Health & Wellness

Community Healthcare

In partnership with a health care provider Esperanza Health Centers, we will establish an on-site, Federally Qualified Health Center that will provide care for the whole community, with an emphasis on supporting un- or under-insured groups.

The staff will include a family physician, family nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, licensed clinical social worker, and care coordinator. Mental and physical health services will be provided to children, families, and to the broader community, regardless of their ability to pay.

Community Teaching Kitchen

In addition to providing physical and behavioral health care, food access and nutrition education is integral to our integrative strategy to support community health. 

Located in the Main Dining Hall, a central Community Teaching Kitchen is being designed for both children and families to participate in hands-on culinary training to increase knowledge of how to prepare nutritious meals at home with the fresh produce they can access through the Neighborhood Marketplace.

The Community Teaching Kitchen will build upon the lessons taught to children in their early childhood through 8th grade Teaching Kitchens that have been developmentally designed for teaching skills at these levels throughout the campus. 

The Community Teaching Kitchen will provide an opportunity for community members and families learn how to prepare simple, healthy, delicious, and affordable meals. The Community Teaching Kitchen Stations will double as service stations that will be used to serve approximately 2,250 meals to children, staff, and visitors daily.