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Bayfront East Side Taskforce - Neighborhood Building Activities

Offers numerous events to build the community and allow neighbors to meet one another such as community gardens, outdoor movie nights and participate in National Night Out which features live music and a large picnic for all neighbors.

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Cultural Heritage Groups
Community Gardening

Berks Nature - The Nature Place

Nature center free for an educational experience in nature Their educational lobby offers hands-on activities, a live honeybee observation hive, a store, a critter hunt, and much more.

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Preschools
Community Gardening
Conservation

Oxford SILO - Growing with SILO

Builds and places raised vegetable gardens into the backyards of Oxford community families to boost their food security and access to fresh produce. Also provides volunteer opportunities.

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Community Gardening
Volunteer Opportunities

Coraopolis Community Development Corporation - Community Garden

Provides volunteer opportunities for members of the community to develop gardening skills and teach children about assisting those in need. Produce is given to the CCDC Food Pantry for local families in need.

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Community Gardening
Volunteer Opportunities

Norris Square Neighborhood Project - After School Program for High School Students

Offers a youth leadership building program focusing on arts, entrepreneurship, Puerto Rican culture, and gardening. Also offers homework help, college prep, work readiness, and outdoor experiences such as photography, gardening, camping, and canoeing.

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Youth Enrichment Programs
Community Gardening
Summer Camps
Day Camps
Youth Employment Programs

Sisters of Saint Joseph (SSJ) Neighborhood Network - Community Services

Provides individualized and small group programming for youth and adults, help with diapers, a weekly soup kitchen, crime reduction efforts, neighborhood watch, referrals, housing improvement programs, community gardens, farmers market, mural art, streetscape improvements.

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Cleaning Products
Youth Employment Programs
Soup Kitchens
Personal/Grooming Supplies
Volunteer Opportunities
Personal Financial Counseling
Diapers
Community Gardening
Farmers Markets

Penn State Cooperative Extension - Bradford County - Master Gardener

Supports the outreach mission of Penn State Extension by utilizing unbiased research-based information to educate the public and communities on best practices in sustainable horticulture and environmental stewardship.

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Community Gardening

Greater Philadelphia Community Alliance - Out of School Time (OST)

Provides safe spaces and enriching activities for youth after school that support critical thinking, social skills, and academic achievement. Located at these schools: George W. Childs, Newlin Fell, Southwark Elementary, Vare-Washington Elementary, and Horace Howard Furness High - 21st Century Community Learning Center. Also located at Mamie Nichols Center.

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Extended Child Care
Community Gardening
Youth Enrichment Programs

Oxford SILO - Community Garden

Cultivates a community garden. Distributes produce to community members in need. Provides volunteer opportunities.

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Community Gardening
Volunteer Opportunities

House of Mercy - House of Mercy

Promotes a healthy neighborhood by providing activities and advocacy that engage adults and children in positive experiences. Children's activities include self-esteem and conflict resolution, art and crafts, environmental education and theme-based activities. Adult activities include cooperation with local agencies, neighborhood assessment, referrals, English as a Second Language (ESL) home tutoring, educational mentoring, computer assistance, beautification programs and collaboration with the Burton Diehl Neighborhood Organization.

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Community Gardening
Tutoring Services
English as a Second Language

Conococheague Audubon Society - Norlo Park Native Plants Garden

Maintains a native plants garden near the farmhouse.

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Community Gardening
Public Parks
Botanical Gardens/Arboreta
Special Interest Clubs

Rodale Institute - Jordan Heights Garden

International Refugee Community Garden

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Community Gardening

Urban Erie Community Development Corporation - Urban Farming

Provides a community garden that is maintained by the English as a Second Language (ESL) students who harvest fresh food and take it home to family members.

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Community Gardening

Neighorhood Land Power Project - Community Development

Provides opportunities to participate in and benefit from urban farming and gardening, community-led food distribution, health and wellness education, and neighborhood land stewardship.

