The Tri-Community Coalition is excited to be partnering again with the three recreation centers of Berkley, Huntington Woods, and Oak Park. This year the Fair will be held at the Gillham Recreation Center in Huntington Woods on Sunday, May 5th from 1PM-4PM.
Invite your family and friends via our Facebook Event: TCC Health & Wellness Fair
Interested in becoming a vendor? Head over to our vendor application page: HWF Vendor Application
The Tri-Community Coalition has completed the Summer Mini Grant in partnership with
Summer in the City. For this program, 11 Young, Optimistic, and United (YOU) high school
members traveled down to Detroit to lead activities designed to teach elementary youth
stress management, conflict resolution, and self-esteem building. The first session was held at Belle Isle, and YOU students lead the outdoor games, focusing on team building and learning
through play. For the next three sessions, students lead activities in the Del Rey community of
Detroit for elementary and middle school students. For the first session, students made their own stress balls and “stress catchers” (modified cootie catchers). For the second session, students
created conflict resolution comic strips. For the third session, students created their own
positive affirmation bracelets. The final session was spent participating in Summer in the
City’s Finale Friday. YOU students were paired with elementary students and helped them
complete challenges and fun/service activities throughout the day, including mural painting.
In addition to the Summer in the City component, YOU students extended their volunteer
time to help run a giant spin art station at the Oak Park Summer Fest, and to help with the
TCC’s “Dancin’ in the Street” street dance during Berkley Cruise Fest.
Finale Friday YOU Participants
The Tri-Community Coalition received a grant from the Alliance of Coalitions for Healthy Communities (ACHC) and the Oakland Community Health Network (OCHN) to offer summer programing for youth. Five students from Berkley and Oak Park High Schools will be participating in Summer in the City for five days this summer where they will provide training and mentoring for at-risk elementary youth in the Del Rey neighborhood of Detroit, and will also participate in community development projects in Detroit.
The TCC is still accepting applications from high school-aged youth in Oak Park, Berkley, and Huntington Woods to participate. If you know of anyone interested, please forward them the information below.
Click here for complete application.
