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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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Redevelopment Programs
Community Gardening
Neighborhood Improvement Groups
Nutrition Education

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

Penn State Cooperative Extension - Blair County - Penn State Cooperative Blair County - Master Gardener Program

Offers comprehensive horticultural training to become knowledgeable gardeners.

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Community Gardening

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

Penn State Cooperative Extension - Columbia County - Master Gardener Program

Serves the home gardening public by answering questions, speaking to groups, working with 4-H horticultural projects, participating in civic beautification, maintaining demonstration gardens, teaching plant sciences, and horticulture.

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Community Gardening

Meadville Neighborhood Center - Meadville Neighborhood Center

Works to engage the community for the success of its students and neighbors. Organizes and promotes community program such as the Music for Lunch series, Second Saturday Night Live Concerts, block parties and park parties, Grow Meadville, Pop-Up shops, Thankful Thursdays, Meadville Calendar.com, and Community Coordinator position.

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Community Gardening
Community Involvement Programs
Special Events
Youth Enrichment Programs

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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Community Gardening
Cultural Heritage Groups

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

Allison Hill Community Ministry - Victory Gardening Program

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

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Community Gardening

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

Rodale Institute - Community Garden

Container 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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Volunteer Opportunities
Community Gardening
Fresh Food

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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Youth Enrichment Programs
Community Gardening
Extended Child Care

Rodale Institute - Chestnut Street Garden

Community Garden

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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

Rodale Institute - Community Garden

Community Garden

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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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Youth Enrichment Programs
Community Gardening
Extended Child Care

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

Penn State Cooperative Extension - South Central - Gardening Program

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

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Community Gardening
Recreational/Leisure/Arts Instruction

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

Boys and Girls Club of Chester - After School Programming

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.

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Recreational Activities/Sports
Digital Literacy Programs
Mentoring Programs
Nutrition Education
Community Gardening
Extended Child Care
Youth Enrichment Programs
Tutoring Services

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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Youth Enrichment Programs
Community Gardening
Extended Child Care

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

Norris Square Neighborhood Project - Campesinx

Offers garden plots in the Las Parcelas garden for rent and includes use of water, tools, and kitchens. Also offers workshops to learn about gardening and composting.

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Community Gardening