Healthy Chesapeake is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving health and fitness in the Chesapeake region. The group seeks to enhance access to healthy food, encourage physical exercise, and promote community engagement through a variety of programs and activities. Working with Healthy Chesapeake is an effective method to improve community understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty. Poverty is a complex issue that has an impact on many parts of people’s lives, including their health and wellness. Organizations like Healthy Chesapeake can help individuals and families dealing with poverty improve their quality of life by promoting healthy behaviors and addressing social determinants of health. While working with Healthy Chesapeake, one method I was able to help improve community knowledge of poverty was through education and outreach initiatives. The organization offers a variety of services and information to help individuals in the community better understand the causes and effects of poverty, as well as how it might affect health and wellness. Healthy Chesapeake is helping to establish a more informed and active community that is better positioned to combat poverty and its consequences by raising awareness about these issues. I was able to contribute to the creation of educational lectures that educated community people on the causes and impacts of poverty. After that event, I recognized that fighting poverty is not a reactionary endeavor but a preventative one.