Raising Places

An effort to explore and spark ideas on how to create healthier communities where children and families can thrive. Funded by @RWJF; concluded in June 2018.

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@Mmofra_Ghana @aire2jeux @JayneEngle @ipalti @cities4people @FutureCitiesCA Reach out to Greater Good Studio @greatergood_ for a design partner! They are the design team behind @RaisingPlaces

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For future updates on efforts to invest in early childhood and foster safer, healthier communities for kids, follow @RWJF.

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Communities should be vibrant places that enable children to thrive. We must address the needs of local families to ensure this happens. https://t.co/66GZXDqoF0

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When you approach housing or job challenges from a child’s perspective, you can spark #commdev changes that benefit everyone. https://t.co/66GZXDqoF0

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See how @hudsonpromiseny and Kite’s Nest are working to improve the conditions in Hudson, NY to help kids and families thrive. #RaisingPlaces https://t.co/S0mj3Wh3J2

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See your neighborhood through a child's eyes and you might be able to identify important ways to change your community and build a #CultureofHealth. https://t.co/66GZXDqoF0

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To create healthier communities that are vibrant places for kids to grow up, kids and families should be engaged and have a voice in the issues that affect them. https://t.co/S0mj3Wh3J2

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While addressing neighborhood conditions that shape health, @RaisingPlaces reveals that what is good for kids is also good for communities. https://t.co/66GZXDI03A

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Detailed New National Maps Show How Neighborhoods Shape Children for Life https://t.co/i5QAghQqmE

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New report from our friends at @GIHealth: #Philanthropy's Role in Addressing #Neighborhood Conditions That Shape #Health https://t.co/Z8Nu95Id6l

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See your neighborhood through a child's eyes - and you can change your community. More in our final report https://t.co/1vi08xDDGa https://t.co/HIugvNyOp7

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Every kid deserves a strong, healthy start in life, no matter who they are or where they live.
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Designing #communities to better serve #kids means everybody wins. Check out Starting Small to Improve Health via @usnews https://t.co/b4ORDlZ6h7

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Don't just #design FOR #youth, design WITH youth. Read more about why in our #RaisingPlaces final report: https://t.co/1vi08xDDGa

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Read about why designing for children makes good sense in our #RaisingPlaces final report! https://t.co/1vi08xDDGa

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Why do child-centered communities matter? Because investing in #children yields many returns. Find out more in the @RaisingPlaces final report: https://t.co/oV2kKBKQYM #RaisingPlaces

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Insights from #RaisingPlaces - our final report launches tomorrow! #childrenatthecenter

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Go team Minneapolis!! Free North Side shuttle connects folks to community: 'I love it' https://t.co/OU5WhLQDqp

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Check out this recap of what happened at the Raising Places National Convening: https://t.co/6o0qDhrB2P

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“One of the things we want to do as a council is find innovative ways to engage with the community,” said 1st Ward Alderman Kamal Johnson. https://t.co/1VsGKTeY7y