Community Grows

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Phone: 415-431-8112

300 Page St
San Francisco
-- 94102
USA
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Description: In addition to the advocacy and fundraising undertaken during its history, CommunityGrows currently oversees seven related initiatives. All of its programs and activities are structured to meet its mission and to empower all youth and their families to be healthy, safe and to positively impact their community. The organization's current major initiatives include the following:

Target demographics: low-income, high needs youth, especially those living in public housing in San Francisco’s Western Addition neighborhoods

Direct beneficiaries per year: 500 youth and 400 adults (from John Muir School, Hayes Valley North & South Redevelopment, YMCA Beacon Center, Park stewards and volunteers for five parks/gardens, families receiving produce, participants at events, workshops, celebrations).

Someone who had 3 hours of volunteer time could: help us at our workdays-sign up for our newsletter by sending your e-mails;

help us with developing a flash animation;

become our volunteer coordinator;

help with office filing and organizing.

Geographic areas served: Western Addition/Hayes Valley San Francisco

Board Members and Affiliation: Sheryl Davis, Director, Mo’ Magic-Western Addition

Sara Moren, Business Planner

Elizabeth Sullivan, founder City Car Share

Oscar Wolters-Duran, Blue Thistle Consulting

Auria Styles, Apple

Mission:

CommunityGrows is an environmental education program serving high-needs youth, especially those living in public housing in San Francisco. Youth acquire the necessary skills to live a healthy life through garden education, nutritious cooking and eating, and green jobs training.

Results:

Renovation of Rose-Page Mini Park-1999

Renovation of Koshland Park-2002

DPH-7 Principles Project-Infant Mortality Nutrition Grant-2003

Environmental Adventures-Urban kids Outdoors-2004-2005

Community Learning Garden-Koshland Park Upgrades-2007-2008

San Francisco PEACE WALL Installation-2007

John Muir Elementary School Green Schoolyard Project-1996-present

BEET Rangers-Teen Stipended Envir Ed & Green Jobs Training-2007-present

LetUsGrow Summer Camp-2006-present

Seed-to-Mouth Cooking Classes at housing development and at Modern Tea Restaurant-2006-present

Park Monthly Workdays-1994-present

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myriadthings

12/27/11

A wonderful program. Helping urban kids make connections between the environment, nutrition, exercise, and their health is so important. We need hundreds of small community-based groups like this in neigbhborhoods across the county... more »

Sig

04/23/09

I moved recently to SF from NYC. Didn't really know anyone and unlike NYC you don't run into people all the time. Started taking my dog to Daniel Koshland Park in the morning and found an awesome community that's really sweet and caring. They make my days start so much better. The day I found a ... more »

marwablue

04/23/09

HVNPG has made Hayes Valley a wonderful place to live. Their work with the peace wall and the gardens has improved the quality of life for our community, has given us a feeling of pride in our neighborhood and brought us closer together... more »

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