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Rosa Herrera: Get the Vaccine for Your Family!
Rosa Herrera knows how difficult the battle with COVID-19 can be. Two of her daughters were really sick with COVID-19 in October 2020 and were hospitalized during their infections. Herrera herself got sick, too, but had a mild case. “It was really scary. I couldn’t see them and since both of them were hospitalized at ...
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Housing Developer Adds Sidewalks, Playground to Neighborhood in the ‘Colonias’
Not everyone has equitable access to places to play or be physically active. That is why a housing agency advocate, fuel…
Green & Active Spaces, Housing
Community Transforms Train Tracks, into Hike & Bike Trail in Brownsville, TX
Having limited resources, partnerships and community involvement played a key role in transforming old train tracks into…
Green & Active Spaces, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities
Students Reclaim Streets with a Walking School Bus in Springfield
A predominantly Latino elementary school proves that morning exercise through a walking school bus program can benefit s…
Green & Active Spaces, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities, Transportation & Mobility
Monthly Bike Ride Program Gets More San Antonio Kids on Bikes
Growing up, Dante Jones always looked forward to weekend bike rides with his father. Dante Jones In those rides with his…
Green & Active Spaces, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities
Sisters Launch Afterschool Fitness Program for Neighborhood Kids
San Antonio sisters Makayla Esparza, 9, and Alyssa Esparza, 8, led largely inactive lifestyles. They saw a weight-loss c…
Green & Active Spaces, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities
New Greenway Provides a Path to Resilience & Increased Physical Activity
An abandoned alley in Lake Worth, Fla., was re-developed into an attractive greenway through team work and perseverance…
Green & Active Spaces, Healthy Neighborhoods & Communities