Any gardener knows that a successful garden requires patience, commitment and tender, delicate care. Some Dallas residents are learning when they do just that, ...
The garden will provide six members of the New Friends New Life women’s program with a part-time gardening position. The women will work alongside High,, to grow fresh produce, and earn $10 an hour. The apprenticeships are slated to last about 6 to 9 months, with room for promotion.
“Working at Liberty Street Garden allows to build her skills while earning an income in a space where she knows that she is accepted, valued and capable,” said Bianca Davis, the CEO of New Friends New Life. “And how serendipitous that this garden exists on a street named Liberty. You can’t make that up.
, said New Friends New Life has played a vital role in supporting survivors of trafficking and prostitution in the Dallas area for decades. “People being able to work out here and just going through the cathartic exercise of tending to life, I think it’s going to be a big thing for them,” she said. “This is so critical, helping these folks be compensated, be in a role that is understanding of the trauma they’ve lived through, and it can help them reach that next step on a path to stability.
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