A community seeks assistance for a renovation project that will replace a deteriorated and unsafe plaza with an attractive and welcoming one, in hopes it will engender a more positive sense of the neighborhood and offer a community gathering space for residents and visitors to the area.
A learning center in a racially, ethnically, and economically diverse area that has been serving the community for more than two decades wishes to continue to do so, but it needs critical repairs, improvements and beautifications to its main facility. Weather damage and time have taken a toll on the building. With the improvements, the center will be able to continue to serve low-to-moderate income families and a large BIPOC population providing before- and after-school and summer programming, supplemental youth services, and adult education courses.
A complex that promotes inclusion for children and young adults with special needs through various events and activities needs support to build a community garden that will allow people of all abilities to come together and participate in growing produce that will be donated to a local food bank.
A town park named for a Major League Baseball hero and humanitarian seeks to revitalize and update the dilapidated recreation area by installing new, inclusive playground equipment to replace current unsafe and unusable play structures. The new playground will serve to improve recreational opportunities, encourage inclusive play between children of all abilities and ages and revitalize the neighborhood.
A community member seeks assistance to renovate a local school’s dilapidated playground for student and community use in a town that does not have another town park or playground. In addition to a space for children to gather and play, the area could be used as a gathering place for community events.
A former school in the midst of being converted to a community center looks to repair its gym and stage, which have been destroyed by water damage. The center aims to provide a vibrant place for community members to engage in a myriad of activities and spend time with their friends and neighbors.
A retreat center that serves wounded warriors/veterans experiencing PTSD, their families, and caregivers as they reintegrate into society is seeking assistance in modifying structures on its property to make them accessible for individuals with mobility disabilities so it can better serve the area’s veterans. Facility repairs and updates are also needed to better serve the veteran retreat guests.
An organization that helps improve the quality of life for the disabled by partnering them with specially trained service dogs seeks to renovate its restroom facilities to be accessible to clients with disabilities, specifically making larger stalls that will allow both client and service dog to comfortably fit into them simultaneously.
A grassroots, community-run youth center dedicated to empowering the lives of children and their families seeks assistance in renovating and repairing its space so it can continue to combat poverty through a wide range of programs and resources focused on education, mentorship, health, career and life-skills services. The center also plays a pivotal role in helping seniors and families get medication and health services they cannot afford.
A community center seeks to renovate its dated and poor functioning kitchen so it can better provide food services for those in need, including seniors and disabled individuals. The project will allow the center to have a more professional, efficient, and sanitary kitchen — including a teaching kitchen — from which to launch new free and fee-for-service programs that will enrich the community and bring nutrition and wellness, education, social interaction, and fun to the world of food and nutrition.