rancho cucamonga, california, August 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — By the community, for the community, eight gardens (including one containing fish) across the Inland Empire will provide food-insecure neighbors with access to fresh fruits and vegetables. I’m here.
Over the last year, the Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) has worked closely with community partners to support these gardens. This includes an exciting collaboration with the CEO of Music Changing Life (MCL). Josiah Bruneya new community garden san bernardino.
Inland Empire Health Plan leaders visited Music Changing Lives Urban Community Garden in San Bernardino in early August. From left to right: IEHP CEO Jarrod McNaughton, IEHP Foundation Chairman Angelica Balthazar, MCL Founder and CEO Josiah Bruney, IEHP Chief Medical Officer Dr. Takashi Wada, IEHP Vice President of Innovation, Acceleration and Diversity Michael Deering, IEHP Community Health Senior Director César Armendáriz.
Located on the corner of Electric Avenue and North 40.th street in san bernardino – Once one of the city’s largest dumpsites – The land has been transformed into MCL land urban gardenIn addition to addressing food insecurity, gardens aim to provide safe spaces where neighbors can come together to learn, exercise, eat, explore, relax and have fun.
A Soulful Sunday event is held on the fourth Sunday of each month, where locals are invited to visit the gardens for gardening workshops and various volunteer opportunities while enjoying music, food, and more. Information about Soulful Sunday events can be found on the MCL Facebook page.
“The best thing about this project is that everything is community driven,” says Bruny. “Together we can bring more love to this region and those who need it most. We look forward to stepping up our efforts to make the Inland Empire a better place for all of us.” I will.”
In addition to sponsorship, IEHP supports the gardens by providing volunteers through the company’s team members Helping Hearts Program and Health Education Team. Volunteers work with program leaders to pull weeds, plant trees, spread mulch, create garden beds, and water crops.
“Through the right partnerships, compassion and willingness to heal and inspire the human spirit, these gardens thrive and provide diverse wellness opportunities for their neighbors,” said IEHP Senior Community Health Director. Cesar Armendariz“We thank Music Changing Lives for the love they have for the Inland Empire and the people who live here, and look forward to continuing to plant and harvest more gardens for a healthier community.” .”
The health plan also provides sponsorship to the “Jardín Comunitario de la Salud”, which means “community garden of health” in Spanish, to support a large-scale aquaponics garden. Loma Linda University health sax clinic san bernardino.
The first of its kind in the Inland Empire, the gardens are home to large numbers of fish that work symbiotically, nourishing the garden beds and working to produce food that the community can harvest and consume.
the garden is Rancho Cucamonga, OntarioJulpa, Perris When san bernardinoFor more information about community gardens in your area, visit riversidefoods.org.
To our members of the media, IEHP will be happy to assist you in arranging photo, video and interview opportunities at any of these gardens.
About IEHP
With a mission to heal and inspire the human spirit, the Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) is one of the top 10 Medicaid health plans and the largest nonprofit Medicare Medicaid plan in the nation.in the 26th Annually, IEHP supports over 1.5 million residents. Riverside When san bernardino A growing network of over 7,800 providers and nearly 3,000 team members in counties enrolled in Medicaid or Cal MediConnect Plans. Through dynamic partnerships with providers and community organizations combined with a tradition of award-winning service and quality care, IEHP is fully committed to their vision. For more information, visit iehp.org.
Source Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP)
