Healthy Savannah has announced continued funding of the CDC’s five-year, $5.1 million Racial & Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) grant. Endowed in 2023, the funds, administered by Healthy Savannah and the YMCA of Coastal Georgia, support sustainable health equity for racial and ethnic minority populations in low-wealth neighborhoods, focusing on nutrition, physical activity and breastfeeding.
“While this is a five-year grant, Healthy Savannah must demonstrate it is meeting CDC’s requirements each year to continue to receive funding,” said Armand Turner, executive director. “During the second year of the grant, which ended in September 2025, we worked with 200 local partners and achieved some incredible milestones, and we’re already working on some inspirational projects for year three.”
One of the organization’s most ambitious efforts is advancing the construction of the Truman Linear Park Trail, a six-mile pedestrian and bike path at the heart of the Tide to Town Urban Trail, encouraged by the passage of the Complete Streets ordinances in Savannah and unincorporated Chatham County. The final portion of the Truman Trail, which will connect Daffin Park to Lake Mayer, is expected to open in summer 2026.
