PHS is honored to announce that the Philadelphia LandCare Program, coordinated by PHS and funded by the Philadelphia Office of Housing and Community Development, has been chosen as a Bright Idea recipient.
The Bright Idea awards, selected by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, recognize organizations which address pressing public issues through creative, pioneering programming.
The LandCare Program works to transform trash-strewn, idle parcels of land by adding trees, wood fences, and well-maintained lawns in order to increase the economic progress and revitalize the quality of life in these neighborhoods.
In the words of Deborah McColloch, director of OHCD, “LandCare is lifting up some of Philadelphia’s most distressed communities and providing jobs for neighborhood residents.”
Interested in learning more? Check out the Community LandCare Groups on the PHS website, or learn more about the program here.
Posted on April 7, 2011 by Geri
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