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HEALTHWORKS FITNESS
Everyday we strive to change lives through fitness.
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Healthworks Foundation. |
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MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Volunteering or donating: no
amount is too small to change lives.
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WE CHANGE LIVES THROUGH FITNESS
"I feel absolutely on top of
the world physically and emotionally. I can face what the world
has to give me." - Lucy, Healthworks at St. Mary's Member since 2002.
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HEALTHIER, HAPPIER COMMUNITIES
The Healthworks Foundation is a registered 501( C)(3) non-profit
organization devoted to serving the health and fitness needs of women
and children in the Boston area. We believe that all women,
regardless of economic status, deserve access to high-quality fitness
opportunities and health support. The Foundation currently operates
two non-profit fitness centers in Dorchester, run by Foundation staff
and many volunteers.
Healthworks at St. Mary’s, opened in 2002, is a 3,500 square foot
facility serving homeless and low-income women and teenage mothers
from St. Mary’s Women and Children’s Center. Healthworks at Codman,
opened in 2009, is a fully-equipped, 9,000-square foot facility. It
was established through a partnership between the Healthworks
Foundation and the Codman Square Health Center. It includes a 1,800
square foot “Youth Fitness Zone” for children, and will soon offer a
teaching kitchen so that members can learn how to cook and eat
healthfully. Healthworks at Codman currently accepts medical
referrals from the Codman Square Health Center, the Dorchester House
Multi-Service Center, and other medical institutions and provides free
memberships to patients prescribed exercise to treat chronic diseases
including type-2 diabetes, hypertension, mood disorders, and obesity.
With support, the Healthworks Foundation aims to operate thriving
community fitness centers that provide the highest quality holistic
nutrition, fitness, and well-being services while working directly
with community-based resources in order to expand the scope of care to
patients, resulting in fitter, healthier, happier, and better-educated
communities.
Help us with our mission, empower others to lead
healthier lives and truly affect change.
 Imprint-TV
"Non-Profit Gym Aims to Reduce Obesity."
July 27, 2010
For the women and children of Dorchester, fitness and health are becoming
increasingly accessible prospects thanks to the Healthworks Foundation.
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 CNN
June 18, 2010
Healthworks Foundation Director Lauren Broadhurst speaks about the mission
and goals of the Healthworks Foundation.
Watch here>>
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