A strong community starts with healthy residents! EPRA creates community gardens in disused residential lots, where residents young and old can help to cultivate, then harvest fresh, locally grown produce.
EPRA's health promotion activities include both programs to improve the nutrition and physical activity of youth and programs to improve neighborhood residents' access to healthy food. EPRA is active in increasing access to healthy food in Strawberry Mansion, operating a food cupboard to distribute free food to needy families and is leading several efforts to establish alternative retail markets in the community.