HEA 702 - Group 3 - Beloved Community Center

November 27, 2017

Professor Christina Yongue

Assignment: Grant Proposal

Group Members: Breana Floyd, Haley Love, Parris Mitchell, Stephanie Sistare Hill

I. Problem Statement

1. Outline of program ask and objectives

The Beloved Community Center (BCC) was founded in Greensboro, NC in 1991. It’s
mission is “to foster and model a spirit of community based on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s
vision of a ‘Beloved Community.’ In this spirit, we envision and work toward social and
economic relations that affirm and realize the equality, dignity, worth and potential of every
person.” In accordance with their mission, the Beloved Community Center created the Beloved
Organizing Training & Healing Institute (BOTHI) to create a more positive worldview of youth
from marginalized communities, specifically in Greensboro. During the process of establishing
this paradigm shift, BOTHI created a community garden to instill discipline, a source of self-
worth, a passage to self-identity, and community building for marginalized youth and grassroots
leaders. The BOTHI Garden Initiative, as it will be referred to in this proposal, ceased
functioning after two years due to problems with the irrigation system. Upon receiving the tools
necessary for reconstruction, the community garden will serve as a communal space for
community building by promoting mental, physical, and communal health and growth. A natural
environment like the community garden will facilitate the revival of the BOTHI Garden
Initiative serving as a restorative and transformative healing process for community members.

2. Identify key behaviors, actors, consequences

One of the greatest challenges facing numerous families, communities, and cities is the
challenge of modeling, guiding and nurturing the growth of children and teenagers into
responsible adults (The Beloved Community Center and the Pulpit Forum of Clergy in
Greensboro, NC, 2009). It is apparent that Greensboro, NC is not doing well in this undertaking,
especially as it relates to low income youth and children of color. There is a lack of social
support, resources, and interaction to engage, relate, and empower youth from marginalized
communities (Beloved Community Center [BCC], 2013). Some of the major factors contributing
to the current plight of youth is the breakdown of family, the disintegration of extended family
networks, and the related loss of a sense of community, responsibility, nurturance, and mutuality.
Two contributing factors that further explain why such breakdowns are occurring include
poverty and racism.

3. Analyze root causes to identify environmental conditions, related behaviors, and

promising interventions

Communities of color within Greensboro have suffered a series of disenfranchisement

based on discrimination (“Culture Engaging Culture and Johnson Engaging Johnson,” 2013).
Racism as a system of power is the root cause for many problems in society (Hinson, Healey,
and Wiesenburg, n.d.). Historical events, such as the 1979 Greensboro Massacre, exemplified
racism and demonstrated how hate and intolerance can create distrust between local authorities
and minority communities (Beloved Community Center of Greensboro [BCC], 2013). Although
this event occurred almost 40 years ago, the same beliefs that spurred prejudice and inequity in
the past continue to persist in Greensboro. In 2013 an innocent man, Jorge Cornell, was
sentenced to 28 years in prison (Johnson, 2013).

4. Force Field Analysis

As stated previously, it is evident that some of the major factors contributing to the
current plight of youth is the breakdown of family, the disintegration of extended family
networks, and the related loss of a sense of community responsibility, nurturance and mutuality
(The Beloved Community Center and the Pulpit Forum of Clergy in Greensboro, NC, 2009).
Some of the restraining forces keeping this situation the same are poverty and racism combined
with the absence of a positive community spirituality and ethos. To turn this situation around and
drive change within the community, the entire community must become engaged through a
“learning and doing process”. Strengthening the leadership base within communities must occur,
in addition to strengthening families, neighborhoods, and the cultivation of a spirit of community
that strives to affirm, nurture and care for all individuals. Efforts by the Beloved Community
Center and BOTHI, such as the BOTHI Garden Initiative, are crucial in achieving positive
change in the Greensboro community. More specifically, social support from the Beloved
Community Center and the BOTHI Garden Initiative will set a foundation that supports the
creation of a new paradigm shift for youth through community gardens. Social support and a
shift from traditional views to a more integrative, communal mindset is necessary to successfully
implement the BOTHI Garden Initiative’s curriculum. Integrating community members in this
way is essential for increasing empowerment and capacity building. By helping youth and
grassroots leaders establish a physical and emotional bond to the community, we can help equip
community members in marginalized neighborhoods with the tools necessary to establish
working relationships with various sectors of the community, while also promoting health.
5. Identify relationships among the problems or goals

