Offers a wide range of programs for individuals of all ages. Services include sports, aquatics, community gardening, fitness and wellness, nature programs, teen programs, summer camps, dance, fitness arts, culture, and environmental programs. There are 20 parks, 8 facilities, and numerous special events for all members of the community.
Offers a wide range of programs for individuals of all ages. Services include sports, aquatics, community gardening, fitness and wellness, nature programs, teen programs, summer camps, dance, fitness arts, culture, and environmental programs. There are 20 parks, 8 facilities, and numerous special events for all members of the community.
Offers free seeds, seedlings, tools, soil, containers, miscellaneous supplies, gardening expertise, and educational resources to any interested party in the Champaign-Urbana area who would like to start their own garden.
Produce grown in gardens may be used by the owner for their own food needs and/or distributed to community members who are facing economic and food access challenges through a Solidarity Gardens CU distribution network. Participants will receive a Solidarity Garden yard sign, donated by Cunningham Township, to acknowledge their effort.
Offers free seeds, seedlings, tools, soil, containers, miscellaneous supplies, gardening expertise, and educational resources to any interested party in the Champaign-Urbana area who would like to start their own garden.
Produce grown in gardens may be used by the owner for their own food needs and/or distributed to community members who are facing economic and food access challenges through a Solidarity Gardens CU distribution network. Participants will receive a Solidarity Garden yard sign, donated by Cunningham Township, to acknowledge their effort.
During the spring, summer, and fall seasons, children in this program learn about planting fresh produce, urban agriculture, entrepreneurship, how to cook with garden produce, how to harvest food, and how to sell their harvests at local farmers' markets.
During the spring, summer, and fall seasons, children in this program learn about planting fresh produce, urban agriculture, entrepreneurship, how to cook with garden produce, how to harvest food, and how to sell their harvests at local farmers' markets.
Young Men's Educational Network's (YMEN) comprehensive programs offer a wide range of educational support, mentoring from positive role models, spiritual and emotional guidance, vocational classes in the arts, career-based and entrepreneurial education, sports and recreational activities, family supportive services, and service learning to more than 300 students annually.
Young Men's Educational Network's (YMEN) comprehensive programs offer a wide range of educational support, mentoring from positive role models, spiritual and emotional guidance, vocational classes in the arts, career-based and entrepreneurial education, sports and recreational activities, family supportive services, and service learning to more than 300 students annually.
University of Illinois Extension - Cook County - South Suburban operates a public space for community members to grow fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers.
University of Illinois Extension - Cook County - South Suburban operates a public space for community members to grow fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers.
Offers support services for older adults, services include friendly calling, home visits, shopping assistance, SHIP (Senior Health Insurance Program), exercise classes, ramp construction, and garden share.
Offers support services for older adults, services include friendly calling, home visits, shopping assistance, SHIP (Senior Health Insurance Program), exercise classes, ramp construction, and garden share.
Community Garden members each have their own plots. Members join together to help take care of common areas. Located on Highland Avenue, right across the street from Marie's West pantry and main office.
Community Garden members each have their own plots. Members join together to help take care of common areas. Located on Highland Avenue, right across the street from Marie's West pantry and main office.
Community Garden members each have their own plots. Members join together to help take care of common areas. Located on Highland Avenue, right across the street from Marie’s West pantry and main office.
Community Garden members each have their own plots. Members join together to help take care of common areas. Located on Highland Avenue, right across the street from Marie’s West pantry and main office.
Urban Growers Collective provides a public space that brings together community members through gardening. The season begins at the beginning of April and wraps up at the end of October.
Urban Growers Collective provides a public space that brings together community members through gardening. The season begins at the beginning of April and wraps up at the end of October.
The Community Garden encourages people in the local community to become involved in the Urban Farm through volunteering and helping maintain communal plots.
The Community Garden encourages people in the local community to become involved in the Urban Farm through volunteering and helping maintain communal plots.
Urban Growers Collective provides a public space that brings together community members through gardening. The season begins at the beginning of April and wraps up at the end of October.
Urban Growers Collective provides a public space that brings together community members through gardening. The season begins at the beginning of April and wraps up at the end of October.
