On a rainy Saturday, November 19th, 2016 many organizations in the Western Addition came together to offer Thanksgiving to residents and families. The lunch included a program with youth...
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PUC Tours Rosa Parks Watershed Project
On a beautiful rainy Saturday, October 29, 2016, the Citizen Advisory Committee of the Public Utilities Commission lead a green infrastructure walking tour to see water catchment sites in the...
CG establishes Work-Site Wellness Policy!
Cultivating health is important not just for the kids and families we serve, but it's vital for our staff as well. Thanks to support from Kaiser Permanente, CommunityGrows had the wonderful...
Advisory Board Retreat at 18 Reasons
On March 12, 2016 our CommunityGrows Advisory Board met for a day long retreat at 18 Reasons.The retreat was facilitated by Francis Thompkins of TogetherBrave. Frances helped to orient the day,...
Environmental Literacy Reports: LEAP, ChangeScale and the Environmental Literacy Blueprint.
From 2013-2015, CommunityGrows participated with 17 Bay Area youth leadership and environmental stewardship organizations, all grantees with the S.D. Bechel Jr. Fund, under the consultation of...
Get 10% off sporting goods and support our youth!
Join us at Sports Basement (1590 Bryant Street) for a fundraiser for CommunityGrows on Thursday, September 24th!
Do you need some new camping gear? Are your running shoes worn out?...
Vote for CommunityGrows Video!
CommunityGrows entered their video in a Retale Community Garden Video Contest sponsored by Echo-Reducing Hunger, Improving Lives Worldwide. Please go on-line and vote for us here. We would...
Buchanan Mall Activation!
We are honored to be included as partners with neighborhood residents, Green Streets and the Exploratorium to reactivate Buchanan Mall. This narrow park is 6 blocks long on Buchanan Street in...
First Salad Day at John Muir Elementary School!
On Tuesday, April 7, 2015 we celebrated the first...
Greenhouse Coming at Rosa Parks Elementary School
Thanks to a grant from the PUC-Urban Watershed Stewardship Program and the Community Challenge Grant Program, Rosa Park Elementary School will be getting a greenhouse! The process of removing...