City of Kingston Flood Preparedness Guide

Mother and son learning cooking skills!

Image by Allison Solian

RAPP youth at Ramapo Camp

Healthy Communities Program

CCE Ulster's Healthy Communities Program provides education and support, along with policy, systems and environmental change within the community to enable residents of Ulster County to strengthen families and achieve healthier lifestyles. We envision a community where physical activity opportunities are safe, accessible, and commonplace and where healthy food is readily available for all. The Healthy Communities Program covers a wide array of programming including nutrition, parenting, climate change, health, and community action.

Health and Community Development Programs:

Healthy Ulster Council: The Healthy Ulster Council, an Ulster County Department of Health community coalition, is facilitated with assistance from Cornell Cooperative Extension Ulster County. Click here to view meeting notes, presentations and recordings of the meetings. (From January 2021 through November 2025).

Hudson Estuary Watershed Resiliency Program (HEWRP): HEWRP is a regional CCE program (Columbia-Greene, Dutchess and Ulster Counties) focused on climate resiliency. CCE Ulster is working with municipalities on Climate Smart Resiliency Planning Tools, Flood Preparedness Guides and a Water Infrastructure Inventory. (funded by NYSDEC, Cornell WRI through CCEDC)

Click the following link for more details https://hudsonwatershed.org/flooding-resilience/

Other Programs:

Food and Nutrition

CCE Ulster offers free and low-cost educational programs as well as resources on preservation, safety, assistance, and more!

Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP)

The RAPP program is for caregivers who are raising the child of a family member or friend. Support groups, trainings, youth programs and community events are available.

Climate Change Effects on Health

Climate change, together with other natural and human-made health stressors, influences human health and disease in numerous ways.

Climate Resilient Communities

The CCE Climate Resilience Partnership is a combination of research, demonstration, and educational outreach projects to address the challenges of climate change.

Amanda and Fernando at the New Paltz Earth Fair, 2023.

Community Energy Advisors

Helping homeowners, small businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and multifamily building owners cut energy waste, save money, and live or work more comfortably.

Emergency Preparedness

Cornell Cooperative Extension is a valuable resource when it comes to questions about managing home, farm, business, and natural resource challenges.

Last updated April 20, 2026