The residents of the Greensboro community will benefit greatly from the BOTHI Garden
Initiative. One of the goals of this initiative is
“to use the community garden as an integral part of the BOTHI training methodology and
practice by developing a curriculum based on horticulture and the BOTHI vision. This goal is
directly related to another goal of BOTHI, which is to train marginalized youth and grassroots
leadership to rebuild their neighborhoods and communities, all while emphasizing community
safety, neighborhood-based economic enterprises and health and wellness, which are all essential
to the BOTHI vision,” (W. Morris, personal communication, 2017).
The revival of the BOTHI Garden Initiative is also linked to various goals of the
Greensboro Community. The following diagram illustrates the relationship between the BOTHI
Garden Initiative’s goals and the problems within the Greensboro community, particularly within
its marginalized neighborhoods.

Racism and racial BOTHI Garden

inequity Initiative

Unlawful actions Mistrust of law Capacity building

Horticulture
made by community enforcement and and community
therapy
authorities and other authority building training
other members figures

Lack of health Formation of trusting

Marginalization promoting relationships among Availability of
of communities resources in youth, grassroots leaders, affordable, fresh
community authorities and and healthy foods
community members

Health inequity
Increase in crime between low-income Healthier
Decreasing
rates, and high-income Greensboro
recidivism of youth
criminalization of communities residents
offenders
youth

Growth in health of
Lower crime rates, community and
safer communities productivity of local
economy
 Bibliography

(2013, 1 May). Culture engaging culture and Johnson engaging Johnson. Beloved Community
Center.

Hinson, S., Healey R., & Weisenberg, N. Race, power and policy: Dismantling structural racism.
Grassroots Policy Project.

Johnson, N. (2013). My soul cries out. Beloved Community Center.

Morris, W. (2017, September). Personal Interview.

The Beloved Community Center, (2017). Organizing for justice, equality, dignity, worth, and the
enormous potential of all people. Retrieved from:
https://www.belovedcommunitycenter.org/

The Beloved Community Center of Greensboro. (2013). Our democratic mission: Transitioning
the greensboro police department from double standards and corruption to accountability
and professionalism. Beloved Community Center.

The Beloved Community Center and the Pulpit Forum of Clergy in Greensboro, NC. (2009). A
paradigm shift: A proposal to engage street groups or “gangs” as a potential resource for
safe communities, justice making and community. Retrieved from:
https://www.scribd.com/document/55756680/A-Paradigm-Shift-Gangs

