Neighboring ... Helping your Community!

What is Neighboring?

The philosophy of working side by side is alive and well in cities, towns and rural communities everywhere. We call this philosophy “Neighboring”.

Neighboring is volunteering that taps the talents and resources of local residents to strengthen families and help struggling communities flourish into vibrant places to live. It is about the connections among residents that support positive individual and community behavior based on mutual respect and responsibility. Neighboring is most successful in communities that lack access to the resources needed to be self sufficient such as food, housing, employment, child care, health care and so forth.

What is the “Giving Garden”?

In partnership with the Community Food Network, the First Presbyterian Church in Ionia is the proud host of the “Giving Garden.”

Neighbors of the First Presbyterian Church are invited to get involved in planting and caring for the garden. This year’s garden plots will consist of a Salad Garden and a Salsa Garden.  There is also a Soup Garden located at the First Christian Church, just 1 block away.  Volunteers from the surrounding neighborhood are invited to get involved!

Planting Day - May 30th

3-5pm

Volunteers will gather on Thursdays from 11am -1pm each Thursday beginning June 13th. Stop by to see how you can help a neighbor!

For more information contact iccfoodnetwork@gmail.com or 616-755-8050.

Pictures from last year's Giving Garden