A community member seeks assistance to renovate a local school’s dilapidated playground for student and community use in a town that does not have another town park or playground. In addition to a space for children to gather and play, the area could be used as a gathering place for community events.
A former school in the midst of being converted to a community center looks to repair its gym and stage, which have been destroyed by water damage. The center aims to provide a vibrant place for community members to engage in a myriad of activities and spend time with their friends and neighbors.
A deteriorated town park is in need of renovations, upscaling, and improvements, as it has been neglected since damage sustained during Hurricane Katrina. A dedicated group of volunteers are seeking to renovate basketball courts and raise funds to install a splash pad, sidewalks, and parking, to make the space a friendly and useful one for people of all ages within the community.
A nonprofit organization focused on providing at-risk teens a safe, positive place and support programs including tutoring, mentoring and community service projects seeks to build a greenhouse on its property. The greenhouse will allow the organization to grow its own vegetables and other produce to help bolster the meals they serve to at-risk youth while giving them the opportunity to build life skills by working in the garden themselves.
A town seeks to reimagine a neglected breezeway and create an outdoor shaded dining area for people to space out and enjoy each other’s company along with meals from local restaurants. The spruced-up space will also serve as an outdoor venue for area organizations and groups to gather for meetings and events.
A community seeks assistance in creating and revitalizing a green space in the heart of a city so it can reopen and invite the community back into a comfortable space where members can enjoy a vast array of events that will create lasting memories. It's part of a strategic plan to rejuvenate the downtown district making it a destination for residents and visitors alike.
A volunteer fire department seeks to make improvements to its fire hall which serves double duty housing firefighting equipment and functioning as a community hall. Upgrades focus on ensuring the building can serve as an emergency shelter if and when needed and allow the space to continue to be a gathering place for community and club events.
A retreat center that serves wounded warriors/veterans experiencing PTSD, their families, and caregivers as they reintegrate into society is seeking assistance in modifying structures on its property to make them accessible for individuals with mobility disabilities so it can better serve the area’s veterans. Facility repairs and updates are also needed to better serve the veteran retreat guests.
A community wishes to update its oldest play area with a new inclusive, ADA-accessible play structure including sensory, shade and interactive features as well as updates to the nearby picnic amenities. The improvements will bring the park up to ADA standards and offer a place where children can play together, and community members can enjoy the outdoors and green space.
A theatre and cultural arts center seeks assistance in repairing its stage, so it can become a space truly usable for showcasing performing arts shows and events, making it the only venue of its kind in the community to do so. As a marquee building in the historic downtown, the improvements will further town revitalization efforts and help bring foot traffic back into the main part of town.