Opa-locka Community Development Corporation (2021) Print

star-24px 2021 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

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Public places
└ Community Gardens
For Opa-Locka residents, the closest supermarket is more than a mile away, making fresh produce in this low-income community hard to come by. The Opa-Locka Community Development Corporation conducted an extensive community engagement process to determine what kinds of fresh produce the community needed most. They then responded by planting 14 fruit trees -- as well as herbs -- in the common area of a multifamily residential development. The CDC also installed lighting, benches and other amenities in the space, allowing residents to gather there.

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Multiple fruit trees planted.

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