ReGrowth
ReGrowth, part of the Southeast and SoIndy Quality of Life (QoL) plan, is a community-driven initiative focused on grassroots collaboration in community gardening.
In 2021, SEND partnered with Fountain Square Community Gardens, Gram's Gardens in Garfield Park, and New Vision Missionary Baptist Church in Christian Park/Twin Aire to pilot the program and secure funding for training and workforce development, aiming to:
Enhance community gardening processes and results
Empower under-resourced populations with economic mobility opportunities
To learn more and get connected with our program, contact Abigail Largent.
Community gardens we’ve worked with:
Hanna Commons Gardens
The Elaine Gardens
Fountain Square Community Gardens
Gram’s Gardens
Helping Hands Gardens
Fletcher Place Community Gardens
Adelante Schools at Emma Donnan Elementary & Middle School
Partners and collaborators:
Keys2Work
Southeast Community Services
Purdue Extension
Provide infrastructure, education, and job opportunities in the food system.
Program Goals
Increase collaboration, capacity, and yield in community gardens.
Equip program participants with skills in community building, food justice, and cultivation.
“Through learning opportunities in the gardens, the crew in the program give back to the community. They gain skills to help maintain, harvest, and distribute produce from community gardens in our neighborhood. While planting the seeds in the gardens, it is planting seeds to help with the transition of those in our program into life in the community.”
“ReGrowth is about more than gardens and produce; it’s about reconnecting to the community. It may start off with a garden, but it expands into more.”
“ReGrowth has helped me in so many ways. It’s taught me about gardening, it’s taught me patience, and it’s helped me work through personal issues. ReGrowth has prepared me to get a job in the field I plan on making a career out of.”