Creating Safe Spaces & Nutritional Support for Ypsilanti Youth Through Agricultural Apprenticeship
2022

Overview
The Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation has awarded Growing Hope a $33,500 grant to provide employment and leadership development opportunities for local teens.

Details
As a result of limited access to fresh, affordable and culturally relevant food, diet-related health diseases are increasingly prevalent. Growing Hope’s Teen Leadership Program provides meaningful employment and leadership development opportunities, as well as addresses health inequities through wraparound programming by prioritizing local, often SNAP-eligible teens.

Learn more about Growing Hope.