Welcome to Hunters WA Horizons Community Blog! Improving Leadership aimed at reducing Poverty in rural and reservation Communities, From Rice to Fort Spokane
Blog Visitors
Hunters Strategic Plan
Each Community's journey through the Horizons Program focused on Community Leadership to Reduce Poverty. To view your Community's Stratecic Plan, visit Horizons II Community Information page, using the link below. Once there, click on your community's link and then on the link for a copy of the Community Strategic Plan.
Top 3 Areas of Concern from Horizons Surveys
#1 Improve Economy - 60%
#2 Youth Activities - 44%
#3 Health Care - 42.5%
#2 Youth Activities - 44%
#3 Health Care - 42.5%
Ideas to Improve Economy #1
Community-based Transportation
Child care facility
Red Cross Certified babysitters
Adult education accessibility
Food bank expansion
Computers for public
Swimming Instructor
Life Guards
Hire people from our community- not from outside
Child care facility
Red Cross Certified babysitters
Adult education accessibility
Food bank expansion
Computers for public
Swimming Instructor
Life Guards
Hire people from our community- not from outside
Ideas for Youth Activities #2
Portable BBQ on Trailer for fair, family orientated activities, park events, game events
Community Center (play, meetings, fund raisers) a place for kids and adults to go and do things
Skateboard park where kids could go every day
Movies at school gym
Pool - swimming lessons, exercise, hydrotherapy
Better playground equipment in park
High school seniors on school board
"community watch" call program with senior companionship
Community resource directory
Grange utilization - community center
Community Center (play, meetings, fund raisers) a place for kids and adults to go and do things
Skateboard park where kids could go every day
Movies at school gym
Pool - swimming lessons, exercise, hydrotherapy
Better playground equipment in park
High school seniors on school board
"community watch" call program with senior companionship
Community resource directory
Grange utilization - community center
Ideas for Health Care #3
24-hour on-call nurse to help give information/medical advice
Pool: hydrotherapy, exercise to combat obesity
Meals on wheels
Health Clinic
Have someone be here in fall season to give everyone flu shots, so our elderly won't have to travel so far to get them!
Pool: hydrotherapy, exercise to combat obesity
Meals on wheels
Health Clinic
Have someone be here in fall season to give everyone flu shots, so our elderly won't have to travel so far to get them!
General Information
- Community Awareness (22)
- Community Change (9)
- Community Participation (28)
- Community Resources (24)
- Home (1)
- Leadership Awareness (2)
- Leadership Change (4)
- Leadership Expansion (9)
- Leadership Maintenance (1)
- Poverty Action (20)
- Poverty Awareness (12)
- Poverty Mobilizing (3)
- Poverty Structural Changes (3)
Blog Archive
Affirmative Action Policy
WSU Extension programs and policies are consistent with federal and state laws, regulations, and applicable Executive Orders regarding civil rights, equal opportunity, and Affirmative Action. Washington State University prohibits discrimination on the basis of race; sex; religion; age; color; creed; national or ethnic origin; physical, mental, or sensory disability; marital status; sexual orientation; and status as a Vietnam-era or disabled veteran. Concerns or evidence of non-compliance may be reported to your local WSU Extension office or the
1 comment:
By the looks of your pictures it seems that Hunters a proactive community. I like the way that the community goals are outlined on the main page along with ideas on how to meet these goals. Specifically, I think the idae about having on call nurse to answer medical questions is invaluable. At times, not having the means myself for a doctor, I was able to call the consulting nurse in my hometown to see if my worries were warranted or if I just needed Tylenol. : ) I also like the goal of making flu shots easily accessible to seniors.
I am currently a student at WSU giving committing to service with horizons via the community blogspots. The class I am doing the service for is called "famalies in Poverty," I have since learned of many disheartening things about the face of poverty but it is refreshing to see a community such as Hunters dedicated to change. It is exciting to see that people can and often do make a difference!
Post a Comment