Bridgeport Beautifies is the Team Service Project of the Public Allies Bridgeport Class of 2010-2011! This is a beautification project involving murals, gardens, and city clean up. What we have planned is:
- A brand-new garden with a mural at the downtown Bridgeport Public Library
- A new mural painted with the afterschool kids at the McGivney Community Center
- Recruiting high school students to join 4-H Bridgeport
- Promoting the Cook and Grow program
- Installing a new Pocket Park on Knowlton and Stillman
- A new mural at BJ Park
- Seed Starting Workshop at the Library
- "Seed Bombing" workshop at the 4-H Garden
- Stone Sculpture workshops for the Library Garden and Pocket Park
- April 30th Event - Park City Sweep at 24 sites in Bridgeport
We've partnered with:
- Angie Staltaro and the Neighborhood Revitalization Zone
- Bob Halstead and Bridgeport Community Land Trust
- Jack Dillon and Groundwork Bridgeport
- Scott Hughes and Bridgeport Public Library
- Malin Olofsson and the Mentoring Institute of United Way of Coastal Fairfield County
- Lighthouse Afterschool Program
- buildOn
- 4-H Bridgeport
- Cook and Grow
- Parks and Rec
- Local artists: Liz Squillace, Andy Davis, Sergio Escobar, and Jahmane Artz
*Public Allies is a dynamic AmeriCorps program in partnership with RYASAP, that believes "everyone leads." Each Public Ally spends Monday through Thursday at a local nonprofit, with Fridays spent in professional development workshops. On top of that, we engage in a team service project that is implemented city-wide.
