Thrive! Southern Lorain County | United Way Of Greater Lorain County

Organizes a community collaborative made up of numerous partners that are working to increase access to affordable opportunities to live healthier through improved nutrition, increased physical activity, and informed decision making in Southern Lorain County. Offers a website with healthy recipes, weight loss tips, a calendar of upcoming initiative events (such as race-walks and free cooking demonstrations), and so forth. Partnering agencies include: First Congregational Church of Wellington, First United Methodist Church of Wellington, Kiwanis of Wellington, Lansman's Shape Shop, Lorain County Community College, Lorain County Public Health, Lorain County Metro Parks, Lorain County Office on Aging, Main Street Wellington, Mercy Health, Oberlin Community Services, Rochester Township, United Way of Greater Lorain County, Wellington Salvation Army, Wellington Village, Wellington Schools, and WellHelp. Initial strategies include: - Fresh produce pick-ups. - Offering free healthy cooking demonstrations to the public. - Metabolic syndrome programming. - Improving walking paths in the townships. - Aligning annual events with healthy options messaging and resources.

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211 Summit

Physical Address

642 Broadway Avenue, Lorain, OH 44052

Hours

Varies. Call for details.

Voice

(800) 275-6106

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Application process

Call the office or visit the website at www.thriveslc.org for more information.

Fee

Not applicable.

Eligibility

Serves residents of Brighton Township, Camden Township, Huntington Township, Kipton Village, Pittsfield Township, Rochester Township, Rochester Village, Wellington Township, and Wellington Village.

Languages

None.

Service area

Wellington, Ohio Kipton, Ohio Rochester, Ohio Camden, Ohio

Agency info

United Way Of Greater Lorain County

Assesses human service needs; responds through affiliated collaboratives, impact initiatives, and service development; provides and develops volunteer support. Also provides free information and referral services for Lorain County through 2-1-1/First Call for Help.