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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.

Community Garden

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.

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.

Offers two garden lots available for residents and/or others interested in a gardening plot.

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.

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.

Community Garden

Community Garden

Community Garden

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.

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.

Provides gardening education, seedlings, and construction support to volunteer-run gardens. Harvests are gathered and distributed to local food cupboards where, along with non-perishable food items, residents who are hungry or food insecure can get the food they need.

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

Community greenhouse open for scheduled classes and special events. Provides education about the relationship between food ecosystem that is healthy for both people and the environment and promotes disease prevention though diet, movement, and active living.

Community Garden

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.

Provides educational information, literature on gardening and related topics, and master gardener program.

Provides after school programming covering four core areas: education and career development, health and life skills, the arts, and fitness and recreation. Activities and services include homework help, digital literacy training, mentoring, sports and games, nutrition education, gardening, and more.

Maintains the grounds of a community garden. Pursues the goal of offering a safe and attractive environment to people desiring a place to grow edible produce and/or flowers. Requests that gardeners plant extra and donate produce to local organizations.

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

Community garden that provides fresh produce and garden plots to community members

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.

Maintains a native plants garden near the farmhouse.

International Refugee Community Garden