Verde Valley Homeless Coalition (2023) Print

star-24px 2023 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

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Community Gardens
This project will teach people experiencing homelessness and food insecurity how to grow their own food, and provide them with a garden space that can increase self-sufficiency and improve diets with fresh produce.

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