I TALK TO STRANGERS Foundation I TALK TO STRANGERS Foundation, Inc. is a taxexempt non-profit organization registered in the United States that connects various ethnic, racial, political, religious, and social-economic groups through conversation. Using latest technology, ITTS creates projects, programs, and events to unify, promote peace and understanding among people of all backgrounds. Working with organizational partners, programs, projects and events created fall within four pillars: COMMUNITY, CAMPUS, CORPORATE, CULTURE or '4C' initiatives.
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Summerhill Community Garden May - November 2020 PEACE • FRESH FOOD • MUSIC A 5000 square-foot collaborative green space built for youth activities and community events.
Summerhill Garden Project Overview The Summerhill Community Garden Project began as a outreach initiative with within our COMMUNITY pillar with the purpose of transforming a vacant lot into the format of a community garden and classroom built to accommodate a sense of peace and community across social-economic boundaries. The Summerhill Community Garden has brought people out of their shell and offered the youth new opportunities towards personal and professional goals. Summer workshops have motivated the youth to get out of their comfort zone and be a voice for the community. Assigned responsibilities at the garden has taught set discipline and encourage a willingness to be apart of a community together with adult and youth volunteers.
Project Goals Bring the community of Summerhill together through community volunteering. Honor and acknowledge the historical cultural presence and contributions to the community. Engage residents, including youth under 20, in wellness, technoogy, and culture. Develop communications, leadership and other transferable job-ready skills in the residents, especially in youth under 20. Support the Summerhill priority themes of economic development and community building.
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community projects that transform
herbs, fruits, and vegatables
Land Rehabilitation
Fresh Food Accessibility
Our community green space has actively promoted community health habits, rehabilitate land and aesthetics, promoted crime reduction, while providing visitors a renewed sense of community belonging, participation, and stronger social connections with neighbors. Our garden has aimed at promoting healthier communities.
Within our garden we have successfully grown corn, cucumber, tomatoes, basil, collard greens, lemon balm, squash, and sweet potatoes! Our crops are offered free to our volunteers and the community during our initial harvest. Our volunteers have shared the joys and wonders of gardening while learning new things and safely socializing.
GREAT PROJECT TO DONATE TO. JUST $10.00 A MONTH MAKES A DIFFERENT IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO HELP A GOOD SOLID PROGRAM. KAREN LOCKE-LETO CEO, HIGH HEELS SPEAKING
PEACEKEEPERS YOUTH PROGRAM
This program aims to train, motivate, and equip students with social tools and technical skills needed to effectively manage, organize and use their expertise as humanitarians in everyday life scenarios, which will be showcased at a community event.
Plant and Animal Education Technology & Communication Workshops Wellness & Nutrition Training As a critical component to growth, scheduled outdoor activities at the garden offered educational opportunities to learn and grow. Engaging the senior population to be active volunteers or mentors. Thank you to our sponsors!
SUMMER/FALL 2020
YOUTH VOLUNTEER WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS 9:00 AM morning animal feedings morning music
4:30-5PM carpentry • gardening • painting healthy snacks • water
4:30-5PM reading hour • animal feeding • fresh fruit
SUNDAYS
2:00-7PM garden tours • community volunteering
our organizational commitment
Youth-focused service opportunities Together with parents and funders from ITTS Foundation this mentoring program introduces the PeaceKeepers youth program as an extracurricular, servicebased program, part of the CAMPUS Initiative. The program is designed to inspire innovation and peaceful mindsets for the next generation global citizen through hands-on learning, simulations of real-life scenarios, and feasible skills building.
our community impact
Mentoring youth into positive, powerful, global citizens. The program trains, motivates, and equips students with tools and skills needed to effectively manage and organize antibullying and community focused campus organizations. Recorded hours can be used for college scholarships, admissions, and high school transcripts.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Summerhill Community Garden
Our Summer 2020 Success Measures Summer Participation & Outreach Summer Youth Volunteers - 20 Total Garden Visitors - 100+ Social Medial Impression - 5000+ Crops - 75 individual crops 2020 Monetary Support & Outreach In-Kind Donation - $8,740 Individual Donation Support - $2,185 Community Grant Support - $5,800
In modern times people do not talk to each other which creates inequality, mental health issues, social isolation, division, and lack of access to opportunities. Since it was founded in 2012, I TALK TO STRANGERS has partnered with organizations supporting the mission of uniting people through conversation.
The garden is looking great. Glad to help wherever I can. I will mention your organization at the NPU-V meeting and encourage the residents in the other neighborhoods to come see the garden and learn about your organization.
WANDA B. RASHEED TREASURER
ORGANIZED NEIGHBORS OF SUMMERHILL
I TALK TO STRANGERS FOUNDATION COMMUNITY GARDENS CONTACT US P.O. Box 50455 Atlanta, GA 30302 321 .684 .4682 www.italktostrangers.org info@ittsfoundations.org