Live Well Arizona Incubator

 Through the Healthy Food Forum powered by CoNest, community leaders envision a place where everyone in the local food system can collaborate and improve access to healthy food. The Healthy Food Forum will allow for deep connections to flourish in across this rural county through cross-sector partnerships and continued equitable community engagement. During their time in the Incubator, the Healthy Food Forum will define their community outreach plans, create a strategic plan and hone critical facilitation skills. 

 Barrio Kroeger Lane Neighborhood includes residents whose families have lived in the same area for up to seven generations, and the area has been continuously inhabited and cultivated for over 4,000 years. Yet the barrio is impoverished with many unmet needs. Favor Celestial Community Economic Development Initiative and its partners will build on years of community organizing to preserve the barrio. Using the community’s assets and research, they will create a rendering to assist with the beautification and betterment of the neighborhood. 

 The Foundation for the Little Colorado River plans to address recreation and resiliency for the residents of Eagar and Springerville by funding and operating a community swimming pool. The closure of the community pool in the early 2000s created a gap in recreation and left residents without a safe place to swim. Funding and building a pool will allow for affordable, local recreation opportunities and enhance the rural quality of life in the community. 

 The Greenlee County Tourism Council aims to establish a water park along the San Francisco River to improve access to outdoor recreation. The “Frisco Float and Trail” project will include promotion of the Clifton birding trails adjacent the river and the design of a high-profile beach park. During their time in the Incubator, this collaborative will communicate and maintain dialogue with members of the Greenlee County community and use this multi-faceted task force to develop an action plan. 

 Regenerating Sonora addresses community health at the social level through its diverse partners who are reflective of the many talents and assets in Superior. To better support residents struggling with addiction and youth who lack opportunities for social activities, this group plans to open a community center and create programs and services for community members. A community garden and story gathering initiative will further their efforts to tackle social and cultural cohesion in the Superior community. 

 Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District is working to secure a viable future for youth and community to grow future leaders who want to remain in the Verde Valley.  The children of this school district need a vision for themselves and their community despite current economic hardship and poverty. 

 The Kore Press Gender Diversity Community Collaborative aims to address the issue of safe, inclusive, and equitable classrooms and learning space for LGBTQIA+ youth.  Kore Press Institute is dedicated to social and gender justice through publishing contemporary literature, education and innovative community collaborations that keep the concerns and experiences of the most marginalized at the center. 

 Menlo Park Neighborhood Association is addressing Healthy Community Design by undergoing the process of developing a Neighborhood Plan that will allow the community to be engaged in the envisioning, design and execution of equitable development for all stakeholders. 

 Mohave County Department of Public Health’s goal is to increase community capacity to address mental health issues before they reach a level requiring critical response.  Mental health training to individuals would provide tools and resources to identify and address the broad spectrum of social and environmental conditions that contribute to the condition in Mohave County. 

 Weaver Mountains Health Initiatives is working to address the lack of access to health care services in their region.  The population of this area not only includes families of children with special health care needs but also the community is largely made up of seniors who have a high frequency of health-related challenges, appointments and issues.