Community garden for adults who grew up in foster care
November 15, 2024 7:12 PM   Subscribe

For a young couple at risk of homelessness, a community garden is helping hope bloom. Residents at an affordable apartment complex in Adelaide are taking part in a greening project intended to improve the wellbeing of young people who have spent time in state care, and reduce the amount of heat trapped in urban spaces.
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries (3 comments total) 6 users marked this as a favorite
 
It feels like study after study shows that if you can provide people with a task that provides both a reward and a sense of accomplishment that you can undo so much damage (within reason) done by trauma. Specifically thinking things like this program, prisoners raising/training dogs, etc.

So much destructive behavior seems driven by a lack of connection, accomplishment and potential. (looking side eyed at the "War on Terror" as well)
posted by drewbage1847 at 9:14 PM on November 15 [4 favorites]


This is great!
posted by BlueHorse at 9:33 PM on November 15


This is lovely, thanks for all the positive human interest FPPs cpbp. This one in particular highlighted the possibility of reducing urban heat islands inexpensively through building material choice and greenery, which gave me a little hope for parts of our future being more solarpunk than our cyberpunk present.
posted by coolname at 10:00 PM on November 15 [1 favorite]


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