He Ain't Heavy Foundation
Enhancing the success potential for children, families and seniors in communities that are challenged by social and economic conditions associated with poverty, i.e. inadequate nutrition, inadequate healthcare, inadequate education, excessive crime, limited employment opportunities, economic depression and revictimization.
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1 Submitted Idea
CREATE ·2025 Grants ChallengeSpecial Needs Youth Employment
Expand our already existing prog hiring special needs youth ages 18-22 through a partnership w Long Beach Unified School District’s (Adult Community Transition) ACT Program. We currently hire these special needs youth to help setup and run our monthly community Free Farmer’s Market. We also pay for gardening and cooking classes for them and at the end, we provide them with a fully-stocked raised bed garden in their homes. We'd like to expand the prog to add more youth and also expand to hire them to help us w our weekly food distribution prog.