II. Funding Agencies

1. National
The Rose and Walter Foundation: No specified URL
The BOTHI community garden curriculum directly relates to the Walter and Rose
foundation’s purpose to fund education, social and human services, culture, and the arts.The
Rose and Walter foundation grant is open to programs in Spartanburg, South Carolina and
Memphis, Tennessee. The grant is also available to 501 (c) (3) non-profit organizations within
the U.S., yet another reason that BOTHI is the perfect program for this grant because the
Beloved Community Center (BCC) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. The BCC has a garden
project initiative and is requesting funding for the BOTHI curriculum. Not only does this
organization meet every requirement to receive this grant; but it is also deserving. The project
extends beyond the expectations of grant recipients through consortium of local leaders, efforts
of community self-empowerment, and providing community members with fresh fruits and
vegetables.
Kitchen Gardeners International - Pay IT Forward: http://kgi.org/
Kitchen Gardeners International is a non-profit organization with a grants partnership
program called, Pay IT Forward. Pay IT Forward provides grants to nonprofit causes and
organizations starting or developing community garden initiatives to improve their local
communities, such as 501c3 organizations, libraries, prisons, churches, schools, senior programs,
etc. The BOTHI curriculum qualifies for the Pay IT Forward grant. It would be a great
opportunity for Pay IT Forward to fund the BOTHI Garden Initiative’s curriculum because the
purpose of Pay IT Forward is directly related to the grant program’s because it fits the
description of past grantees. In the past this grant has been awarded organizations with
community gardens, food bank gardens, school gardens, senior gardens and much more.
Organizations can qualify for the grant regardless of geographic location. Past grantees were
funded within the U.S. (Oregon) as well as outside the U.S. (Pakistan). There are no
requirements on specific types of food gardens; any community food garden can potentially be
funded.
2. Regional
Abelard Foundation East Grant
The Abelard Foundation is focused on providing grants to organizations that support
progressive social change activities that expand and protect civil and human rights and promote
and strengthen community involvement. According the foundation’s website, it is important that
grantees of Abelard East use a community organizing approach as they work towards the goal of
a more just, equitable society. The description of the Abelard Foundation runs parallel with the
mission of the Beloved Community Center and the goals of the BOTHI Garden Initiative. The
BOTHI Garden Initiative directly relates to one of the goals of BOTHI, which is to train
marginalized youth and grassroots leadership to rebuild their neighborhoods and communities,
all while emphasizing community safety, neighborhood-based economic enterprises and health
and wellness.
The Peace Development Community Organizing Grant
The Peace Development Fund awards grants to organizations working towards social
justice. They strongly believe that the change in values needed to establish a more just world can
come about only if it is strongly rooted in local communities that value the importance of
building movements to create systemic social change. This aligns with the mission and goals of
the Beloved Community Center as well as the BOTHI Garden Initiative. The BOTHI Garden
Initiative curriculum is intended to promote individual health, create positive and healing
interpersonal relationships, establish physical and emotional bonds to the community, invest in
and grow the environment, and equip community members, especially youth and grassroots
leaders, with tools to engage at a policy level. The Peace Development fund realizes that young
people are vital in transforming and reshaping our society, not only politically, but also
spiritually and culturally.
3. State
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
https://www.zsr.org/grants-programs/grants
The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation was founded in 1936 in Winston Salem, North
Carolina. Their mission is to “improve the quality of life for all North Carolinians.” Their
values include stewardship, integrity, fairness and justice, dignity and equity, civic participation,
excellence, sustainability, and collaboration. To date they have invested more than $553 million
in North Carolina, and currently offer grants to 501(c)(3)s, universities, religious entities, and
government organizations for the following program areas: community economic development,
environment, public education, social justice and equity, and strengthening democracy. The
BOTHI Garden Initiative’s goals concerning social justice and equity relate to the ZSR
Foundation’s values and program areas. ZSR funding opportunities specifically outlined include
“addressing systemic issues in communities, promoting and engaging leadership among people
of color, immigrants, and women, and supporting coalitions engaged in broader movement
building efforts.” The BOTHI Garden initiative seeks to address all of the issues mentioned in
ZSR’s funding opportunities.

