Garden Project serves ex-cons, at-risk youth and families in need

The Garden Project (http://www.gardenproject.org) provides support to former offenders and at-risk youth through training and education while transforming the urban environment. Garden Project Apprentices cultivate more than a paycheck, they work in an intensive program to learn horticulture skills and grow organic vegetables that feed seniors and families in need in the San Francisco Bay area.

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Garden Project serves ex-cons, at-risk youth and families in need
Training and educating former offenders and at-risk youth while transforming the urban environment.
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