The Community Garden (The Farm) cultivates relationships in the Back of the Yards and Englewood Communitites through engagement, education and access in an urban farm.The Farm provides environmental education and weekly distributions of fresh produce to community members.
The Community Garden (The Farm) cultivates relationships in the Back of the Yards and Englewood Communitites through engagement, education and access in an urban farm.The Farm provides environmental education and weekly distributions of fresh produce to community members.
Corazón Community Services provides restorative justice workshops, gang intervention/mediations, street violence response, court-mandated community service opportunities, and monthly gang tattoo removal.
Corazón Community Services provides restorative justice workshops, gang intervention/mediations, street violence response, court-mandated community service opportunities, and monthly gang tattoo removal.
Offers three community gardens in Lake County. Provides opportunities for people to learn about planting and caring for a garden Also offers free samples of foods from the gardens.
Provides a program for middle-school age youth to learn about the following:
- Sustainable agricultural practices
- Healthy food preparation
- Nutritional eating habits and exercise
Offers three community gardens in Lake County. Provides opportunities for people to learn about planting and caring for a garden Also offers free samples of foods from the gardens.
Provides a program for middle-school age youth to learn about the following:
- Sustainable agricultural practices
- Healthy food preparation
- Nutritional eating habits and exercise
Offers free health and wellness services for immigrant families residing in Lake County. Provides case management to help families determine health care needs and access care. Includes screenings, referrals, language interpretation, and benefits application assistance. Also offers the following programs:
- Health education on topics catered to the Latino community
- Community garden
- Zumba classes
Offers free health and wellness services for immigrant families residing in Lake County. Provides case management to help families determine health care needs and access care. Includes screenings, referrals, language interpretation, and benefits application assistance. Also offers the following programs:
- Health education on topics catered to the Latino community
- Community garden
- Zumba classes
Maxwell Street Community Garden's gardening program offers paid gardening plots for community members to secure a raised bed garden with mulch and water from the nearby fire department.
Maxwell Street Community Garden's gardening program offers paid gardening plots for community members to secure a raised bed garden with mulch and water from the nearby fire department.
Restoration Ministries supports the Harvey community and beyond through programming such as community gardening, the Christmas Toy Store, and holiday baskets.
Restoration Ministries supports the Harvey community and beyond through programming such as community gardening, the Christmas Toy Store, and holiday baskets.
Gary Comer Youth Center offers an urban agriculture program and a community rooftop garden where youth can learn about growing healthy food and how to cook and prepare it.
Gary Comer Youth Center offers an urban agriculture program and a community rooftop garden where youth can learn about growing healthy food and how to cook and prepare it.
The Urban Farm program cultivates an engaged community through educational and employment opportunities and access to fresh, local, and sustainably grown produce. Teens learn all the techniques central to growing food and maintaining an urban farm, customer service skills, nutrition and cooking knowledge, self-efficacy and responsibility, leadership, communication, and job skills. Students are paid a stipend through After School Matters.
The Urban Farm program cultivates an engaged community through educational and employment opportunities and access to fresh, local, and sustainably grown produce. Teens learn all the techniques central to growing food and maintaining an urban farm, customer service skills, nutrition and cooking knowledge, self-efficacy and responsibility, leadership, communication, and job skills. Students are paid a stipend through After School Matters.
The House of Chloe, Inc. brings together members of a community to grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs. Flowers can also be grown. The items are donated to the food pantry.
The House of Chloe, Inc. brings together members of a community to grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs. Flowers can also be grown. The items are donated to the food pantry.
Enlace works with community leaders to transform empty lots into community gardens. These spaces provide opportunities for healthy food production, safe outdoor recreation, community-based education and community building. They also serve as powerful models for sustainable practices and conservation, and they engage youth and families in environmental education through collaborations with key partners.
Enlace works with community leaders to transform empty lots into community gardens. These spaces provide opportunities for healthy food production, safe outdoor recreation, community-based education and community building. They also serve as powerful models for sustainable practices and conservation, and they engage youth and families in environmental education through collaborations with key partners.
