BCS Helps Out at the Bryant Hill Community Garden

Justin Briggs (BCS), Gerald (WorldChangers Church) and Moises Reyes (BCS)

On Saturday, June 20th, Bronx Community Solutions invited community partners to a beautification project taking place at the Bryant Hill Community Garden. The project was the result of a collaboration with Ms. Hernandez who oversees the Garden. We collaborated with her to apply for a grant through Love Your Block, an initiative of the Citizens Committee for New York City. We were successful with our application and began planning our collaborative project. On the day of the event, BCS staff and some of their family members chipped in by helping with the garden. Four Adolescent Diversion Program community service participants worked alongside us, as part of their mandated community service. Justin took over the grill, but after two hours of work we were interrupt by rain which made us wrap up early for the day. We were nonetheless able to do some work such as: removing branches from one side of the fence, pulling weeds from around plants, cleaning and opening old walking pads so people could navigate around the garden. We spoke about coming back for a second clean up. Gerald from World Changers church is one of the partners who are willing to come back. We are aiming for Friday August 21 - stay tuned!

- Moises Reyes, Coordinator of Community Service and Initiatives