Seneca Towns Engaging People for Solutions (STEPS)

STEPS is a neighborhood health improvement initiative for Seneca County's four southern towns of Covert, Lodi, Ovid, and Romulus. Using S2AY Rural Health Network funding from the Greater Rochester Health Foundation, they are assessing community assets to improve the health of all residents by increasing economic and educational opportunities, environmental stewardship, and greater social connectedness and physical activity. Their projects are resident-driven and include the Ovid Community Garden, Cooking Classes for healthier living, Community Book Boxes, programs for the youth in the area as well as Community Collectives which connect volunteers to community organizations that need help. Everyone who lives, learns, works or plays in the towns of Covert, Lodi, Ovid or Romulus are part of STEPS.