Sullivan 180

The Sullivan 180 Team is at the New York Farm to School Summit in Syracuse this week. They are learning, connecting and gathering resources to support our School Nutrition Action Committee and our partners who are working for nutritious, delicious school lunches in Sullivan County!

Sullivan 180 Director of Health & Wellness, Meaghan Mullally-Gorr, recently had the honor of presenting at the 52nd Annual Youth Development Training Conference, hosted by the Association of New York State Youth Bureaus. ? A special thank you to Cathy Paci from the Sullivan County Youth Bureau for the opportunity to present on "Empowering a Healthier Generation: A Model for Engaging Schools." The session explored innovative strategies for fostering health and wellness within school communities and creating positive, lasting change for our youth.

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Sullivan 180’s Empowering a Healthier Generation Team attended the American School Health Association (ASHA) 98th Annual School Health Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. The conference brought together a diverse community of school health-related professionals in a collaborative space. ASHA supports school health issues that tie to their mission statement, to transform all schools into places where every student learns and thrives. They support student-centered, integrated and collaborative approaches that address the needs of the whole child and follow the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model.

Sullivan 180 Director of Community Development & Communications Shannon N. Cilento, AICP, attended the 2024 National Recreation and Park Association Conference in Atlanta, GA, this week. The 2024 conference theme, Where You Belong, explores the power of parks as places for all to recreate, gather, access nature and improve their health. We’re fortunate to have such great parks and trails here in Sullivan County and can’t wait to hear what creative ideas were shared at the conference! #NRPAConference2024 #WhereYouBelong #PowerofParks #Sullivan180 #OneDegreeAtATime #SullivanCatskills #HealthyCommunities?

??Today at 2 p.m., the Team at Sullivan 180 joined the Big Apple Crunch to support all of the Sullivan County schools who are participating. ??Each year, participants from across the state are invited to take a bite out of an apple grown in New York. The program began in 2012 as a partnership between nonprofit group GrowNYC and the NYC Office of Food Policy. Hundreds of thousands of students at schools and college campuses statewide now join in every year. #BigAppleCrunch #onedegreeatatime

This past weekend, Kristen Meyer, Sullivan 180 Community Health Champion, successfully led her first QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) suicide prevention training at the Kauneonga Lake Fire Department. Following this impactful training, our team participated in the Out of the Darkness Walk, further spreading awareness and support for mental health in our community. Together, we’re raising awareness and making a difference! For more resources, check out our Community Resource Guide. https://lnkd.in/eYne6Euw #MentalHealthAwareness #OutOfTheDarkness

Sullivan 180 team members and Board Chair Jay Quaintance attended the WJFF Radio Catskill Community Awards on Thursday evening at La Cigogne in Narrowsburg. Congratulations to all the honorees – we are grateful for the work you all do to protect our environment!

Join us on September 26th at 5:30pm in the Event Gallery at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts for an Evening of Appreciation! We will celebrate the progress and collective impact of our volunteers, schools, communities and partners. Together, we are empowering a healthier generation! We will also express our appreciation to Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther for her years of support and friendship. We will also recognize The Black Library & Tusten Social for their innovative efforts to engage youth. RSVP by 9/20 to (845) 295-2680 or [email protected].

Sullivan 180 Senior Director of Prevention Programming Amanda Langseder and Director of Community Development & Communications Shannon N. Cilento, AICP attended the ribbon cutting this morning for the new Food Pantry and Case Management Office at CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ORANGE, SULLIVAN & ULSTER’s Monticello location. Congratulations to our partners at Catholic Charities on this new space which will provide critical access to healthy food for those facing food insecurity in Sullivan County.