The Planter box project

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Challenge Details

Partners

Sponsor

Zendesk

Challenge Judges

Supervisor Jane Kim
District 6 Supervisor, SF Board of Supervisors

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Steve Woo
Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation

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Paula Jones
Department of Public Health

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Cory Smith
CEO, Hub Mission; CEO, Social Capital Markets

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Penelope Douglas
Board President, Social Capital Markets

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Jim Ayers
SRO Resident

Prize Package

2 great prizes: Your "Dream Day in San Francisco" by Zendesk and a Social Enterprise Mentorship by The Hub Mission!

Ideas

The Planter box project
Idea originally submitted in Dutch Original Text: More Info: http://www.facebook.com/PlanterBoxProject Updated: Jun 22, 2012 David P7	27 19 13

Find a shop keeper willing to store a watering can.

introduce them to the homeless that will tend the boxes.

The planter box sits between the parking meters.

Builds a rapport between the shopkeeper and the homeless

Check out the pilot box at 508 Ellis St./Leavenworth

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A collaboration between the homeless and the shopkeepers, to grow food and build a community

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How can Central Market/Tenderloin residents store and prepare healthy food when their access to kitchen facilities is limited? Return to the Topic Page	Prev Idea Next Idea
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This project is made possible by the City and County of San Francisco, SPUR, the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services and the Department of Technology
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