Louisville Grows Inc

LOUISVILLE GROWS IS A 501(C)3 NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH THE MISSION TO GROW A JUST AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY THROUGH URBAN AGRICULTURE, URBAN FORESTRY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE HEALTHY FUTURES FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO ADDRESS THE INTEGRATED CHALLENGES OF FOOD DEFICITS, POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL MARGINALIZATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION IN SEVERAL LOUISVILLE NEIGHBORHOODS, AND EXPECTS TO BENEFIT 5,000 INDIVIDUALS IN WEST AND SOUTH LOUISVILLE. FOUR VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE GROWING GREEN PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ASSISTING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUNDRAISING STRATEGIES INCLUDING MEMBER RECRUITMENT, ASSISTING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATION OF VOLUNTEERS, ASSISTING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF MARKETING AND OUTREACH EFFORTS, AND ASSISTING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMMING OF HEALTHY HOUSE. OVER THE COURSE OF THREE YEARS, VISTAS WILL WORK WITH LOUISVILLE GROWS STAFF TO DEVELOP A LONG-TERM, ROBUST AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION TO FOOD INSECURITY TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF AT-RISK MEMBERS OF TARGETED COMMUNITIES, STIMULATE LOCAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND ASSIST WITH THE REFORESTATION OF LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE LOVE LOUISVILLE TREES PROGRAM.