GroundED offered at GRuB - Garden-Raised Bounty

2016 Elliott Avenue Northwest, Olympia, WA 98502

Eligibility

Youth ages 16-21 in Thurston, Mason, Lewis, Grays Harbor, and Pacific Counties, who are enrolled in Gravity, or are eligible to enroll.

Hours

M-F, 9am-5pm

(360) 753-5522

Voice - Wade Uyeda Youth Programs Director

https://www.goodgrub.org/grounded

[email protected]

Application process

Rolling application, and participants can join in spring, summer, or fall annually. Contact staff for questions: [email protected], 360-753-5522

Fees

None.

Service area

Pacific, WA
Mason, WA
Lewis, WA
Grays Harbor, WA
Thurston, WA

Description

Provides youth who have been pushed out of high school before graduating a chance to participate in a work training program on the GRuB Farm in West Olympia, while working with Gravity to complete their GED, and work on educational and employment pathway goals. Youth earn up to $1,000 in an educational stipend, take food home, cook and eat together, and gain valuable social and professional skills.

What's Here

Service Learning Programs Dropout Prevention

Providing organization

GRuB - Garden-Raised Bounty

GRuB grows healthy food, people, and community. With roots in the land, we create opportunities for people to lead, learn and thrive. We envision an equitable world where we are all nourished by health relationships, resilient community, and good food.