Collaborating with the Fresno County Department of Behavioral Health the FIRM Horticultural Therapeutic Community Center (HTCC) is funded through the Mental Health Services Act. Across the Fresno and Clovis areas, FIRM facilitates five community gardens for refugee families in order to support food security, physical and mental health. Gardeners at each site participate in monthly peer support groups, mental health workshops and quarterly special events that focus on health and gardening! Here are the current sites that FIRM is operating and the communities they serve:
SE Asian Serving Garden @ FIRM: 1940 N Fresno Street, Fresno, 93703
SE Asian Serving Garden @ Community Mennonite Church: 5015 E Olive, Fresno, 93727
SE Asian Serving Garden @ Memorial United Methodist Church: 1726 Pollasky, Clovis, 93612
Slavic Serving Garden @ House of the Gospel Church: 3941 E Mono Ave., Fresno, 93702
African Serving Garden @ 4141 Ministries/Baptist Temple: 4141 N Fresno St., Fresno, 93726
Please feel free to stop by anytime or schedule an appointment with us!
HTCC Staff
Tony Bounthapanya, Program Director
Franklin Yang, SE Asian Garden Program Coordinator
Meso Beta, African Garden Program Coordinator
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