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Salvation Army - Williamsport - Red Shield Community Garden

Provides the opportunity to plant, grow, and harvest own produce through use of plot in community garden space. Provides education on the value of gardening. Also provides donations of surplus produce to local non-profit food pantries and soup kitchens when possible.

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Community Gardening
Nutrition Education

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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Community Gardening
Youth Enrichment Programs
Extended Child Care

Chester County Food Bank - Raised Bed Garden Program

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.

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Community Gardening
Volunteer Opportunities

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

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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Special Events
Youth Enrichment Programs
Community Involvement Programs
Community Gardening

East Snyder Community Garden - East Snyder Community Garden

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.

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Community Gardening

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

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

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
Youth Employment Programs
Day Camps
Youth Enrichment Programs
Community Gardening

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

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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Community Gardening
Nutrition Education
Neighborhood Improvement Groups
Redevelopment Programs

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

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.

What's Here

Community Gardening
Youth Enrichment Programs
Extended Child Care

Conococheague Audubon Society - Norlo Park Native Plants Garden

Maintains a native plants garden near the farmhouse.

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Community Gardening
Botanical Gardens/Arboreta
Public Parks
Special Interest Clubs

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
Conservation
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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Community Gardening
Volunteer Opportunities
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.

What's Here

Community Gardening
Youth Enrichment Programs
Extended Child Care

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

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

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

Northeast Neighborhood Association - Northeast Neighborhood Association

Manages a community garden, sponsors community events, provides opportunities for completing community service requirements, partners with other groups and organizations on additional programs, and serves as an advocate, educator, and liaison for neighborhood families.

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Community Gardening
Neighborhood Improvement Groups
Neighborhood Multipurpose Centers

Lancaster County Department of Parks & Recreation - Lancaster County Department of Parks & Recreation

Programs/services include: Reservation requests for camp sites and pavilions Garden plots Offers a variety of recreational, cultural and in-service training programs for teachers. Offers an annual Christmas tree recycling program Operates Shuts Environmental Library and Resource Center and the Lancaster County Environmental Center Also maintains a public swimming pool located in Central Park Maintains a disc-golf (Frisbee) course in Buchmiller Park Garden of Five Senses with Braille Trail Park areas include: Buchmiller, Central, Chickies Rock, Speedwell Forge, and Money Rocks Parks The Conewago and Lancaster Junction Recreation Trails, The Conestoga Greenway The Theodore Parker Natural Area Park Rangers are responsible for various visitor services, law enforcement duties and park security. They provide the public with highly visible staff to assist in the following areas: General park information Medical emergencies Special event security

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Picnic Grounds
Christmas Tree Recycling
Law Enforcement Agencies
Athletic Fields/Courts
Campgrounds
Recreational Activities/Sports
Swimming Facilities
Playgrounds
Community Gardening
Public Parks
Skate Parks

Rodale Institute - School Garden

Community Garden

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Community Gardening

Friends of Donegal - Donegal Community Garden

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

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Community Gardening
Fresh Food