KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate

Our goal is to create personal, societal, and community-based change through the creation of a school agriculture program at KALC. KALC serves a population of students who are traditionally underserved in a public school setting, as well as following them further on in life through college. At KALC, 87% of our kids are students of color, and 84% qualify for free/reduced price meals. Our hope is that through participation in the school gardening program, many students who have little to no control regarding their living situation will have the chance to feel that they are part of a bigger goal, where they can see how their efforts and hard work produces results. Our school gardening program hopes to empower students and families within our community to take control of their nutritional health through education and access to fresh, local, healthy, and affordable food.