Vitalyst has partnered with the Arizona Community Foundation, the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona and The NARBHA Institute to award Innovation Grants totaling $564,700  to four Arizona projects. Meet them briefly here:

 

• Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture received a $140,000 grant in partnership with the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona to support agricultural apprenticeships and efforts to pass state legislation supporting beginning farmers, ranchers, foragers and gleaners.
• Hushabye Nursery received a $155,000 grant in partnership with the Arizona Community Foundation to help change the perception and treatment of expectant mothers with opioid use disorder.
• Arizona Community Tree Council received a grant for $124,700 to support park improvements and implement “Park Rx,” through which doctors and other care providers in two underserved Phoenix communities will prescribe park time to patients.
• Flagstaff Shelter Services received a $145,000 grant in partnership with The NARBHA Institute to help improve health and housing outcomes among people experiencing homelessness.

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