Highlawn Community Alliance Inc

SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S MISSION

ADDRESS BARRIERS TO HEALTHY LIFESTYLES FOR HIGHLAWN RESIDENTS BY PROMOTING PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROVIDING COMMUNITY FITNESS ACTIVITIES AND SAFETY EDUCATION. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON AND THE KYOVA INTERSTATE PLANNING COMMISSION, THCA WILL COMPLETE A PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND CONNECTIVITY STUDY AIMED AT IDENTIFYING POINTS OF DIFFICULTY AND DANGER FOR WALKING, RUNNING, BICYCLING, AND MOTORIZED SCOOTER AND WHEELCHAIR USE ACROSS HIGHLAWN. THCA AND ITS PARTNERS WILL CONTRACT WITH A PLANNING AND ENGINEERING FIRM TO CONDUCT THE STUDY AND CREATE ACTIONABLE PLANS TO IMPROVE NEIGHBORHOOD ROADWAYS, CROSSINGS, AND SIDEWALKS. THE RESULTING COMPREHENSIVE REPORT WILL INCLUDE A COST ESTIMATE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENTS. FUNDING FROM OUR FOUNDATION WILL COMPRISE THE FINAL FUNDS NEEDED TO COMMENCE THIS $360,000 PROJECT. THCA ALSO WILL HOST A SERIES OF COLLABORATIVE EVENTS TO PROMOTE ACTIVE LIFESTYLE HABITS IN HIGHLAWN

TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY GARDEN IN THE HIGHLAWN NEIGHBORHOOD USING A COOPERATIVE GARDEN MODEL IN WHICH RESIDENT LEADERS WILL HELP NEIGHBORS GROW NUTRITIOUS PRODUCE, TEACH HEALTHY LIFESTYLE HABITS, AND HARVEST PRODUCE TO BE SHARED EQUITABLY AMONG COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH A FOCUS ON NEIGHBORS WITH HIGH RISK FACTORS FOR FOOD INSECURITY.