MUST Ministries is a volunteer based organization that extends its services across the state of Georgia by offering food, clothing, and employment assistance. Its clients also have the opportunity to participate in a variety of volunteer led, educational courses that include access to a computer lab. The Must Ministries shown above is the Smyrna, GA … Read more
In 2012 Cafeteria Culture (CafCu) received a Captain Planet Foundation grant for their Art + Action Cafeteria Waste Reduction (CWR) project. Now in 2013 they’ve been awarded a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental Quality Award! The CWR project, which is still in process, is a 2-3 month in-school Residency, providing urgently needed school cafeteria food packaging waste reduction, … Read more
This is a Captain Planet Learning Garden installation at Clarkdale Elementary in Austell, GA. Clarkdale is one of the 12 Cobb County Pilot Schools for this program. To learn more about the Learning Garden Program click here. Fund More Projects Like This!
In September of 2012, with the help of a Captain Planet Foundation Small Grant, Family Intervention Specialists was able to install a Tranquility and Sensory Garden on their camps in Hiram GA. The gardens are a useful place for therapists to work with children as an extension of their existing Expressive Therapy Division. The Tranquility Garden was … Read more
N.A.T.I.V.E.S. (Naturally Advancing Today’s Investment- Valuing our Environment in Samsula!) Project- New Smyrna Beach, FL Through the N.A.T.I.V.E.S. Project, 204 Samsula Academy’s Kindergarten through 5th grade students have the opportunity to participate in hands-on activities to gain knowledge about native plants and grasses home to Florida. On Saturday, March 31st Samsula Academy coordinated a Family Planting Day on the schools campus. Thanks … Read more
Grantee: Northern Lebanon School District – Fredericksburg, PA Project Title: Fourth Grade Stream Study Grant Type: ecoSolution Description: With a grant from the Captain Planet Foundation, the Northern Lebanon School District (NLSD) in Fredericksburg, PA was able to provide a meaningful outdoor environmental experience for every fourth-grade student in the district (168 students). The most integral part of this experience … Read more
Mississippi families and students plant gardens to teach green living Grantee: Youth Villages, Inc. – Douglasville, GA Project Title: Gardens in the Gulf Grant Type: ecoSolution Description: Thanks to a grant from the Captain Planet Foundation, Youth Villages staff and families joined Pascagoula High students and faculty to celebrate Gardens in the Gulf Day at the Douglasville campus. The Douglasville residential campus for children with … Read more
SustainUS’s Citizen Science Paper Competition is an entirely volunteer-run, youth-led program that promotes appreciation of environmental issues by challenging fellow youth to actively generate innovative scientific solutions to environmental problems. For eight years SustainUS has provided competition winners the rare opportunity to present their original research and solutions to environmental professional and United Nations representatives … Read more
Healing Harvest created and coordinates the greenhouse, learning garden project as part of the sustainable agriculture program at Kennedy Alternative High School in Cottage Grove, Oregon. This is a well-established site with an outdoor garden area with 3,300 square feet of planting space, as well as over 1,000 square feet of fully equipped professional-quality greenhouse … Read more
Giving Point and Alpharetta High School join together to teach students about environmental stewardship Grantee: Giving Point– Atlanta, GA Project Title: Our Youth, Our Environment, Our Planet Grant Type: ecoSolution Description: The “Our Youth, Our Environment, Our Planet” project was born from a partnership between GivingPoint and Alpharetta High School in Roswell, GA to address a critical need to … Read more