Hsm/240 Creating a Social Program
HSM/240
University of Phoenix
In this essay, I will be taking on the role of the head administrator, of the Northumberland Community Garden. I will be writing a proposal letter to the American Community Gardens Association, to try and receive funding for the Northumberland Community Gardens. In this letter, I will give a basic outline of the program development stages, evaluation process, and financial aspects of my organization. I will also include other information that would be considered relevant to understanding my purpose for creating this program.
Northumberland Community Gardens
To Whom It May Concern, this program proposal is design by the administration of the Northumberland Community Gardens, and has been developed to obtain funding from the American Community Gardens Association.
“Our Mission, at The Northumberland Community Gardens is to empower the community to work as a team to build, operate, and maintain a Community Garden, which will provide low income families with nutritional, locally grown produce.” The Northumberland Community Gardens believe that “No family should go without food”, and that communities should come together to help prevent hunger all over the world. We strive to remedy this social problem, by building natural powered and solar powered, hydroponic produce gardens, that make fruit and vegetables available to low income families; all year long.
First off, there is a very strong need for a community garden, due to the high rate of poverty and lack of community resources; in Northumberland County, Virginia. The staff of the Northumberland Community Garden believes that we can help to solve this social problem, by creating a community garden. The 2011 census states that 10.9% of the population is considered to be living in poverty, and 29.8% of the population receives some kind of public support. The Northumberland Community Garden would help to take some of the burden off of public programs, and help the community to
University of Phoenix
In this essay, I will be taking on the role of the head administrator, of the Northumberland Community Garden. I will be writing a proposal letter to the American Community Gardens Association, to try and receive funding for the Northumberland Community Gardens. In this letter, I will give a basic outline of the program development stages, evaluation process, and financial aspects of my organization. I will also include other information that would be considered relevant to understanding my purpose for creating this program.
Northumberland Community Gardens
To Whom It May Concern, this program proposal is design by the administration of the Northumberland Community Gardens, and has been developed to obtain funding from the American Community Gardens Association.
“Our Mission, at The Northumberland Community Gardens is to empower the community to work as a team to build, operate, and maintain a Community Garden, which will provide low income families with nutritional, locally grown produce.” The Northumberland Community Gardens believe that “No family should go without food”, and that communities should come together to help prevent hunger all over the world. We strive to remedy this social problem, by building natural powered and solar powered, hydroponic produce gardens, that make fruit and vegetables available to low income families; all year long.
First off, there is a very strong need for a community garden, due to the high rate of poverty and lack of community resources; in Northumberland County, Virginia. The staff of the Northumberland Community Garden believes that we can help to solve this social problem, by creating a community garden. The 2011 census states that 10.9% of the population is considered to be living in poverty, and 29.8% of the population receives some kind of public support. The Northumberland Community Garden would help to take some of the burden off of public programs, and help the community to
References: http://communitygarden.org/learn/starting-a-community-garden www.phoenix.edu. University Library