A healthier attitude...
Food & Nutrition
CURRENT PROGRAMS:
Monthly cooking demonstrations are offered at Franklin Court Independent Living Community Room with meal demonstrations, nutritional facts, recipes, meal-in-a-bag to go (for the first 40 participants), food tastings and socialization. Click here to see past recipes
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Cooking Demos
Our popular Cooking Demonstrations are held on alternating months at the Franklin Court Independent Living Community Room and the Bristol Housing Authority Community Room. Learn how to prepare delicious, healthy meals with a local chef.
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The first 40 people receive a bag of ingredients to make at home! Check out some of the delicious and nutritious recipes we've presented so far.
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Physical Activity
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Program Coordinator at Quinta Gamelin Community Center
The co-coordinators will plan, coordinate and deliver comprehensive recreational activities and programs at the community center.
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Substance Use Awareness & Prevention
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Courageous Kids Summer Program 2018, 2019, 2020
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East Bay Recovery Center
A drop-in recovery center located in the Parish House of St. Michael's Church, 378 Hope Street, Bristol.
Open Mondays 1pm-4pm, Tuesdays 9am-12pm, Wednesdays 1pm-4pm, and Thursdays 5pm-8pm.
Offering services including:
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All-Recovery Meetings
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Recovery Training Series
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Family Support Groups
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Recovery Coaching
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Social Events
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Telephone Support
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Wellness Activities (yoga classes, meditation groups and health screenings)
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drop-in Naxolone trainings
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Recovery Rally 2017,2018,2019
Includes:
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Allies in Recovery membership
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Narcan dose
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12 panel drug test
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Framework for a Family Crisis Plan
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folder of resources
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REST kit - eye mask, ear plugs, essential oils
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Narcan Trainings and Naloxbox installation
Opioid Forums
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Opioid Prevention Plan -- see the plan here
Too Good for Drugs (5th Grade)
This curriculum builds the framework for drug-fee living through a fun and interactive journey of setting reachable goals, making responsible decisions, and refusing negative peer pressure.
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Project ALERT
Classroom-based substance abuse prevention program for 7th and 8th graders (Kickemuit Middle School) that is proven to reduce the experimental and continued use of drugs. Through a series of comprehensive lessons, Project ALERT motivates students against drug use, cultivates new non-use attitudes and beliefs, and equips teens with the skills and strategies they’ll use to resist drugs.
Personal Health & Wellness
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Peace Love offers workshops that focuses on expressive arts.
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Student Advocate at Mt. Hope High School
The navigator increases the availability of Integrated Health Services to students at Mt. Hope and their families by providing linkages to resources in the community.
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Suicide Prevention Initiatives
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Mt. Hope Bridge Signage
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Mental Health Matters Community Conversations Partnership with AFSP for Educational initiatives
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Talk Saves Lives
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Suicide Survivors Day
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