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Unstoppable Girls Foundation (2023) Print
2023 AARP Community Challenge Grantee
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Public places
└ Community Gardens
└ Community Gardens
This intergenerational gardening project will provide girls aged 8 to 18 with an opportunity to pair up with elderly residents to garden together and grow produce in an area that is considered a food desert.
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