Resource of the Week

Project Homeless Connect has launched a new innovation project called the Growing Home Community Garden. Located at Octavia & Lily in Hayes Valley San Francisco, it is "a community garden for housed and homeless San Franciscans; providing a safe haven to grow food, access green space and celebrate community." 

The garden offers mental health and employment skill share opportunities through a variety of programs, including a health nutrition skill share each Monday from 12-1pm, a garden skill share Monday from 2-2:30 and health and stress reduction skill shares Friday 2-3pm.  Beginning in August, they began peer lead support groups on addiction recovery and starting a book club. 

The garden is currently open Monday, Wednesday and Fridays from 1-4pm. For more information, check out the Growing Home Community Garden blog: http://growinghomecommunitygarden.blogspot.com/.