Volunteer: July Day of Service – Gardening with Grape Roots & Raising Expectations
Join us as we support Grape Roots and Raising Expectations in building a community garden for the youth in their program. Volunteers will build raised planting beds and plant flowers and vegetables to enhance the learning space at the center.
About Raising Expectations: Raising Expectations (RE) empowers youth in crises by raising academic, social and civic expectations to facilitate high school graduation and post-secondary plans.
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About Grape Roots: GrapeRoots is a nonprofit organization that uses grassroots efforts to increase awareness and opportunities in urban agriculture. The organization got its start on Grape Street in southeast Atlanta. “Grape” represents the organization’s founding location and “Roots” symbolizes the anchor and support the organization’s efforts provide in urban communities as well as its connection to the earth.