"22 ACRES OF PROMISE"
The Garden Project is a vision for transformation. On 22 acres of donated farmland, we seek to create a one-of-a-kind therapeutic campus featuring four 10-bed residential homes, a small school with a gymnasium, a barn, and a workshop shed. This peaceful and purpose-driven environment will provide youth with the safety, support, and structure they need to overcome trauma and build a better future.
Created for some of our most challenging and vulnerable youth, this campus will offer a holistic, trauma-informed path away from homelessness, incarceration, substance abuse, gang involvement, and violence. Through education, counseling, life-skills development, and compassionate care, the Garden Project will plant seeds of hope and help young people grow into healthy, productive, and independent adults.
We are seeking $20 million in capital funding over the next five years (2026-2030)to establish this transformative residential and educational campus for at-risk male youth. We need public and private support to make this vision a reality. The Garden Project will increase our capacity to serve more youth and expand our partnerships with DCFS, DHS, and ISBE.. It will also create new partnerships with the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and create ninety new family sustaining jobs.












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