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To honor and recognize the Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families Program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and celebrate the purchase of a Healthy Homes property.
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WHEREAS, for more than 100 years, Nationwide Children’s Hospital has been a part of the city’s Southside community; and
WHEREAS, in 2008, Nationwide Children’s Hospital launched the Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families (HNHF) program to assist in the revitalization of the surrounding neighborhood and remove barriers to the health and well-being of thousands of families in the area; and
WHEREAS, the Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families initiative is a public-private collaboration that uses a multi-prong approach including, Health and Wellness, Safe and Accessible Neighborhoods, Education, Workforce and Economic Development and Affordable Housing; and
WHEREAS, the Affordable Housing prong addresses vacant and abandoned properties and offers home buyers assistance/education and homeowner grant repair programs; and
WHEREAS, in an effort to make one family’s dream come true, the Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families partnered with the United Way of Central Ohio and the City of Columbus to construct a home on Carpenter Street; and
WHEREAS, through the Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families program, Ms. LaQuita Long is the proud owner of a Healthy Homes property that includes features to accommodate her wheel-chair bound child and allow quick and easy access to Nationwide Children’s Hospital for continued treatment; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby honor and recognize the Healthy Neighborhoods, Healthy Families program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and thank them for their commitment to making a significant, positive difference in our neighborhoods and the surrounding community.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Council does hereby congratulate Ms. LaQuita Long and her family on the purchase of their...
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