Alton Park Community Center Raised-Bed Gardens

Build raised-bed community gardens at Alton Park Community Center, providing neighborhood residents with space to grow vegetables, herbs, and flowers. The gardens would include 12 raised beds, a tool shed, a composting station, and a water hookup, managed by a volunteer garden committee. Alton Park is a food desert where many residents lack easy access to fresh produce. Community gardens address this directly while building neighborhood connections and teaching gardening skills. The community center is the natural hub — it already hosts youth programs, senior activities, and neighborhood meetings.