The Jamison Children’s Center is a safe space for victims of violence, neglect, exploitation, physical, and sexual abuse. The Lowe’s Hometowns grant will be used to install a shade structure over the basketball court and outdoor area at the center, which is often too hot to play on in the summer months. It will also allow other outside activities to be held for the children at the center, such as an ice cream social, arts and crafts, birthday parties, and more.
The Growing Roots Garden will become a place to grow and learn for the students of Emerson Middle School. A place to gather and learn about health, nutrition and the benefits that connecting with nature can have on stress. With 96% of students qualifying for the free or reduced-price lunch program, the outdoor space will put an emphasis on outdoor activities such as participating in the school garden and consuming nutritious foods grown by the students.
This outdoor play area for the kids at the West Fresno Boys & Girls Club will be built in partnership with Triple Play, a program that promotes health and wellness by teaching kids how eating smart, keeping fit and forming positive relationships add up to a healthy lifestyle. Lighting, fencing and a community garden will be added to this space to make a safe place for youth to engage outside.
Anthesis focuses on job readiness, work training and skills development. They would like to add a mural to commemorate the participants, volunteers and donors who help keep the organization functioning and changing lives. The project would also include new ceiling tiles, shelving for donations, resurfacing its parking lot, updating lighting and repainting the exterior building.
The Fairfield Police Activities League wants to complete the relocation of a community center. The PAL Teen Center will be moving to the organization's new location thanks to support from the City of Fairfield, who will be covering the mortgage.
Kid City is looking to create a community space would nearly double Kid City’s usable program space for 8-10 months of the year. High school students will have safe, shady outdoor areas where they can gather to connect to peers and mentors. A beautiful, cool, outdoor space will support mentor-scholar meetings, staff-student consultations, parent or student events, friendly hang-outs, study groups, small fundraisers and other community events.
Guadalupe River Park Conservancy plans to redesign and restructure both visitor and volunteer experiences, including adding flexible seating and frontdesk furniture, shelving and signage to share park information, updates to lighting and electrical needs, improvements around storage and sanitation for volunteers.
LifeMoves is dedicated to finding solutions to homelessness in Silicon Valley. Their project seeks to make critical repairs and upgrades to its kitchen, dining room and outdoor spaces. These three areas are where our clients can build a sense of community and belonging.
My Friend's Place is a shelter helping homeless youth move toward wellness, stability and self-sufficiency. The organization has an aging facility with much needed repairs and upgrades. Priorities include shower improvements and roof repairs to address leaking.
A community health district seeks assistance in improving its community garden in a food desert, which will help fill a critical need for healthy and quality food access and education that will help residents to take charge of their health by understanding nutritional benefits of informed food choices. The garden will also strengthen community ties.