Pulaski County CES Program Indicators and Success Stories - Jul 1, 2021

Pulaski County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2022

1055 - Community Gardens and Horticulture Therapy
1055.15)	67	Number of pounds of food provided to local non-profit organizations
1055.12)	100	Number of people who improved or maintained physical, emotional, or mental health from participating in gardening
1055.11)	10	Number of people who developed employment skills from participating in gardening
1055.1)	100	Number of participants in Extension horticulture programs at senior centers, detention centers, or rehabilitation centers

1055 - Community Gardens and Horticulture Therapy

1055.15)

Number of pounds of food provided to local non-profit organizations

1055.12)

100

Number of people who improved or maintained physical, emotional, or mental health from participating in gardening

1055.11)

Number of people who developed employment skills from participating in gardening

1055.1)

100

Number of participants in Extension horticulture programs at senior centers, detention centers, or rehabilitation centers

Success Stories

Residents Learn and Grow at the Gardens at Sky Hope Recovery Center

Author: Bethany Wilson

Major Program: Community Gardens and Horticulture Therapy

In Pulaski County's 2018 Community Assessment, substance abuse treatment ranked as important to very important to the 609 respondents. Sky Hope Rehabilitation Center is a 100-bed facility for women with drug addictions.  Pulaski County has a large drug abuse problem. Gardening has been shown to have many positive effects on humans. There are physical, cognitive, social, and psychological benefits such as improvement in self-esteem, alleviation of depression, increased strength and stami