A Playground Brings Justice

This Saturday my church, team, and other community members gathered together in our garden to build a playground we received from Home Depot. An injustice in my neighborhood is the lack of space for kids to play. There is no park near English Ave. Boys play football in the streets and many children are confined to their small yards. It brought a lot of joy to see this playground be built. Hours after we finished Janelle and I returned to the garden to see kids swing, slide, and climb with big smiles on their faces.

Not only did we build a playground yesterday, but we also planted our fall garden and improved our compost pile. I had the opportunity to plant flowers with Miss. Lillian and Miss. Vernastine. Oh how I LOVED getting my hands dirty while listening to their words of advice and stories.

While we were planting, a couple of kids found sweet potato after sweet potato in another garden bed. Their surprise and excitement was endearing to watch.

Oh, and I got to teach McKenzie, a girl in our S.A.Y YES! program how to use a shovel. That was a lot of fun.

This garden is bringing people together in our neighborhood. I'm so glad I get to be a part of it.