The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust

http://www.kbr.org/content/about-us-overview
The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust is a North Carolina based organization that aims
“to improve the quality of life and quality of health for the financially needy of North Carolina.”
Founded in 1947 by Kate B. Reynold’s will, the trust currently has over $550 million in assets
and has invested over $500 million in North Carolina. This organization has two program areas
Local Impact in Forsyth County and Health Improvement in North Carolina available for grants
for 501(c)(3) organizations. Health Improvement in North Carolina has four program goals that
include access to primary care, behavioral health, community-centered prevention, and diabetes.
There are two types of grants available: operating program grants and capital projects grants.
The operating program grant allows for the creation of new programs or the expansion of
existing programs. Whereas, capital projects grants are for construction or renovation projects.
Suggested proposals include: capacity building, direct services, grassroot changes, program
planning, and technical assistance. The mission and the program goals of the Health
Improvement in North Carolina align with the overall mission of the Beloved Community
Center’s BOTHI Garden Initiative. The Garden Initiative will create opportunities outlined in
the program goals that will promote prevention, comprehensive prevention in a community
setting, opportunities for physical activity, and access to healthy foods.
4. Local
The Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
https://www.mrbf.org/
According to its website, “the Babcock Foundation partners with organizations and
networks working to alleviate poverty and increase social and economic justice.” This mission
runs parallel to the goal of the Beloved Community Center’s BOTHI Garden Initiative, which is
to train marginalized youth and grassroots leadership to rebuild their neighborhoods and
communities, with an emphasis on creating neighborhood-based economic enterprises,
increasing health and wellness, and building relationships between the Greensboro community
members and local authorities. The Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation also supports
establishing connections with people of low-socioeconomic status, increasing efforts to
eradicate poverty, developing networking opportunities between agencies and promoting policy
change. Because the focus of the BOTHI Garden Initiative curriculum is a community garden,
there are also opportunities to provide participants with learning experiences in sales,
management, and leadership. These intervention outcomes are directly related to the goal of the
Babcock Foundation to provide marginalized communities with long-term impact by “opening
doors to democratic participation and economic opportunities.”
Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro: http://cfgg.org/
The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro (CFGG) provides community grants
to help nonprofits address community needs and opportunities by helping to build their
capacities to accomplish their goals. The BOTHI Garden Initiative curriculum is in need of
funding to meet the goals of BOTHI, which are to assist communities in building skills around
horticulture, relationship building/networking, and economic development. The CFGG also
provides funding for environmental projects. Because the BOTHI Garden Initiative curriculum
centers on a community garden for achieving its goals, there is also an environmental incentive
for the CFGG to fund this curriculum. In addition, the CFGG has a Building Stronger
Neighborhood program which, “through neighborhood development and grantmaking, supports
Greensboro neighborhoods as they mobilize assets to enhance community quality of life.” The
mission of the Building Stronger Neighborhoods program also aligns with the goals of the
BOTHI Garden Initiative curriculum to help youth and grassroots leaders bring positive change
to their neighborhoods through skill building and creating a community garden for holistic health
and economic purposes.

III. Funding Letter

The Beloved Community Center

417 Arlington Street
Greensboro, NC 27406
(336) 230-2428

October 1, 2017

Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation

2920 Reynolda Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
Greetings,
The Beloved Community Center in Greensboro, North Carolina, is a community-based,
grassroots empowerment-oriented organization rooted in Dr. King’s philosophy of the “beloved
community” and the struggle for racial and economic prosperity, as well as political advocacy
and empowerment, especially amongst minority populations. In accordance with our mission, the
Beloved Community Center created the Beloved Organizing Training & Healing Institute
(BOTHI) to create a different, more positive worldview of youth from marginalized
communities, specifically in Greensboro. In 2018, we seek to create the BOTHI Garden
Initiative, which will utilize a curriculum and the BCC community garden to cultivate healing
relationships and community building. We are asking the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
for $15,000 to fund the development of the BOTHI Garden Initiative.
We understand that the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation is particularly committed to
and interested in supporting connections with people of low-socioeconomic status, flexible
networking opportunities between agencies, and efforts to decrease poverty and promote policy
change. After BOTHI was established, a community garden was created to instill discipline, a
source of self-worth, a passage to self-identity, and community building for marginalized youth
and grassroots leaders. It is for this reason that we believe our goals further align with those of
the Babcock Foundation’s mission to support civic engagement work in North Carolina and to
“partner with organizations and networks working to alleviate poverty and increase social and
economic justice.” Our next step is to develop a curriculum that is centered around community
gardens to promote holistic well-being, skill-building, economic renewal and positive
relationships across multiple sectors to influence policy change in the marginalized
neighborhoods of Greensboro. Despite our efforts, we can not do this alone; we earnestly seek
the help of the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation in funding the development of this
curriculum.
The residents of the Greensboro community will greatly benefit from the BOTHI Garden
Initiative’s curriculum. Our intervention outcomes are directly related to the Babcock
foundation’s goal of providing marginalized communities with long-term impact by “opening
doors to democratic participation and economic opportunities.” The Beloved Community
Center’s moment to act is now, and we are committed to making significant changes that will
have a lasting impact on Greensboro’s future generations.
Reverend Wesley Morris would be the most efficient community contact person to
supervise the implementation of this curriculum. Rev. Morris is the Youth and Student Initiatives
Coordinator of the Beloved Community Center. He focuses on work related to community
building, justice, and youth organizing. Additionally, Wesley Morris is the Beloved Organizing
Training & Healing Institute’s (BOTHI) coordinator. As stated on the organization’s website he
is a “dedicated mentor, facilitator, and reconciler.” In the past, Rev. Morris has actively worked
on building relationships among races, specifically African American and Latino communities.

