City Blossoms Harvest Campaign

When we launched our five-year Strategic Plan last year, we set an ambitious goal: to build 20 new gardens by 2028. Two years in, we’ve already built nine new gardens in partnership with early childhood centers, schools, and neighborhoods, a success made possible by you.

Our goal is to raise $60,000 by the end of the year. Each year, your end-of-year gifts help us meet the growing demand for garden-based learning across DC–at no cost to our partners. This year, our goal will support our efforts to bring four new schools off our waitlist and keep us on track toward our five-year vision.

But our work is about more than gardens.

At City Blossoms, gardens are powerful drivers of holistic wellness. They support mental health, encourage physical activity, foster social and cultural connection, expand access to healthy food, cultivate leadership, and create safe, joyful spaces for children and youth, all key social determinants of health that affect lifelong well-being. Through our Pathways Model of age-specific garden-based programs, children and youth experience continuous opportunities to connect with nature and grow their own leadership throughout the stages of their development. By cultivating accessible green spaces where children and youth connect with nature and each other, we’re nurturing the next generation of environmental stewards and community advocates.

Your gift is an investment in youth, both today and through the rest of their lives. Every contribution, no matter the amount, makes a difference. Join us in reaching our $60,000 goal and together, we’ll continue to grow thriving green spaces, and thriving young leaders, across DC.