COMMUNITY Fall 2017 • Vol. 32 No. 2 for Fulton, Fulton Hill and Montrose Heights BACNK TeOw sSlCeHtOteOrL! ••• What problem in the world do you want to help solve? ••• Top Row, L-R: Jermontae, age 8: “Robbery” Kaiden, age 6: “More education” Miquael: “Training more good teachers” Darreion, age 12: “Reducing fighting in school” Second Row, L-R: Kayla, age 16: “Hunger” Shammarr, age 13: “Stopping violence and helping the homeless.” Others (not shown): Dominic, age 10: “Stopping bullying at • James: “Helping Hurricane Harvey victims” • Angela (mother of a Chimborazo Elementary school” • Antonian, age 12: “Encouraging people to just give back” student): “Feeding hungry kids” • Orlando, age 11: “Stopping people from littering” • Rahquan, age 14: “Electing a new president” • Toshina, age 12: “Resolving problems with North Korea” • Eric, age 16: “Cleaning up the earth” Navigating Community Change: Sharing a Vision of Inclusion When communities become linked through relationships of Fulton, and a youth-led farm stand. They have created and and networks of trust, positive changes can begin to take place. supported a close-knit community of neighbors who know In Greater Fulton, decades of gathering, collaborating, and each other. These connections have built the character and building relationships across Fulton, Fulton Hill, and Montrose spirit of Greater Fulton. Heights have been bringing about many of these very changes. In many communities across the U.S., changes such as these We have a thriving civic association, a business association, spur interest from corporations, institutions, and organizations community centers, community gardens, a health clinic and that seek to capitalize on these developments through real dental office, parks, history projects documenting the legacy estate investment, business development, and maximizing continued page 3 GREATER FULTON MEDICAL CENTER’S FIRST ANNIVERSARY Greater Fulton Medical Center (GFMC), a member clinic of the Capital Area Health Network (CAHN), celebrated its one-year anniversary September 1, 2017. One short year ago, GFMC opened to a distinguished crowd of community members, future patients, Richmond City Council Woman Cynthia Newbille, who was instrumental in generating city support of the medical center, and leaders of Youth with a Mission, which owns the clinic building and partnered with the board and administrators of CAHN to make GFMC a reality. Dr. Reynolds-Cane, along with Nurse Practitioner Carolyn Schmultz, provides medical care to adults and children at GFMC Monday through Friday. Both are honored to serve the Greater Fulton community and to be involved in community initiatives. continued next page Dr. Dianne Reynolds-Cane and Carolyn Schmutz, NP COMMUNITY PRESIDENT’S LETTER Greetings from your new Greater Fulton Civic Association President, Mike Madia! I’m honored to have been chosen to serve as President of the Greater Fulton Civic Association and have high hopes for the future of our community. One of my priorities is to get to know my fellow Greater Fulton residents and make sure everyone is aware that the Civic Association exists and that it’s here to help bring people together and provide the resources the community needs. Hopefully, this outreach will also increase attendance at our bimonthly Civic Association meetings, which are a great opportunity to learn about what’s going on in our community, share our hopes and concerns, and fellowship with our neighbors. Another of my goals as President is transparency: listening to residents and actively addressing their feedback. My aim is to help Greater Fulton maintain clean and safe neighborhoods, develop and sustain a thriving business district, and come together for fun – be on the lookout for more details about Block Parties and Game Nights in Mike Madia early 2018! Medical Center continued from cover Community Contacts Dr. Reynolds-Cane, from Detroit, Michigan, believes, “God put us on earth to help each other,” something she realized Greater Fulton Civic Association while growing up in an impoverished yet thoughtful and President: respectful neighborhood. It is only natural for Dr. Cane to want Mike Madia 631-220-6805 [email protected] to help the Greater Fulton community by providing medical Vice-President: services and participating in Resource Center meetings, as Rosa Coleman 804-201-0712 [email protected] well as meetings to improve parental involvement in children’s Secretary: education. GFMC patient numbers have increased from only a Tracy Foard 804-274-0194 [email protected] few patients daily to nearly filled schedules for both providers Treasurer: Amy Wight 804-307-2741 [email protected] every day. During the past year GFMC has provided access to: Executive Committee • Diabetic Self-Management Education Program classes, Chuck D’Aprix 804-244-6303 [email protected] • Dental clinics, Paul DiPasquale 804-690-0879 [email protected] • Behavioral health providers, • Patient transportation services, Kimberly Frost 804-239-0203 [email protected] • Target BP - an American Heart Association