Thus, as the late Dr. King once proclaimed, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice
everywhere.” This concept is the foundation of the Beloved Community Center and the Mary
Reynolds Babcock Foundation. Let’s work together to help create a community free of hate and
full of care and compassion for all humankind, despite our differences.

In partnership,
The Beloved Community Center

IV. Goals and Objectives

a. Non-measurable goal - To train youth and grassroots leaders in the most
marginalized neighborhoods and communities to rebuild their own neighborhoods
and communities.
b. Process - (How to achieve outcome?) - The program facilitator will address at
least 6 out of 8 concepts according to the neurodevelopmental framework of
horticulture training standards, and address 3 key elements of horticulture therapy,
including cultivating nature, communicating growth as a process, and loving the
place or community they care for.
c. Outcome - Program participants will sell their produce in a local farmer’s
market. Participants will also host giveaways in which they give free produce to
community members at the end of each quarter.
d. Outcome - (What change do you want to achieve?) - Program participants will
demonstrate understanding of the 3 key elements of horticulture therapy and
apply them to their work in the program. Focus groups and interviews of BOTHI
Garden Initiative participants and staff will be conducted to demonstrate this
understanding.

V. Implementation Plan
 BOTHI Garden Initiative will develop a curriculum centered on the community garden,
which will emphasize community safety, neighborhood-based economic enterprises, and health
and wellness. This curriculum will include concepts based on evidence-based research
concerning horticulture therapy and building. The non-measureable objective of community
building for marginalized communities and neighborhoods will be assessed via focus groups and
personal interviews.
The first objective is to implement the neurodevelopmental framework for learning into
the BOTHI Garden Initiative Curriculum. This framework is essential to horticulture therapy and
addresses how one learns based on strengths and weaknesses of the individual. The
neurodevelopmental framework was created to naturally cater to one’s academic strengths. The
development of this curriculum will serve as a way to standardize implementation and create
fidelity to the program in order to evaluate and replicate the BOTHI Garden Initiative. There are
8 constructs included with this framework, in which the objective for the BOTHI curriculum is
to address at least 6. The 8 constructs include spatial- ordering, attention, temporal-sequential
ordering, memory, language, neuromotor function, higher order cognition, and social cognition
(Pacific Quest, 2017).
As mentioned, our second objective is to have program participants sell various produce
in a local farmer’s markets and host free produce giveaways in their communities. Our final
objective will be accomplished by collecting data from focus groups and interviews of the
BOTHI Garden Initiative staff and participants. This data will serve to demonstrate valid and
reliable outcomes that will increase replicability of the curriculum, generalizability, and increase
funding opportunities. Additionally, as part of the program implementation and evaluation, the
BOTHI Garden Initiative will utilize a validated model to demonstrate overall program goals,
factors, and outcomes. One potential model that could be utilized is PRECEDE-PROCEED.
The BOTHI Garden Initiative will be instrumental in creating a sustainable and powerful
community building movement that will serve individuals and communities at large. Unlike
other community gardens that focus solely on food security or health promotion, the BOTHI
Garden Initiative curriculum will also focus on community building and leadership by utilizing
horticulture therapy to address systemic injustices with local youth (Rice & Remy, 1998). This
community garden initiative will prove to be a healing and transformative youth development
program through a data-driven curriculum and careful evaluation that will lead to generalizable
results and replicability for other communities. By developing a curriculum and an evaluation of
the curriculum, hopefully horticulture therapy in community gardens will become a validated,
community-level intervention or primary prevention effort to address health, environment, and
policies (Beeker et al., 1998).

1. See BOTHI Garden Initiative Logic Model attached.

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Rice, J. S., & Remy, L. L. (January 01, 1998). Impact of Horticultural Therapy on Psychosocial
Functioning among Urban Jail Inmates. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 26, 169-91.

VI. Timeline

See attachment.

