{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Radio Chatskill","title":"Sullivan 180 Celebrates a Year of Momentum, Youth Leadership and Community Health Gains","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":787,"description":"From school gardens to countywide wellness initiatives, Sullivan 180 is closing out 2025 with what Executive Director Denise Frangipane calls unmistakable momentum — and gearing up for an even more ambitious 2026.“Well, Sullivan 180 is a non-profit organization dedicated to building a healthy community through people, places, and policy with an intentional focus on prevention and empowering a healthier generation,” Frangipane said during her final monthly check-in of the year with Radio Catskill.Across Sullivan County, she said, residents, schools and municipalities stepped up in ways that made the organization’s mission feel newly energized.“Just a shout out of gratitude and thanks to everyone who has picked up this mission and made it their own,” she said. “It really is individuals doing it, but it requires the collective work of many.”A Year of Growth in SchoolsFrangipane said one of the clearest signs of progress is how deeply schools have woven health and wellness into everyday life.“They’re embracing and integrating health and wellness into so much of what they’re offering our students,” she said, pointing to outdoor learning spaces, school gardens and the rise of Spartan clubs, inspired by the annual Bethel Woods obstacle-race event.“It’s about challenging yourself to do better, do more,” she said. “We’re seeing young people getting a sense of accomplishment… getting off their phones.”Sullivan 180 also expanded its food-service conferences and strengthened relationships with school staff and youth leaders throughout the county.“When you peel away the layers of where people can engage… it’s exciting to see the ideas that are coming forward,” she said.Hope Squad: Students Supporting StudentsOne of the most powerful highlights of 2025 was the growth of Hope Squads — peer-to-peer suicide-prevention teams launched at Eldred and Fallsburg.“The idea of Hope Squad is to empower young people to be able to support each other peer-to-peer,” Frangipane said. “The only...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/q7XXsnSXT_u4mZLCn3chUorwDmUD_kWiB272D6emB18/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80N2Uy/OGY5MWUwZThkYTEw/NDVkZGM2ZGZkZDIw/ZjliOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}