Asbury Community Development Corporation

ASBURY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES TO: -PROMOTE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT -PROMOTE NEIGHBORHOOD ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION -ENLIST YOUTH AND COLLEGE INTERNS TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES -PARTNER WITH OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN LEVERAGING NEIGHBORHOOD PEOPLE AND THEIR ASSETS -IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION

ASBURY FARMS IS A LARGE-SCALE, COMMERCIAL FARMING OPERATION LOCATED ON WHAT WAS ONCE VACATED PROPERTY IN THE EASTSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD. SEVERAL LOCAL RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN HIRED TO RUN THE FARM AND ENSURE THAT THE CORPORATION'S PRESENCE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS A BLESSING FOR RESIDENTS. WHILE ASBURY FARMS IS A COMMERCIAL OPERATION IT ALSO INCLUDES SEVERAL COMMUNITY ACCESS AREAS THAT RESIDENTS ARE WELCOME TO HELP THEMSELVES TO FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. ASBURY ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN ALL OF ITS EFFORTS. ASBURY FARMS CAF PROMOTES HEALTHY EATING HABITS BY UTILIZATION PRODUCE GROWN IN THE COMMUNITY THAT IS PREPARED AND PRESENTED IN AN APPEALING MANNER. ASBURY HIRES LOCAL RESIDENTS, UTILIZES VOLUNTEERS, AND ENGAGES YOUTH WHO ARE TRAINED BY AN EXECUTIVE CHEF, WHO ALSO OVERSEES THE FARM TO TABLE OPERATIONS FOR THE CORPORATION. SOUTH FLINT SOUP KITCHEN - TO FEED A HEALTHY MEAL TO ANYONE WHO IS HUNGRY, AND TO ACT AS A RESOURCE CENTER TO DIRECT PEOPLE TO THE AGENCY THAT CAN HELP THEM.

PROGRAM DEPRECIATION

CONNECTING NEIGHBORS - THE CORPORATION OPERATES A COMMUNITY HELP CENTER THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ONE DAY EACH WEEK. RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO A VARIETY OF SERVICES DURING THE HOURS OF OPERATION, BOTTLED WATER, AND FOOD PROVIDED BY THE FOOD BANK OF EASTERN MICHIGAN. THE CORPORATION'S NEIGHBOR CONNECT PROGRAMS PROMOTE FAMILY HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND LITERACY WHILE CONNECTING NEIGHBORS WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED. EVERY WEEK INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TURN TO ASBURY TO HELP THEM SUPPLEMENT THEIR FOOD SUPPLY. ASBURY IS A PARTNER WITH THE GENESEE COUNTY FOOD BANK AND OTHER NONPROFITS TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE FLINT WATER CRISIS. ASBURY PARTICIPATES IN THE CLEAN & GREEN PROGRAM WHICH IS MANAGED BY THE GENESEE COUNTY LAND BANK FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING VACANT LOTS. ASBURY EMPLOYS LOCAL YOUTH FOR THIS EFFORT.