Our Goal: Improve social and emotional wellbeing through positive relationships among individuals and their support systems in our communities
Strong, positive relationships with others can be protective and prevent against negative behaviors and health outcomes. Being connected to a community can lead to increased social contact, lowered levels of social isolation or loneliness, and increase positive relationships.
Fruita family embraces community
For Cullen and Jeannine Purser, community involvement has created an extension of family. The Fruita couple in May 2011 started Cavalcade, a music venue and creative space, in downtown Fruita. Since then, it has become a partnership involving a handful of other community members. It is a home away from home. And that was the vision. Read more…