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Diversity Nurtures Achievements Community Youth Center
Located in Duplin County, an economically- and environmentally-distressed rural area, Diversity Nurtures Achievements Community Youth Center (DNA) provides year-round,...
Valley Verde Community Food Systems
Santa Clara County, California, is the epicenter of the tech industry. Home to Silicon Valley, it is also one...
Community Food Sovereignty
Conservation of our land and water resources is inextricably tied to food production and the health of people. If...
On Track with Healthy Foods Grant Program
The Conservation Fund and CSX are proud to partner to support community projects that increase access to local, fresh...
Transplanting Traditions Community Farm
Refugees face many hardships when starting over in a new country—adapting to a new language and culture, building a...
Conetoe Family Life Center
Conetoe, a small town of just 287 people, is located in rural northeastern North Carolina, in a county that...
Roanoke River Partners
Celebrating Ecotourism and Regional Heritage
Roanoke River Partners is a nonprofit dedicated to preserving and promoting the natural, cultural and...
Green Rural Redevelopment Organization
Henry Crews and Ardis Crews are taking a smart approach to revitalizing blighted neighborhoods in their small town of...
Reclaiming the Coharie River
The Coharie River has long served as the lifeblood of the Coharie tribal community and its ancestors. The river...
Trees NC
When Trees NC founder Owen George relocated from California back to his hometown of Asheboro, North Carolina, he was troubled by...
Try This NC: Rural Community Health Strategies that Work
Keeping up a healthy lifestyle isn’t always easy, but it can be particularly difficult for rural residents. Grocery stores...
Lindsay Street Park
The English Avenue and Vine City neighborhoods lie in the shadow of downtown Atlanta, less than a mile from...
Kathryn Johnston Memorial Park
Kathryn Johnston Memorial Park will be The Conservation Fund’s third Park With Purpose built in Atlanta in partnership with...
Food Forest at Browns Mill
The Conservation Fund, The City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Resilience and Department of Parks & Recreation are partnering...
Mattie Freeland Park
Parks are important places. The story of Mattie Freeland Park is unique, inspiring, and all about community. Mattie Freeland...
Walnut Creek Wetland Community Partnership, Raleigh
The Walnut Creek Wetland Community Partnership provides a communication hub for residents, community stakeholders, and academic and government leaders to collaborate on sustainable...
Baltimore, Garrett Park Revitalization
Garrett Park is a hidden gem of greenspace nestled in the heart of the South Baltimore neighborhood of Brooklyn. This...
Goose Creek Parks with Purpose Project, East Durham
The Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association (ECWA) is a Durham based non-profit working to protect and restore waterways and landscapes within the Ellerbe Creek watershed and to connect communities to watershed...
Hoke Community Forest
Hoke Community Forest, the first community forest in the Southeastern United States, serves as an innovative model for communities...
Healthy Eating, Active Living
Despite abundant natural resources, many people in North Carolina lack access to fresh food and opportunities to pursue an...
Food and Farm Initiative
Though the region is surrounded by large agricultural lands, half of North Carolina’s “food deserts” are located in the...
McIntosh SEED Community Forest
In the coastal flatwoods of Georgia, a project that demonstrates our focus on community and the environment is unfolding....
Community Forests
A community forest offers the local community value and benefits from the land, access and rights to the forest...
Clay County Community Revitalization Association
Nestled in the Nantahala National Forest and the Hiwasee River Valley, the town of Hayesville in Clay County, North...
Faith and Food
In partnership with The Duke Endowment, Resourceful Communities provides rural churches with training to strengthen skills, small grants to...
Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture
Women are the fastest growing segment of farmers in the country, and in rural western North Carolina, women farmers...
