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Providence Community Growers Network

Southside Community Land Trust  109 Somerset St. Providence, RI 02907  401-273-9419
Contact: Executive Director, Margaret DeVos
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For 30 years Southside Community Land Trust has supported urban food producers. We currently manage 16 community gardens in South Providence and provide resources and support to over 700 food gardeners through our Community Growers Network.

Do you grow food in a community garden, a home garden, a school garden, or a market garden? This network is for you! The Providence Community Growers Network (PCGN) provides access to gardening resources, education, and community building for its members, helping gardeners in Providence grow more food!

We’re working with community leaders to establish six Hubs in different Providence neighborhoods. Hubs may be community gardens or other community centers, serving as a distribution center for gardening materials and a host site for workshops and community events. We currently have Hubs in

• Southside: Davey Lopes Recreation Center (227 Dudley St.)

• West End: Groundwork Providence Community Garden (14-18 Ring St.)

• Olneyville: Manton Avenue Community Garden (40 Florence St.)

• Eastside: Sessions Street Community Garden (160 Sessions St.)

Garden Writers Association

plantarow355 Lexington Avenue, 15th Floor New York, NY 10017  212.297.2198
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A public service program of the GWA Foundation. Garden writers are asked to encourage their readers/listeners to plant an extra row of produce each year and donate their surplus to local food banks, soup kitchens and service organizations to help feed America’s hungry.

There are over 84 million households with a yard or garden in the U.S. If every gardener plants one extra row of vegetables and donates their surplus to local food agencies and soup kitchens, a significant impact can be made on reducing hunger.

PAR provides focus, direction and support to volunteer committees that promote herb, vegetable and community gardening at the local level. Then we provide training and direction to enable the committee to reach out into the community. Finally, we assist in coordinating the local food collection systems and monitor the volume of donations being conveyed to food agencies.

PICA Olneyville Food Center

261 Manton Ave. Providence, RI 02903  401.454.7422
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PICA has four main program areas and is the support system for those who have none. Our staff works with our guests based on their self stated needs, from selecting their own groceries to intensive case management. We charge no fee for services, and treat everyone with dignity and respect. Three of our programs: Downtown Food Pantry, Homeless Outreach and SOAR as well as the office are housed at 15 Hayes Street (in the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church), and the Friday night Meal Site is housed at the Mathewson St. United Methodist Church, 134 Mathewson St, all in downtown Providence.

PICA Meal Site

134 Mathewson Street  Providence, RI 02903  401.454.7422
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The Providence In-town Churches Association (PICA) is a faith-based nonprofit agency whose mission is to offer stability, justice and hope to those in need through advocacy and direct service. Partners with other agencies, like Family Service, in order to provide social services to the community.

Providence Assembly of God

353 Elmwood Avenue  Providence, RI 02907  401.461.7210
Church made up of people who love Jesus Christ and one another. We believe that God has placed us here to touch the lives of the people around us with His love and salvation. We meet at 353 Elmwood Avenue, in Providence, RI throughout the week. All are welcome.