Lots of Compassion Garden Grants

Houston, Texas

The mission of Urban Harvest is to be a force of change through transformation and increasing food accessibility in the Greater Houston area. The organization aims to achieve this by fostering effective, strong and long lasting partnerships with local farmers and gardeners, operating local Farmers Markets open to all along with mobile markets, and providing comprehensive garden education for those in the community.

Cincinnati, Ohio

The Rothenberg Rooftop School Garden is a beautiful and educational space in Cincinnati, Ohio's urban core. The garden provides unique learning opportunities for the students of Rothenberg Preparatory Academy through hands-on garden-based lessons that are integrated with math, science, and language arts to empower and inspire students through the garden.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

We Got This is an organization welcoming young people from the surrounding neighborhood of the We Got This Community Garden in Milwaukee. Participants of the We Got This program learn through the power of the garden by getting hands on lessons on the basics of gardening and active time learning how to care for the organization’s multiple garden spaces within the neighborhood.

Yonkers, New York

The Yonkers YMCA is dedicated to uplifting their community through the positive development of community youth, promotion of healthy living and fulfilling social responsibility. Yonkers YMCA believe in social justice and strong foundations, working globally and locally for the overall success of the community to achieve their mission by changing the lives of people, addressing the everyday challenges of health, poverty, and race.

Los Angeles, California

The Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust's mission is to contribute to the equity and well-being of their neighborhoods through the lively development of parks, gardens, and community driven organizing to inspire, engage and encourage equity.

Jackson, Mississippi

Midtown Partners supports the social and economic revitalization of the Midtown community in Jackson Mississippi, always striving to make it a desirable area in which to live, work and raise families.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The New Kensington Community Development organization advocates for community driven development in Philadelphia through a range of services including real estate development, housing counseling, small business assistance, corridor cleaning, workforce development, nutrition education, community health resources—to residents and businesses in the community.

Chicago, Illinois

Light of Loving Kindness curates arts, nature, and wellness experiences that activate hope, health, healing and wellness for youth in the Chicago area. Their vision is to work towards a future in which all young people, regardless of race, economic status, gender, sexual orientation, and/or background see themselves as unique, creative, and powerful human beings.

St. Louis, Missouri

Gro Health Center empowers communities in St. Louis through programs that promote sustainability, nutrition education, and economic opportunity by collaborating with local partners to create healthier environments where residents can thrive physically, economically and ecologically.

Provo, Utah

The Community Action Services & Food Bank in Utah is dedicated to fostering self-reliance in individuals, families and communities by helping people meet their basic critical needs during crises and offering long-term solutions to rebuild financial and social self-sufficiency.

Erie, Pennsylvania

The Erie Food Policy Advisory Council aids and fosters the growth of their local food movement through policy, community advocacy, and education. They will transform a vacant lot to grow food for markets and Emmaus Ministries, which provides free meals and food for their community.

San Rafael, California

BACR’s mission is to promote the healthy development of individuals and families, encourage service and volunteerism, and build community. They are transforming a vacant lot into a garden to serve as an outside learning space for gardening, relaxation and connection.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy protects and restores exceptional places to provide our region with clean waters and healthy forests, wildlife and natural areas for the benefit of present and future generations.  The organization is transforming a vacant lot space into a thriving garden for the community to enjoy. 

Tuscon, Arizona

The Luna y Sol Community Habitat is a vibrant green space in South Tucson. Luna y Sol Cafe, the first sit-down coffee shop in South Tucson, joins forces with Tucson Bird Alliance and Barrio Restoration to address historic inequities by fostering community wellness, ecological awareness, and a thriving natural habitat for both residents and local wildlife. 

Baltimore, Maryland

Civic Works is a Baltimore-based nonprofit that strengthens communities for people of all ages through education, skills development and community service. The organization is using the grant to create a green space, garden and putting green to bring golf to Baltimore youth through 'Putting with a Purpose'. 

Delray Beach, Florida

Cocoplum Nature School's mission is to provide early childhood, elementary school and related programs built on the pillars of nature-based, place-based, and play-based learning. Cocoplum Nature School is transforming a vacant lot in their community into a garden to advance their vision to co-create a healthier planet.

