Promoting walkable communities all over the US through partnership and collaboration? Scott Bricker and crew are inspiring the best possible reach and impact on our communities, health and vitality. As a State Health Department public health program manager, the presence of America Walks was a great signal and great help to our policy change initiatives. Scott came to Helena Montana and injected energy and context into several new and growing partnerships here. Thanks for your work and commitment. Come back soon.
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- EIN 04-3401323
- (503) 610-6619
- Po Box 371 Annandale VA 22003-0371 USA
- www.americawalks.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Civil Rights, Community & Neighborhood Development, Economic Development, Public & Societal Benefit, Sports
Mission: The mission of america walks, is to empower communities to create safe, accessible, and enjoyable walking conditions for everyone, regardless of age, race, ability or income. We provide training, technical assistance and resources to individuals and local, regional and state organizations focused on increasing walking and creating more safe, equitable places to walk. We cultivate the walking movement's collective voice and represent pedestrian concerns in the national discourse.
Programs: Public education - america walks educates the public about walking and walkability. We serve as a public voice for walking and walkability in the media, by providing information and resources to individuals and organizations that sign up for our publications and social media. America walks provided programming for the 2017 national walking summit for 618 attendees and gave out $48,500 in registration scholarships and $6,111 in summit travel and lodging scholarships.
every body walk collaborative - a collaborative launched with the purpose of connecting national organizations, associations, and local groups focused on walking and walkability so that individual efforts could be amplified by collective action. Under the auspices of the every body walks collaborative, america walks disbursed 27 micro-grants to community organizations around the country.
training and technical assistance - america walks provides training and technical assistance to local and state advocates through webinars, discussion forums, and workshops. During 2017, there were more than 13,967 total registrations for the seventeen webinars hosted by america walks, plus we conducted or participated in 16 twitter chats. Average registration was 840 people per webinar. On average, 49% of those that registered actually participated in the webinar, while an average of 44% of those that participated completed the assessment survey (compared to 41% in 2016). Just under 40% of participants identified themselves as health professionals, the largest sector concentration. A range of other professions, including transportation, parks and recreation and elected officials, also participated. Geographically, participants represented all 50 states, puerto rico, the u. S. Virgin islands, canada, and many nations abroad. The walking college graduated its third class of 24 walking college fellows, local advocates from across the country that participated in a 6-month, online course on how to be a successful advocate for creating and maintaining walkability in their community.