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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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Provides food, nutritional education program (Fulton County Super Cupboard), gardening program each Spring, Summer school lunch program, school backpack program, and budget/lifestyle counseling.

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.

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.

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.

Community Garden

Community Garden

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Community Garden

Offers comprehensive horticultural training to become knowledgeable gardeners.

Community Garden