities, and share their input on the assets in our community, the gaps we need to address, and possible solutions to utilize our assets to fill the gaps.  Below are links to what was said:

Assets

Gaps

Solutions

These are living documents - please send us an email and we will be happy to update them at any time.  We will update this page as more details about the project become available.  In the meantime, please contact Janelle Mair at 231-332-4116 or jmair@cffmc.org with any questions or comments!

HEALTHY Muskegon Presentations and Media

Here is a link to the presentation given on July 31.  

Here is a link to who participants told us was missing from the meeting.  Know some of these folks?  Please help us out and share the information from the meeting with them!

Check out this article on MLive: Kellogg Foundation, Muskegon Community Foundation join to promote healthy eating locally