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Nutrition Education
Community Gardening
Redevelopment Programs
Neighborhood Improvement Groups

Rodale Institute - School Garden

Community Garden

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Community Gardening

Share Food Program - Nice Roots Farm

Grows fresh fruits and vegetables that are donated to the community, affiliated pantries, and mutual aid networks. Also provides volunteer opportunities. Offers community farming days monthly for volunteers and serves as educational demonstration on farming for community members.

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Fresh Food
Community Gardening
Volunteer Opportunities

Pennypack Farm & Education Center - Community Supported Agriculture

Provides organically grown vegetables to families who purchase a season-long foodshare, usually paying in full before May. Households come to the farm weekly for 24 weeks to pick up their share. Some items are U-pick, and most items have been harvested and bunched in to units. Families are expected to contribute at least 4 hours of volunteer labor at some activity to support the farm's operation.

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Community Gardening
Food Pantries

Grow Pittsburgh - Garden Resource Center

Provides a tool lending library and bulk garden materials depot. Seeks to reduce barriers to growing food by making it easier for gardeners in the region to access the tools and supplies they need to grow successful home and community gardens. For a sliding scale annual membership fee, the GRC allows patrons to access free garden tool rentals and bulk materials such as organic compost, mulch, and soil amendments.

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Home Gardening Assistance/Supplies
Community Gardening

Grow Pittsburgh - School and Community Garden Support

Builds and supports gardens for schools, early childhood centers, and low-income communities throughout Allegheny County. We also provide technical and material mini-grants to established gardens throughout the county, and offer workshops for gardeners of all skill levels.

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Community Gardening

Greater Philadelphia Community Alliance - Out of School Time (OST)

Provides safe spaces and enriching activities for youth after school that support critical thinking, social skills, and academic achievement. Located at these schools: George W. Childs, Newlin Fell, Southwark Elementary, Vare-Washington Elementary, and Horace Howard Furness High - 21st Century Community Learning Center. Also located at Mamie Nichols Center.

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Extended Child Care
Community Gardening
Youth Enrichment Programs

Bernardine Center - Vegetable Garden

Plants, oversees, and harvests organically grown vegetables that are given to our food center families and used in preparation of some of the meals for our Westside Brunch.

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Fresh Food
Community Gardening

Greater Philadelphia Community Alliance - Out of School Time (OST)

Provides safe spaces and enriching activities for youth after school that support critical thinking, social skills, and academic achievement. Located at these schools: George W. Childs, Newlin Fell, Southwark Elementary, Vare-Washington Elementary, and Horace Howard Furness High - 21st Century Community Learning Center. Also located at Mamie Nichols Center.

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Extended Child Care
Community Gardening
Youth Enrichment Programs

Manheim Township Parks and Recreation - Manheim Township Parks and Recreation

Offers many diverse fitness activities for all ages, including aquatics, dance, gymnastics, yoga, softball, volleyball, basketball, and a variety of enrichment classes, such as woodshop, art, computers, and personal financial planning. Sponsors summer day camps at the Overlook Activities Center. Offers meeting space for various community groups and sponsors bus trips throughout the year. Also acts as the managing body for the following facilities: Skyline Pool, Overlook Pool, Overlook Activities Center and Roller Rink. Scheduling of Township sports field, pavilions and gardens, park and other rental facilities.

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Recreational Activities/Sports
Physical Fitness
Recreational/Leisure/Arts Instruction
Community Gardening
Day Camps
Neighborhood Multipurpose Centers
Recreation Centers

Young Chances Foundation - Community Engagement Center

Offers year round youth educational-recreational programs, community events for parents and seniors, and life skills information for residents of all ages in the Grays Ferry and surrounding South Philadelphia neighborhoods. Also works to reduce teen violence and alleviate neighborhood tensions. Provides mentoring, food and clothing giveaways, and maintains Tynirah's Community Welcome Garden.

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Community Gardening
Youth Enrichment Programs
Neighborhood Dispute Resolution Services
Neighborhood Multipurpose Centers
Mentoring Programs
Youth Centers

Penn State Cooperative Extension - South Central - Yard and Garden

Provides information regarding gardening and environment including composting and soil, flowers, fruits, gardening, indoor plants, lawns and grass, pesticides, trees and shrubs, vegetable and herbs, water and ponds, and wildlife damage management.

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Community Gardening