Healcrest brings specific programs to its community of Garfield and the East End community of Pittsburgh;
Growing local, chemical-free, affordable and culturally appropriate produce and making it accessible to our community through programs like the Farmers Market Nutrition Program and the Food Bank pick-up sites.
Teaching community members about urban farm production through youth group, school-aged workshops and free community volunteer hours
Creating a model for vacant land use for food production through the lens of social justice and food equality.
Partnering with mentoring and art-related school programs to support the health, education and creative potential of our youth.
Healcrest Partners Include:
Pittsburgh TASK (Teens Against Senseless Violence), found out: www.pghtask.org
Higher Grounds Community Garden in the Lincoln-Larimer neighborhood, Contact: Ebony Earth Scott, earthsgarden@yahoo.com
1Hood, found all over Pittsburgh and in cyberspace at: www.1hood.org
