Healthworks Community Fitness
Reaching beyond the walls of our clubs to promote health and wellness within our community.
Empowering Women. Inspiring Children. Strengthening Neighborhoods.
Healthworks Community Fitness is a 501c3 public charity dedicated to helping achieve health equity. Healthworks Community Fitness provides high quality fitness and wellness education to all women in underserved neighborhoods to prevent and manage chronic disease, improve health and promote well-being and empowerment.
Working directly with community-based health resources to expand the scope of care for its patients, Healthworks Community Fitness aims to operate a thriving community fitness center that provides the highest quality holistic nutrition, fitness, and well-being services.
This year, Healthworks Community Fitness will update equipment including cardio and strength. Our goal at Healthworks Group is to raise $30,000 for this update in club and $5000 in Corporate or Community Donations.
About Healthworks Community Fitness
Healthworks at St. Mary’s, which opened in 2002, is a 3,500 square foot facility serving homeless and low-income women, as well as pregnant and parenting teenagers. This center provides a safe source of respite and empowerment for women who wouldn’t otherwise have access to fitness opportunities and health support. Volunteers have been integral to the center’s operations and programs, and continue to offer their support.
Healthworks at Codman, opened in 2009, is a fully equipped, 9,000 square foot facility. It was established through a partnership with the renowned Codman Square Health Center. It includes a 1,800 square foot “Youth Fitness Zone” for children, and will soon offer a teaching kitchen so that members can learn how to cook health conscious meals. In addition to offering need-based discounted memberships, Healthworks at Codman currently accepts medical referrals from the Codman Square Health Center, the Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, and other medical institutions, and provides free memberships to patients prescribed exercise to treat chronic diseases including type-2 diabetes, hypertension, mood disorders, and obesity.
With diverse support from the greater community, Healthworks Community Fitness Center staff will continue its mission to foster fitter, healthier, well-educated, and empowered communities. The organization welcomes volunteers and contributors of all kinds and looks forward to hearing from you.
For more information, and to learn how you can help, please visit HealthworksCommunityFitness.org.