From Rochester to Albany: Advocating for New York’s youngest
Healthi Kids joined with New York Healthy Steps to ask lawmakers to support HealthySteps, a proven program that helps babies and their caregivers thrive.
From analysis to action: bringing the Finger Lakes community together for mental health
Common Ground Health joined Assemblywoman Sarah Clark and community partners to turn the findings of its Behavioral Health Needs Assessment into coordinated regional action.
FLPPS and Common Ground Health-Rochester RHIO to combine
Finger Lakes Performing Provider System (FLPPS) and Common Ground Health-Greater Rochester Regional Health Information Organization (Rochester RHIO) are combining operations, the organizations announced today.
Introducing Culture Corner!
We’re excited to introduce our first Healthi Kids Culture Corner, a new monthly feature designed to help families explore and celebrate diverse cultures together.
Level Up! Read & Play Day filled RCSD schools with stories, movement, and joy
In partnership with the Rochester City School District, Healthi Kids helped students celebrate the first-ever Level Up! Read & Play Day, uniting two global movements, Global School Play Day and World Read Aloud Day into one joyful experience.
Rochester City Schools to Celebrate First-Ever Level Up! Read & Play Day on Feb. 4
Community-wide event combines Global School Play Day and World Read Aloud Day to support student development through play and literacy
Cooking Club at Greece Early Learning Center: Families, Food, and Fun—Together
Cooking Club Night brings families together to cook, try new foods, and build healthy habits, thanks to a partnership between Greece ELC, Healthi Kids, and Cooking Matters, with support from New York State’s CHSC grant.
Su Hora Informativa
Common Ground Health’s Parent Engagement Specialist, Erik Stephens, offers insight into the Love from the Start initiative.
Not Forgotten 2025: kids and seniors come together to deliver joy and connection
Through the Not Forgotten initiative, SACE volunteers assembled and delivered more than 240 gift bags to older adults living in some of Rochester’s most under‑resourced nursing homes.
Building an age‑friendly Rochester: a community working together
Rochester City Council’s People, Parks and Public Works Committee members received an inspiring and thought‑provoking update on Rochester’s efforts to become an Age-Friendly, Livable Community.
Level Up Read & Play Day is coming!
Healthi Kids is proud to support this day by providing resources, activity ideas, and supplies.
Healthi Kids kicks off 2026 with a focus on healthy food access
Healthi Kids is working with R-Centers to design community-led initiatives around nutrition that are based on recent food service assessments.