Baltimore's Gardens of Hope
 Since 1997 The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) has been a partner in the Gardens of Hope Project, an urban gardening program located in Baltimore’s Upton community. The project is co-sponsored by the Upton Planning Committee.
Sharing food has always been a traditional part of Italian culture. Participating in Gardens of Hope is a great opportunity to extend this tradition to a community that can benefit greatly from this type of outreach.
The garden is located on what was once a demolished stretch of row houses. Now the year-round project is enhancing the community by helping beautify the neighborhood and assist the area’s less fortunate. Participants in the garden include local youth groups and neighborhood gardeners; periodically, homeless persons are hired to help with garden maintenance.
 In the last two years the project has yielded 5,000 pounds of fresh produce to area soup kitchens, homeless shelters, and churches.
It takes more than soil and seeds to make a garden grow. In order to continue serving the community with this garden project we need your help. To donate to the Gardens of Hope please contact Alessia Dinkel at 202-939-3117 or alessia@niaf.org.
 More information about the Gardens of Hope:
- Download the Gardens of Hope Brochure
- Gardens of Hope partially destroyed by a careless contractor
- Garden Clean Up Day 2007
- If you are interested in participating in the garden please contact Teresa Stephens.
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"Dr. Ciongoli, on behalf of your NIAF family, we are grateful for your leadership, dedication and support over the many years you have been with us. Your legacy will live on with NIAF forever.
Our deepest sympathies, thoughts and prayers are with Barbara, Adam, Happy, Alessandra, Gregory and Antonio."
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