Adventures to Dreams Enrichment
Our mission is to empower youth (ages 5-16) by teaching them to grow their own food, engaging them in hands-on art and science, providing mentorship, and creating a safe environment to learn and play. Our motto, "Busy hands = Busy minds," can be seen in every part of our program to help kids create and develop a positive mindset.
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LEARN ·2024 Grants ChallengeBusy Hands = Busy Minds
In 2020, we transformed park land into a garden oasis for diverse youth (ages 5-16) to grow fresh food for their families and engage in free, year-round enrichment. To expand our work, we will build new gardens at 3 Long Beach middle schools and provide hands-on, outdoor lessons incorporating Science Technology Engineering Art and Math (STEAM) education with gardening. Our model can be replicated throughout LA County and beyond, to promote safe green spaces, healthy eating habits, sustainable growing practices, and interest in STEAM.
PLAY ·2023 Grants ChallengePlanting Positive Seeds, Nourishing Young Minds
This grant will support the Adventures to Dreams Enrichment youth garden, a safe space to learn and play which provides free enrichment, educational/employment opportunities, and food for the community. We created this garden by transforming a vacant space in the 90813 zip code, where 63% households are low-income, parks are limited, and homelessness is increasing. Funding will allow us to maintain and enhance our garden, build additional garden beds to grow more food, and offer more hands-on gardening activities and camps to youth.