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WHY IS HEALTHY ECONOMICS DIFFERENT?
Healthy Economics is not a program, but rather an intergenerational network that shares the focus of improving the communities food and educational system by utilizing the school (often the high school) as the center of the community.

Our strategy to improve the food system, is to increase the production and distribution of healthy food within a community by setting up farmers markets and cooperative grocery stores (the main role of mo' better food).

Our strategy to improve the educational system is to increase the governance in the schools, i.e. student government, parent teacher associations, alumni associations (main role of friends of school) and involve these organizations in the development of farmers markets and cooperative grocery stores ( the main function of the intergenerational enterprise).

The community becomes physically healthier from increasing their access to fresh fruits and vegetables and economically healthier from establishing the needed businesses within the community that provide healthy food, jobs, training and community pride.

This is what we call building Healthy Economics!
The four main programs of Healthy Economics are:
Mo’ Better Food.com - develops social enterprises that increase access to healthy fruits and vegetables that also support and promote local farmers.

1stSaturdays.com (monthly action and review) is a reminder date to increase vounteerism to at least once a month.

We call it the official monthly volunteer day. We also promote other events and send e-blasts of these events and volunter opportunities to our subscribers.

Friends of School.org (community specific)- strengthens 1) students government 2) pta’s 3) alumni associations, 4) business partners in every school.

Our goal is to strengthen the systems of every school so that the typical organizations on campus are working together to improve the overall health of the school and it's surrounding community.

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Step 1- Start a volunteer/planning day in your neighborhood 1st Saturdays.com - The Official Monthly Day of Service of the Healthy Economics Campaign - "The Maintenance" of the programs i.e community gardens, farmers markets. 1stSaturdays recommends utilizing the volunteer pool to improve the food system of the community. These activities are Step 2 of Healthy Economics- Mo' Better Food. Step 2 - Establish a Mo’ Better Food farmers market in your community. By starting and managing farmers markets, school gardens, and other food related activities in the community, students and adults gain training in basic business operations and cooperative economics. visit: mobetterfood.com Step 3- Start a Friends of School at your school. Friends of School’s role is to identify the stakeholders on campus, i.e. school leaders, alumni association, and network these organizations to serve the overall vision of the schools principal and the surrounding community. Friends of School Program connects youth to alumnus and other professionals who share the vision of improving the school and its surrounding community by establishing an Intergenerational Enterprise Committee on campus. visit: www.friendsofschool.org Step 4 - Establish The Intergenerational Enterprise at your school. The Intergenerational Enterprise is the name we use to describe the group of the generations coming together (as described in the Friends of School program mentioned above). *The Intergenerational Enterprise strengthens the school and its surrounding community by hosting meetings and events that bring the generations together.* visit: www.intergenerationalenterprise.com The 4 steps of Hotep are the 4 programs used by The Familyhood Connection Inc, to build Healthy economics in any community. The Familyhood Connection Inc, is a non-profit corporation with the mission of promoting programs that bring the generations for community developement. For more information visit: www.familyhood connection.org
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Why these four programs? TYPICAL PROGRAMS IN LOW-INCOME ARE... BROUGHT IN FROM THE OUTSIDE Typical programs in low-income communities are brought in from outside the community, managed by others and when they prove to be unsuccessful, another program (also from the outside) is brought in. This process repeats itself. RUN OUT OF MONEY Sometimes these programs prove to have level some success, but run out of money before their programs can truly establish community sustainability.

Step 1-
Start a volunteer/planning day in your neighborhood

1st Saturdays.com - The Official Monthly Day of Service of the Healthy Economics Campaign - "The Maintenance" of the programs i.e community gardens, farmers markets. 1stSaturdays recommends utilizing the volunteer pool to improve the food system of the community. These activities are Step 2 of Healthy Economics- Mo' Better Food.

Step 2 -

Establish a Mo’ Better Food farmers market in your community.

By starting and managing farmers markets, school gardens, and other food related activities in the community, students and adults gain training in basic business operations and cooperative economics.

visit: mobetterfood.com

Step 3-

Start a Friends of School at your school.

Friends of School’s role is to identify the stakeholders on campus, i.e. school leaders, alumni association, and network these organizations to serve the overall vision of the schools principal and the surrounding community.

Friends of School Program connects youth to alumnus and other professionals who share the vision of improving the school and its surrounding community by establishing an Intergenerational Enterprise Committee on campus.

visit: www.friendsofschool.org

Step 4 -

Establish The Intergenerational Enterprise at your school.

The Intergenerational Enterprise is the name we use to describe the group of the generations coming together (as described in the Friends of School program mentioned above).

The Intergenerational Enterprise strengthens the school and its surrounding community by hosting meetings and events that bring the generations together.

visit: www.intergenerationalenterprise.com

The 4 steps of Hotep are the 4 programs used by The Familyhood Connection Inc, to build Healthy economics in any community.

The Familyhood Connection Inc, is a non-profit corporation with the mission of promoting programs that bring the generations for community developement.

For more information visit:

www.familyhood connection.org

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Why these four programs?
TYPICAL PROGRAMS IN LOW-INCOME ARE...
BROUGHT IN FROM THE OUTSIDE
Typical programs in low-income communities are brought in from outside the community, managed by others and when they prove to be unsuccessful, another program (also from the outside) is brought in. This process repeats itself.
RUN OUT OF MONEY
Sometimes these programs prove to have level some success, but run out of money before their programs can truly establish community sustainability.