June 25, 2009 – Concrete Safaris is a grant recipient of YouthBridge-NY’s “Bridging the Gap” Fund. High school students from across the city raised funds, solicited applications, and decided which organizations they believed gave youth a voice and provided them with an opportunity for action. This is a wonderful honor to be awarded by youth for our youth-driven program. Thank you!

For one week this fall, CS Explorers put their entrepreneurship lessons to practice raising funds for class trips by selling flower bulbs for our garden and farm. Parents, teachers, and kids could donate whatever amount they wanted towards individual flowers, which we planted. The group decided to use the remainder for an ice skating trip this winter. We are all looking forward to skating and seeing the colorful flowers in May.

1) Worms help flowers and trees grow.

2) You can get the job done when you work together.

3) Always wear gloves [in the garden and farm] and don’t swing tools.

4) How to be a garden leader.

5) Outdoor exercise makes you feel good!

6) The 5 food groups — grains, vegetables, fruits, meat and beans, and dairy — and how to cook a healthy meal or snack in each category.

Source: Youth Evaluations.