program, Jasen Glasbrenner 804-888-5557 [email protected] • Virginia Coordinated Care services, Cheryl Groce-Wright 804-864-5797 [email protected] • Access Now specialty services for the uninsured, • Medication discount cards to patients challenged by Thelma Martin 804-931-6226 [email protected] today’s prescription medication costs, Carl Otto 804-226-4366 Childhood immunizations, flu, and tetanus shots, MaryEllen Otto 804-226-4366 [email protected] • Vision screening, • Referral services for x-ray and specialty medical care, and Rose Pollard 804-222-5850 [email protected] • Back to school physicals. Rebecca Robinson 804-869-7361 Greater Fulton Medical Center is a great first stop for all Juliellen Sarver 804-678-9906 [email protected] adult and pediatric primary medical care. Location: 1718 Williamsburg Rd., Richmond, VA 23231. For more information, Hazel Turner 804-921-7684 call 804-780-0840 8am-5pm, M-F, or visit cahealthnet.org to Bobby Vickers 804-337-9940 [email protected] schedule an appointment. Brenda Vickers 804-337-0867 [email protected] Billing FAQs: Kara Zinchuck 804-617-6979 [email protected] What type of insurances do you accept? We accept all major insurances, including Medicaid, Medicare, Anthem, Cigna, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Aetna, The Greater Fulton Civic Association Meetings and Southern Health. Oct 10 • Dec 12 • Feb. 13 • April 10 • June 12 What do you offer for anyone who is uninsured? 7-8 pm • Refreshments • All are welcome! We offer a Sliding Fee program for all persons who are Neighborhood Resource Center, 1519 Williamsburg Road uninsured. General meetings are held on the second Tuesdays of even months (Oct., Dec., Feb., April, June) at the Neighborhood Resource Center, 1519 Williamsburg Road at 7 pm. The Executive Committee meets on the alternate months, second Tuesdays, at 7 pm. • The newsletter is distributed to 2,000 residents and businesses. This issue: Editor: Kara Zinchuck; Assistant Editors: Amy Wight and Brenda Vickers. Photo Editor: Greta Banister; Layout: Al Davis. Advertising: Polly Chamberlain, Carl and Mary Ellen Otto. Printing by BambooInk. Published by: Greater Fulton Civic Association, PO Box 38112, Richmond VA 23231. 2 COMMUNITY Community Change continued from cover profit. Often the practical results of this outside interest include Powhatan rising housing costs, increases in rent, and higher property taxes for residents. Many of those who have lived and worked in the community for decades can be the most adversely Swimming Pool affected by these changes. What effect does this have on the tight networks of community relationships? In many cases, it begins to fracture and impede them. If residents begin UPDATE to be priced out of the community, a pattern develops that When you have experienced the very best, it is difficult changes the collective character of the neighborhood. It begs to accept less than that. That’s how it is with the swimming the question “how do residents, community members, and program at our Powhatan Hill swimming pool in Greater Fulton. neighbors need to work together to navigate this community For more than 30 summers we had a variety of swimming change?” options. These included classes for all ages – even for adults Certain signs foretell what may be coming to Greater who had never had a chance to learn to swim. Instruction Fulton. Community leaders from the Civic Association and the included how to save yourself in threatening water Neighborhood Resource Center have noticed some of these emergencies. There were practice times for those on the swim patterns emerge and are interested in working alongside team to polish their skills in the strokes they would need for residents to craft a community vision in response to these the swim competition at the end of the summer. Our Powhatan issues. The vision for how to navigate these changes must Swim Team was City champion for many years. come from the residents themselves - we need you! Parents felt secure with the lifeguards’ training and careful The first stage will involve setting up action teams to gather supervision. There was a lively and fun-loving time for all ages information about what is happening in our community and who came to enjoy the warm days. learn how other communities have addressed this issue. The second will be taking that information and presenting Since new aquatics employees have been it in a community gathering, where residents can dialogue, running the Powhatan pool, concerns and share concerns, and learn more. The third entails bringing complaints have been on the rise. Swim program all of the information together to collaboratively craft a community vision to share with city representatives, non-profit options have been declining and have become organizations, and business owners. This phase is also where almost non-existent. There are concerns with we will begin to implement our community vision to ensure all water/chemical safety and the level of attention residents can live and thrive in a connected Greater Fulton that they help shape.