Atlanta, Georgia

The mission of the Summerhill Community Garden is to be a welcoming outdoor space where the focus is on people, sustainable gardening, learning, teaching, making healthy food choices and hosting inclusive community activities. The Summerhill Neighborhood Development Corporation is transforming a vacant lot into a community garden where people can come together and create a sense of community pride.

Killeen, Texas

Killeen Creators is a community service organization with a mission to relieve the impact of food deserts for the poor and distressed while building individual and community capacity. The organization is using the grant to transform a vacant lot into a thriving community green space and garden. 

Pahoa, Hawaii

Malama Sanctuary stands at the intersection of social work, sustainable agriculture, and animal welfare. Their vacant lot will be transformed into a demonstration garden that not only provides culturally relevant food for the community and preserves disease-resistant coconut varieties, but also shows how fruits and vegetables can be grown in backyards to produce extra income.

Edgewater, Colorado

SustainEd Farms works within the mission: Growing Food. Growing Knowledge. Growing Justice. The vision for SustainEd Farms’ project is to develop a food forest and annual garden beds that will be integrated into high school work-study programs.

Chicago, Illinois

Emerald South generates community wealth and amplifies local culture through shared pride, power and investment for Chicago mid-South Side. Emerald South partnered with Mrs. Meyer's to transform the first-ever "Lots of Compassion" garden near 63rd and Kenwood on the South Side.

Cleveland, Tennessee

City Field's mission is to be a catalyst for change in Cleveland, Tennessee's most overlooked neighborhoods. City Fields transformed a city-owned vacant lot into a garden to provide fresh produce to their community and inspire healthy eating habits.

Monrovia, California

Food Exploration and Discovery’s mission is to empower all ages to think and act sustainability in their neighborhoods and ecosystems through reimagining outdoor education in gardening, composting, and volunteering. They transformed a vacant lot into a thriving garden with raised beds, storage, proper fencing, and a compost program.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Material Institute transformed a vacant lot into a garden to promote equitable access to vegetables, encourage lasting community relationships with soil, and build community liberation through the land. The new garden provides fresh vegetables and plants and is a hub to support the development of additional garden endeavors in Southeast Louisiana.

Natchitoches, Louisiana

4-H’s mission is to provide meaningful opportunities for youth and adults to work together to create sustainable community changes. They transformed a vacant lot into a compassion garden, fostering a healthier and more empathetic community. The garden serves as a platform for youth to connect with nature, learn sustainable practices, and develop a deeper understanding of the importance of caring for both the environment and their community.

Shamokin, Pennsylvania

Shamokin Community Gardens and Pocket Parks’ mission is to maintain community gardens and pocket parks as well as transform vacant lots into new gardens. By transforming a vacant lot into a community garden in the Fifth Ward, residents have gained a sense of community and pride while reducing, in some part, food insecurity.

Troy, New York

Umoja Community Gardens is igniting a new infrastructure for Black leadership through mentorship and community events that offer healing, connection, and education. Umoja Community Gardens transformed a lot into a garden that grows food and fosters healing and compassion.

Detroit, Michigan

Workin' Rootz is a Black woman-owned urban farm focused on fighting against food apartheid in the Nolan neighborhood of Detroit by providing fresh local produce to communities in need. Workin' Rootz' was one of the first grant recipients of Lots of Compassion and received a grant to plant a compassion garden to help fight food insecurity.

Wyoming, Michigan

The nonprofit Brookelyn Elias Promise works with youth completing community service hours due to being involved in the juvenile court system. The organization transformed a vacant lot into a garden to provide an opportunity for youth to learn to garden in the city.

Pickens, South Carolina

Project GO is an alternative program for at-risk students serving grades 6-12. The organization received a Lots of Compassion grant to create a garden for students to immerse themselves in a garden and be hands on to develop skills like empathy, compassion and responsibility.

Columbus, Ohio

RMHC helps facilitate family-centered care that fosters health and well-being for the whole family while their children seek life changing care. RMHC received a Lots of Compassion grant to plant their garden that provides farm-to-table experiences for families in need with fresh produce and herbs.