Growing MINDZ

Why is Art important in our youth?

This work has amplified resident voices in city policy and increased resident power to codirect investments in their own neighborhoods. After seeing the success at Summit Lake, SeKoria Finney teamed up with her neighbors to create a community garden in a nearby vacant lot called Growing Mindz. This memorial garden is a beautiful, thoughtful space tended by a team of local stewards, created by and for neighbors.

​​How Community-Based Public Space Can Build Civic Trust: Lessons from Akron - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly How can communities build civic trust? A multiyear effort in Akron, OH, has some lessons to share in how public space can be leveraged to support racial equity.