First Time Around: Volunteer Days

By admin | October 22, 2020

Since I have joined Concrete Safaris, I have had the opportunity to be a part of two garden volunteer days. I have volunteered at gardens before but this felt different. This would be the first time I am not a participant. My duties included greeting and checking in volunteers, as well as giving an intro…

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Score one for SCOR!

By mac1 | March 2, 2020

During our Summer 2019 Summer Youth Experience Program (SYEP), one of our Jefferson Gardens cohorts had the opportunity to learn professional skills from SCOR Reinsurance Company. The staff of SCOR gave one-on-one attention to our 20 youth during a mock interviews segment of their workshop. Staff members provided feedback on performance, and allowed our youth…

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GOSO Partnership Spotlight

By mac1 | February 25, 2020 |

Recently, GOSO (Getting Out, Staying Out) featured our Concrete Safaris garden interns on their blog! Read the article below on the experiences of Keybo and MJ at Jefferson Gardens. We are so grateful to partner with GOSOWorks, and to work with their wonderful GOSO guys!

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