Garrett County, Maryland, a rural Appalachian community bordering Pennsylvania and West Virginia, is tackling poverty through education, housing, and jobs. To meet the workforce needs of tomorrow, the county offers all high school graduates full scholarships to Garrett College. The 2-G (Two Generation) Program is helping families create their own roadmap to economic stability and better health by connecting them to the resources they need to succeed. When faced with the decision of expanding their county jail or building a new recreation center, residents chose recreation– establishing an important hub for the entire community. Public and private partners have joined forces to expand low and mixed-income housing options and Garrett’s online planning tool virtually connects residents spread out over more than 645 square miles while informing community-wide priorities.
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John Corbin uploaded the file: Online Group Invitations Printable to Garrett County, Maryland 2017 RWJF Culture of Health Prize Winner 7 years ago
Invite others to join this online group to help spread the word about Garrett County’s recent Culture of Health Prize win by printing off these cards and handing them out to family and friends!
John Corbin posted an update in the group Garrett County, Maryland 2017 RWJF Culture of Health Prize Winner 7 years ago
Don’t forget about today’s Culture of Health Award presentation at the Garrett County Board of Commissioners meeting at the Garrett County Courthouse at 4pm!
Shelley Argabrite posted an update in the group Garrett County, Maryland 2017 RWJF Culture of Health Prize Winner 7 years ago
What is the plan for Monday’s celebration? Do we have speakers?
Good question. I will upload the Commission’er agenda. It looks like we have 15 minutes. The video takes 10 minutes. I wonder it we could have each of the persons who attended the Princeton Celebration make a (30 second) statement then have an announcement for the January Community event with a “Save the Date” card and thank you to the…[Read more]