VII. Evaluation Plan

1. Expected outcomes or results of an the evaluation

The BOTHI Garden Initiative curriculum will promote wellness through each level of
society in several ways, including promoting individual health, creating positive and healing
interpersonal relationships, capacity building, establishing a physical and emotional bond to the
community and growing the environment, and equipping community members, especially youth
and grassroots leaders with tools to engage at the policy level. Through this curriculum, the
coordinator will promote the restoration of health and well-being in marginalized populations;
youth will be encouraged to engage in constructive activities, such as community gardening and
grassroots leaders will be empowered to further develop the capacities of their communities. As
a result of evaluating the curriculum, BOTHI will be able to determine if the objectives are being
met. Additionally, evaluation will allow BOTHI to better understand what components of the
curriculum are working or not working to make necessary improvements to the curriculum for
future cycles and make a greater more lasting impact.

2. Description of the type of evidence needed

The measures that will be used to reach learning objectives include the participants
learning and understanding 6 of the 8 concepts from the neurodevelopmental framework of
horticulture training standards. Another measure includes participant’s applicable knowledge of
at least 3 elements within horticulture therapy; including cultivating nature, growth as a process,
and loving one's community. Both staff and participants will demonstrate their knowledge and
understanding through their interaction in an end-of-quarter focus group as well as individual
interviews.
The intern will informally observe participant’s (behavior, attitudes, verbal feedback,
response, knowledge, understanding, etc.) during class and garden activities. Notes can be
transcribed, categorized, and coded. The garden coordinator will be able to reference informal
notes on client participation. Interviews will also be transcribed and coded. The program
coordinator will be able to access transcribed documents to directly measure participants ability
to reach the program goals and objectives. The documents will be analyzed for participant
understanding of at least 6 neurodevelopmental constructs. The coordinator will also inspect the
documents for participant’s ability to apply the 3 elements of Horticulture. The information
collected can be used as a trial pilot study for future sessions.

3. Description of data collection plan

The data will be collected via focus groups and interviews. The university intern and
program staff should coordinate the style, if any, in which the focus groups and interviews will
be conducted, as well as the location of the focus groups and interviews. A maximum of 2 focus
groups will be conducted each quarter; one focus group will consist of program participants and
the second focus group will consist of the program staff members. A minimum of 5 interviews
will be conducted each quarter; at least 2 program staff members of the and at least 3 program
participants should be interviewed during this time. The quarter from November to January is the
only quarter in which no focus groups or interviews should be conducted because program
development and preparation occurs in this quarter.
Each focus group will last for one hour. The focus group should be recorded with the
permission of program staff and participants.The university intern will work with the BOTHI
Advisory Committee (explained in Step 4 of this evaluation plan) to develop the questions for
the focus group and to decide when the focus groups will take place during each quarter. The
questions will be based on the BOTHI Garden Initiative curriculum’s goals and program
frameworks. The intern will also be responsible for leading the focus group. The focus group
should be transcribed by the intern no later than 24 hours after the focus group session has ended.
The length of each interview should not exceed 15 minutes.The interviews can either be
recorded with permission of program staff and participants or transcribed by hand. The
university intern will work with the BOTHI Advisory Committee to develop the questions for the
interview. These questions will be based on the BOTHI Garden Initiative curriculum’s goals and
program frameworks. The intern will also conduct the interviews and transcribe the interviews
no later than 24 hours after the interview has ended.

4. Identification of data analysis and reporting procedures

The BOTHI Garden Initiative will have an advisory committee that consists of the Youth
and Student Initiatives Coordinator, the program coordinator, the university intern, the Director
of the Beloved Community Center, a funder representative, and other nominated community
partners. The advisory committee will meet throughout the year for program reporting. At the
end of the grant year, the advisory committee will convene for a final evaluation report from the
program coordinator and the university intern, and to determine next steps for the program.
 A university intern will analyze the qualitative data collected in the focus groups and
interviews from each program cycle. After the data is collected, the intern will transcribe all
focus group and interview dialogue. The intern will develop codes and create a codebook to
code all transcriptions. After coding, the intern will analyze the codes to determine the themes in
the interviews and focus groups. Finally, the intern will write an executive summary to present
the history, program, methods, analysis, results, and discussion about the BOTHI Garden
Initiative first program year.

