A community health district seeks assistance in improving its community garden in a food desert, which will help fill a critical need for healthy and quality food access and education that will help residents to take charge of their health by understanding nutritional benefits of informed food choices. The garden will also strengthen community ties.

A center of learning and social services for marginalized youth seeks assistance with its community garden that is in dire need of an upgrade. The cultivated garden is used as an enriching learning oasis to teach students useful skills. It's one of the many wrap-around programs offered by the school that is dedicated to transforming lives and empowering at-risk youth to become accountable, competent, productive and responsible citizens.

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 community YMCA seeks assistance in building a community garden that will address area food insecurity needs and serve as a place for seniors to come together to socialize and share their knowledge with the children of the county — a place where anyone who needs fresh vegetables can get them by sharing in the care of the garden.

A nonprofit organization focused on providing at-risk teens a safe, positive place and support programs including tutoring, mentoring and community service projects seeks to build a greenhouse on its property. The greenhouse will allow the organization to grow its own vegetables and other produce to help bolster the meals they serve to at-risk youth while giving them the opportunity to build life skills by working in the garden themselves.

A county library that has built an outdoor demonstration and educational garden seeks assistance in continuing to develop and perfect the garden by adding shade structures, installing walkable paths, and providing tools/materials so volunteers can maintain the garden. Expanding the garden will allow for more opportunities for free quality programming, school enrichment field trips and a space for community members to relax and interact.