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LISC NYC provided grant support to the Cypress Hills People’s Garden, which features 30 raised vegetable beds and the first community-run chicken coup in East New York, Brooklyn.
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Increasing access to fresh foods: People's Garden supplies local resident volunteers from Brooklyn with fresh produce.
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Encouraging healthy living: LISC NYC helped to organize the PS3 Garden/Health Ambassador School Program that teaches elementary students to learn the origins of their food and how to make healthier food choices.
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New Settlement Community Campus: LISC provided New Markets Tax Credits and grant support for this brand new facility that is home to two schools, a health clinic, an aquatics center and dance studio, and green roof learning terrace.
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Giving back: As part of the Day of Service, LISC staff members volunteered to revitalize a community garden that serves elderly residents.
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Choice Pantry, Before (July 2012): Once an old factory, the new Golden Harvest Client Choice Food Pantry is now a health and community food hub that offers fresh foods and serves as a nutritional and culinary education center.
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Choice Pantry, After: The project also houses a resource center that provides support for financial literacy, wealth building and public benefits access. LISC NYC provided grant support and technical assistance.
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Access to affordable, safe housing: High-quality modules built by local union labor in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, are being used to construct Cypress Village, a 29-unit affordable rental housing development.
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Healthy, green homes: LISC NYC and our partners completed energy-efficiency retrofits in over 2,000 affordable homes across New York City in 2012.
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Borinquen Court provides affordable, supportive housing for the elderly and disabled. It underwent $10 million in improvements, including installation of solar panels and energy efficiency retrofits.
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LISC NYC is helping families in areas affected by Hurricane Sandy to rehabilitate their homes and treat mold.
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An AmeriCorps volunteer guts and cleans out a home affected by Hurricane Sandy in Far Rockaway, Queens.