Working Groups

The LGBTQ+ Health Working Group purpose is to make Newport a safe, welcoming, and inclusive place for LGBTQ+ residents of the Health Equity Zone.

The Housing Working Group purpose is to advocate for healthy and affordable housing in the HEZ.

The Arts & Culture Working Group purpose is to increase the HEZ community’s engagement and participation with the arts and help facilitate creative and professional opportunities for residents.

The Collective of Phenomenal Women’s purpose is to increase the political and leadership development for women of color to effectively address issues impacting our lives in Newport, we lead with a bold vision for ourselves, our families and our community.

The Greening Urban Spaces Working Group purpose is to advocate for parks and open space in places where HEZ residents want them and can access them easily. Most importantly, it supports residents in having voice and leadership in the planning processes as well as in making sure all local development proposals and projects serve HEZ residents.

The Transportation Working Group purpose is to achieve transportation justice in the Health Equity Zone so that residents can get where they need to go safely, comfortably, and conveniently, with an emphasis on health.

The Food Justice Working Group has a dual purpose: to increase HEZ residents’ immediate access to healthy affordable food and to address, through civic engagement and advocacy, the structural barriers to such food access.