Monthly "Community Days" Spring through the Fall centered around neighbor-led cleanups of brush and trash involving dumpsters and pickup service for elderly, recylcing and repurposing, but mostly a regular activity, building up the community garden and distributing food using the friendship/relationships created during the Community Days.
Year Established:
Spring, 2014
Phase:
In Operation
Partners:
Jolet Home, City Rent-a-Truck, City of Kansas City, MO, Morlene Leonce, NHS-Augusta Wilbon, Community Capital Fund, Harestors Kids Cafe Program, Kol Ami Synagogue Community, KCCG, Arrow Reality, Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, Soka Buddhist Womens Group, Emmanuel Manor Apartments, Emmanuel Lutheran Church Food Bank, Forest Avenue Church Food Bank, Troostmart, Deans Market
Organization Name:
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Organization Type:
Grassroots group (not a formal neighborhood organization or nonprofit)
Address of the Project:
4200 Block of Forest Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64110
Lead Contact Person:
Susan Lackamp
Lead Contact Email:
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