Introducing our First Trauma Focused Therapeutic Garden

“What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.”  ― Kurt Vonnegut Cumberland Youth Development Center Our first trauma-focused garden is scheduled to be installed during the summer of 2019 at Cumberland Regional…

Art Expression in the Garden Fundraiser Aims

These unique therapeutic gardens will Provide safe spaces for trauma recovery – including sensory plants, pathways, yoga and art expression walls Encourage social connections – a space for group work, joining together and providing healthy conversation topics about garden life and activities Provide vocational training – learning about plants, growing healthy vegetables, learning to cook…