About SCT
Wellness that reaches every zip code.
Synergized Communities Thrive, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to health equity in Lake County, Illinois.
About Synergized Communities Thrive, Inc.
Synergized Communities Thrive, Inc. (SCT) was founded by Kaneicia M. Brown, MBA, NBC-HWC out of a simple but urgent observation: the communities that need wellness resources the most are often the ones with the least access to them. After more than 20 years in health, wellness, and fitness — and witnessing firsthand the gap between what evidence-based programming can do and what underserved communities are actually able to access — Kaneicia founded SCT to close that gap.
SCT’s mission is to provide free, evidence-based whole health education and wellness programming to underserved communities in Illinois, empowering individuals of all ages and life stages to achieve and sustain optimal health and wellbeing.
Mission
To provide free, evidence-based whole health education and wellness programming to underserved communities in Illinois, empowering individuals of all ages and life stages to achieve and sustain optimal health and wellbeing.
Vision
A Lake County where every community, regardless of zip code, has access to the wellness resources, education, and coaching needed to live thriving and connected lives.
Where It Started
The proof of concept came through Ageless and Awesome.
The Ageless and Awesome program at Waukegan Township showed what SCT’s senior wellness model can do — producing results that rivaled clinical intervention. In the program’s first year, participants lost an average of 16 pounds, consistent with the CDC’s recommendation of 1 to 2 pounds of healthy weight loss per week. More strikingly, 57% of participants who entered the program pre-diabetic or diabetic lowered their A1c by year’s end — a meaningful clinical marker for metabolic disease reversal.
16 lbs
Average weight loss in the program’s first year — in line with the CDC’s recommendation of 1 to 2 pounds of healthy weight loss per week.
57%
Of participants who entered pre-diabetic or diabetic lowered their A1c by year’s end — a meaningful clinical marker for metabolic disease reversal.
Those outcomes made one thing clear: when underserved communities are given access to quality, consistent, evidence-informed programming, they thrive.
What We Do Today
The same model, across Lake County.
SCT brings that same model to communities across Lake County, Illinois — through fitness programming, nutrition education, and community wellness events — all at no cost to participants.
Fitness programming
Forever Fine cohorts for youth, active adults, and ageless and awesome adults — built around real strength training and movement.
Nutrition education
CHEW workshops and the SCT Nutrition Series, delivered as single-topic sessions or comprehensive multi-session series.
Community wellness events
The Thrive Tribe Wellness Conference and gatherings that bring neighbors together around whole health.
Who we serve
Community-first, at every life stage.
Youth (14–18)
Health and wellness literacy for teens in underserved Lake County communities.
Active Adults (18–55)
Primarily working women navigating stress, lifestyle change, and long-term health.
Ageless and Awesome (55+)
Muscular and cardiovascular endurance, weight management, metabolic health, deep health coaching, and social connection for retired and semi-retired adults.
Nonprofits & Schools
Park districts, senior centers, and schools bringing free programs to their sites.
Grant Funders
Investors in health equity looking for transparent, measurable community impact.
Donors
Individuals who believe zip code should not determine access to whole health.
SCT programs are free to qualifying community partners in Lake County. For-profit organizations are invited to sponsor programming at a level that works for them — making wellness accessible where it’s needed most. Nonprofit and social service partners are welcomed at no cost, as they already extend free services to the communities we share.