The Program for Leaders Advancing their Community's Environment (PLACE) empowers Bronx high school and college students to mentor their communities in the preservation and revitalization of local parks.
We are launching our first mid-week market to serve our community. We need funds to help cover costs for supplies and staffing, who are essential in facilitating SNAP/EBT sales and ensuring that the market runs smoothly.
Morrisania Band Project is hosting a concert to spread awareness in June 2017, in partnership with Queens Sickle Cell Advocacy Network. The goal is to contribute to a culture of health in Morrisania.
This outdoor classroom project will help engage more students in the garden.
Taking back our Park- Helping the community to improve Washington Walk Park.
The goal of the Second Saturday Stipend is to help support our college leaders as they work to revitalize Bronx parks and inspire leadership within their communities.
We would like to repair the existing garden beds and add new ones, and also build an archway.
The Bronx Salad will increase access to healthy food options in The South Bronx and support local businesses. The salad features locally sourced ingredients that represent the culinary diversity of the borough.
Where locally grown food meets an enticing beverage.
The 16-week Garden Ambassador Program will allow 3 ambassadors to build urban gardening skills, learn about urban agriculture careers, and get a $1,000 stipend to help maintain the Kelly Street Garden in the South Bronx.
Rocking the Boat’s Alumni Rowing Team is a fun, exercise-based initiative that allows alumni from this South Bronx-based Youth Development Program to practice and participate in local and regional races.
The Hunts Point Hustle is a 5k run/walk event on October 1st that will raise funds to help Sustainable South Bronx to provide green jobs training to low income New Yorkers.
Support the growth of community members into leaders who take action on food justice issues that affect families in the Bronx!
By transforming unused spaces into sustainable urban farms we combine education with food production in order to feed residents of one of the United State's hungriest communities. We grow food and we grow growers.
