Ho-Chunk Development gets Active Living grant

Ho-Chunk Community Development Corp. has received a $200,000 grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The funds will be used to support Active-Living Winnebago, a local partnership to encourage healthier lifestyles. The grant will be dispersed over five years. Ho-Chunk Inc. will incorporate bicycle and walking paths into its Ho-Chunk Village, a planned community now under construction. It will also help create a five-year active living plan, establish bicycling and walking support groups, establish a Neighborhood Watch group and conduct Active-Living Winnebago events.