LIBERTY, NY — Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County (CCESC) is among 26 organizations statewide to receive funding under New York State Department of Health’s Creating Healthy Schools and Communities. CCESC will reach out to local schools, worksites and community-based organizations in the Fallsburg, Liberty and Monticello school districts’ catchment areas, which also include the towns of Mamakating, Thompson, Bethel and Forestburgh. Smarter Lunchrooms, Complete Streets community planning efforts, and adopting policies that are conducive to wellness are among several strategies that four new CCESC educators will be charged with working on over the next five years.

CCESC is currently seeking qualified bachelor and master’s level candidates to fill the new positions. Visit www.sullivancce.org/jobs. The public can access the Nutrition and Healthy Families Department at CCESC by calling 845/292-6180.