1. Evaluation Crosswalk
Data Sources

Participant Participant Individual Qualitative Final

Observations Focus Participant Analysis of Report
Groups Interviews Transcripts

I. Participant
Outcomes

To train youth and X X X X X

grassroots leaders in
the most
marginalized
neighborhoods and
communities to
rebuild their own
neighborhoods and
communities.
The program X X X X
facilitator will
address at least 6
out of 8 concepts
according to the
neurodevelopmental
framework of
horticulture training
standards, and
address 3 key
elements of
horticulture therapy,
including
cultivating nature,
communicating
growth as a process,
and loving the place
or community they
care for.

Program X X
participants will sell
their produce in a
local farmer’s
market. Participants
will also host
giveaways in which
they give free
produce to
community
members at the end
of each quarter.
 Program X X X X
participants will
demonstrate
understanding of the
3 key elements of
horticulture therapy
and apply them to
their work in the
program

VIII. Budget Rationale

Budget is attached.

Personnel

Program Coordinator: (12 months, 960 hours, $12,000)

The program coordinator is responsible for various tasks such as developing the Beloved Organizing and
Training Institute (BOTHI) Garden Initiative curriculum based on horticulture therapy and the BOTHI
vision. The coordinator will also hold the primary role in implementing the program. The coordinator will
work part time and be accountable for creating a program that promotes program objectives and goals.
The coordinator will be responsible for hiring a university intern as well as supervising their internship
experience. The coordinator will facilitate focus groups and interviews at the end of each term. The
coordinator will be hired on an annual basis and rehired upon the discretion of the Beloved Community
Center (BCC) board.

University Intern: (7 months, 80 hours, $1,000)

The intern will be responsible for assisting the program coordinator with day to day activities of the
program, program evaluation, data analysis, and other duties as assigned. The university intern will be
supervised by the program coordinator as well as be a member of the BOTHI advisory council for the
Garden Initiative.

Supplies

Program Supplies:

The costs of the program supplies are budgeted at $500.00 per budget year. To run the program, BCC and
BOTHI staff and students will need to use paper, ink, toner, posters, pens, pencils, markers, and staples.
They will use these supplies to create worksheets, workbooks, manuals, flyers, “for sale” signs, and other
projects related to the BOTHI Initiative Program curriculum.

Garden Supplies:

The costs of the garden supplies are budgeted at $500.00 per budget year. Gloves, seeds, small shovels,
and garden soil will be used to maintain the garden. Maintaining the garden is essential for the successful
implementation of the program curriculum, which is centered on horticulture therapy. Also, in order to
provide healthy food to the community and develop lessons on economic growth, it is imperative that the
garden be maintained year-round.

Farmer’s Market Supplies:

The costs of the farmers market supplies is budgeted at $100.00 per budget year. The farmer’s market
supplies include any supplies the program participants may need to sell produce from the community
garden at local farmer's markets, such as a cash box, a scale, bags, tables, crates, baskets, trays, display
signs, etc.

Other Expenses

Participant T-shirts:

The BOTHI Garden Initiative will provide t-shirts to all program participants as a graduation gift to wear
at the Farmer’s Market event. T-shirts are budgeted at $200.00 annually that would include all three
classes of the Garden Initiative. The t-shirts are an important step in creating a collective identity among
the participants, increasing community pride, and bringing awareness about the program to the greater
community.

Miscellaneous:

The budget accounts for miscellaneous costs that include snacks, food, and additional program or meeting
materials. The annual budget for miscellaneous costs is $200.00. The BOTHI Garden Initiative would
like to provide healthy snacks such as fruits and vegetables for participants during specific lessons to help
encourage healthy eating, teach about growing and harvesting, and provide nourishment.

Travel:

The budget accounts for travel costs for conferences. Conference participation would increase
professional development, awareness about the BOTHI Garden Initiative, and promote horticulture
therapy as a tool in community gardens. The travel budget is $500.00 annually. This money would be
used to pay for registration fees, travel reimbursement, lodging, and food for the conference participant.
For budget see attached.