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Today is
Friday, March 12
WHEDCo Sponsors Community Health Event
On Thursday, February 25, 25 participants of WHEDCo’s women’s support group and residents of Urban Horizons braved the inclement weather to hear a wonderful presentation about diabetes awareness and prevention, delivered by healthcare providers from EmblemHealth and Montefiore Medical Center.
WHEDCo social worker Teresa Cano translates a statement by Dr. T.S. Dharmarajan, Montefiore Medical Center.
Art with a Purpose: Mural Painting at Urban Horizons
On Thursday, February 18th, WHEDCo’s Urban Horizons residents and over twenty volunteers from Central Synagogue worked together to complete a stairwell mural, entitled The Bronx is Beautiful, designed by Bronx artist Dennesa Usher, at Urban Horizons.
Urban Horizons tenant, Samira Batchi, and Central Synagogue Human Resources Manager, Jennifer Siegel, work together on WHEDCo's newest mural.
The Bronx is Beautiful is the third mural created in recent months as part of WHEDCo’s efforts to encourage residents of Urban Horizons and Intervale Green to use the stairs to promote fitness and save energy. Walking up 10 flights of stairs burns 50 calories! Read more about WHEDCo’s on-going work to promote healthy living with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene here.
“Because so much of the Bronx was risen from the ashes of destruction, rebuilding institutions and re-weaving social fabric requires a keen ear for equity, and for restoration of memory and a sense of place.”
To read more of WHEDCo Founder and President, Nancy Biberman’s article in the Winter 2009 Issue of Shelterforce Magazine, click here.
WHEDCo congratulates the American Institute of Architects on the release of the Active Design Guidelines! The guidelines promote building construction conducive to encouraging resident exercise, like WHEDCo’s “Take the Stairs” campaign!
Did you know that WHEDCo was one of AIA's Active Design research partners?
Read our press release here!
WHEDCo also lauds the New York City Green Codes Task Force for its release of the new green building codes! Did you know that WHEDCo built Intervale Green, the nation’s largest Energy-star certified affordable housing development?
Read about about Intervale Green here!
The New York Women's Foundation Stepping Out and Stepping Up fall dinner honored New Yorkers who serve as role models to women and girls. The Foundation invited Islyn Matthews, a successful entrepreneur and member of WHEDCo's Home-based Childcare Microenterprise Network, to share her personal success story. WHEDCo's Home-based Childcare Microenterprise Network members collectively generated almost $8 million in gross revenues in 2008.
Read more about the Network and WHEDCo's initiatives in workforce development here.
Community Development: Check out WHEDCo's recent and upcoming community events
WHEDCo Speaks: Check out WHEDCo's recent and upcoming speaking events.
WHEDCo Financials: Review WHEDCo's 990 Filings and Annual Reports
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