Keeping disabled and at-risk youth employed during the pandemic at the Camden Childrens Garden-Ep11

Summary: COVID-19 Edition, Episode 11 View the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/Keeping%20disabled%20and%20at-risk%20youth%20employed%20during%20the%20pandemic-Camden%20Childrens%20Garden-Ep11.pdf In 2020, Kessler Foundation awarded nearly $1 million in COVID-19 emergency grants to nonprofits faced with new and sudden challenges to serving people with disabilities in New Jersey. The Foundation’s COVID Emergency Fund provided funding for 37 grantees of Kessler Foundation’s employment grant program. In this mini-series, we explore how our COVID emergency grants supported these nonprofits as they adapted to a new reality, enabling us to continue toward our common goal – helping individuals with disabilities reach their goals of independence and self-sufficiency. Episode 11 features the Camden Children’s Garden in Camden NJ. Producer Joan Banks-Smith interviews Jeff Clarke, supervisor for youth programs about the impact of the Foundation’s COVID emergency grant and how it allowed the Garden to employ disabled and at-risk youth to raise seedlings and distribute them and vegetable plants to the Camden community during the pandemic. Learn more about Kessler Foundation Center for Grantmaking- kesslerfoundation.org/grant-programs and
 Career Opportunity Development, Inc. - www.camdenchildrensgarden.org Listen to more COVID related podcasts at soundcloud.com/kesslerfoundation/sets/resilience-and-disability-in-the-time-of-covid-19 =========================================================================================== Tuned in to our podcast series lately? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast was recorded on January 6, 2021 remotely and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.