Author: Jeremy
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CDF celebrates the partnership with Emory University students and faculty
Emory PHTC. CDF is proud to have been selected as a site for the Emory Public Health Training Center (Emory PHTC): Pathways to Practice Student Field Placement Program. The Emory PHTC Student Field Placement Program is an opportunity for organizations to be a part of training the future public health work force while receiving valuable…
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A New Nature Trail Created at Indian Creek Elementary
On March 3rd, a large group of community volunteers met at Indian Creek Elementary to have a clean up day. Around 200 volunteers from the school and around the community did an amazing job of cleaning up the campus. This work laid the foundation for another group from Campbell University in NC to continue the…
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More plants go in the ground…
On March 3rd, the Urban Ag Class arrived at the Clarkston Community Center to find it raining very hard. Fortunately, the water, because of the rainwater harvesting system that we had previously installed, was being collected and stored in the ground. We looked outside before starting our classroom portion of the day and took this…
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CDF Parents as Teachers hosts a uniquely Clarkston Black History Celebration
On Sunday, February 12, 2012, a Willow Branch apartment rented by the Clarkston Development Foundation as a Parents as Teachers (PAT) office and play and learn center was transformed. Over 30 children from 3 months old to 14 years of age and adults enjoyed music, poetry, drumming, reading books, drawing, conversation, and samosas. The living…
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January 18 Summary Document Available
As we mentioned before, we collected all the notes and have the raw data available and have created a summary document as well. Both are available for download here: Clarkston Development Foundation Visioning Report for 1.18.2012-1 & Clarkston Development Foundation Appendix for 1.18.2012 . You can also read the summary report as given below. We hope this will…
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Plants go in the ground!!
After 5 months of preparation and classwork, the Urban Agriculture class meeting and working on the front of the Clarkston Community Center finally got to plant some trees this weekend! We planted Mulberry, Persimmon, Cornelian Cherry and Fig Trees! This is just the beginning. Trees went in this weekend and next month bushes go in…
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Parents as Teachers National Center Research and Evaluation Director visits CDF
On January 26, Karen Guskin, Parents as Teachers National Center Research and Evaluation Director, visited Atlanta to participate in a meeting held at Georgia State as part of the SafeCare-Parents as Teachers research project, funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. While she was in Atlanta, Karen wanted to visit a PAT program participating in…
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CDF Hosts Community Conversation
On January 18, 2012 at the Clarkston Community Center, Clarkston Development Foundation gave a brief update about their current work in the Clarkston community around the four main priority areas: Education Family Advocacy Health Services Urban Agriculture Work was also shared and posted on the walls and in a slideshow with pictures about the good work going…
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Urban Agriculture Class Continues at CCC
On the cold morning of January 7, the Urban Ag Class finished moving a total of about 70 yards of mulch at the Clarkston Community Center. A huge word of thanks goes out to all the class members who really worked hard to move that mulch! This was a part of the next stage of…
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Happy New Year!
Clarkston Development Foundation is thankful for a great 2011 and all the wonderful people who made it special! We are looking forward to 2012 and all the possibilities it holds. We wish everyone a Happy New Year! –Clarkston Development Foundation Staff