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A Hearty Thank You to All Our Generous Donors. You Make Our Garden Grow! Sustainer of the Garden ($25,000 and over) Quentin Hancock Newman’s Own Foundation Nurturer of the Garden ($10,000-$24,999) Patrice Boyle Helen and Will Webster Foundation Monterey Peninsula Foundation, host of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am George L. Shields Foundation, Inc. …
Value in our Enterprises Value starts at our farm as trainees nurture the soil, grow vegetables and share the bounty with our community. But trainees gain valuable work skills and continue to add value from our farm to our workshop and retail store, where products are handmade and used to raise money for our projects. Farm Enterprises In 2014 we …
Relationships, engagement, accomplishment and positive emotion all play an integral part in well-being. A strength of our training program is our investment in the whole person, so that trainees can sustain their well being after graduation. This is how trainees describe the effect the Training Program has had on their lives: “Social workers, volunteers, employees, and other trainees are a …
2014: Our Volunteer Community Grew This year, we partnered with 2,200 volunteers at the farm, workshop, retail store and office, with a total of nearly 20,000 hours. According to national averages, the estimated service value of our volunteers for 2014 is $405,400! We can’t emphasize enough what an important role this community plays in our daily lives at HGP. We …
Andrew Zimmern interviewed Darrie Ganzhorn, our Executive Director about the organization’s different facets, how the farm is a great equalizer and ways to get involved. Read the interview on AndrewZimmern.com AndrewZimmern.com: What is the mission of Homeless Garden Project? Darrie Ganzhorn: Our mission is “In the soil of our urban farm and garden, people find the tools they need to build …
The City of Santa Cruz is an important partner in our work of providing Transitional jobs to people who are homeless. Here, several voices advocate to Santa Cruz City Council members on behalf of HGP and the people we serve. Dear City Council Members, I met my husband, Eugene, right before he became homeless. Because I believed in him, I …
Who we worked with: • We worked with over 1544 volunteers at the farm, workshop, retail store, events and office with over 16,586 hours (at $10/hour, a value of $165,860) At the Downtown Holiday Store: • For five weeks from November 19th-December 24th 2012, we had over 80 volunteers donate 1,382 hours of service to our Holiday Store on Pacific …
We invited Congressman Sam Farr to visit HGP and see how our program has developed and impacts our community, as well as to share some remarks on transitional job efforts from the national and local perspectives. We wanted to begin a timely conversation–for programs that help people who are homeless increase their self-sufficiency and regain a productive place in our community Mayor Don Lane, …
On October 25, Michael Pollan visited the Homeless Garden Project. His visit inspired HGP trainees and staff to prepare a tour of our farm and programs that tells how our programs work, how the farm operates, and how it all comes together to help people find the tools they need to build a home in the world. Michael Pollan is an author, …
More than 60 people helped garden on Martin Luther King Jr. Day Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Homeless Garden Project has been a designated volunteer day for a long time now. This year saw at least 60 helping hands, and many of them were families with children. “It’s a real treat when we get kids out here, because …
