Outdoor & environmental education for all ages; 93-acre nature center; Family Adventures; internships; maple sugaring; programs for schools
Neighborhood House is proud to receive a 2016 Mayor’s Design Award for its Garden Park, a project that transformed a blighted city lot into a community garden and outdoor education space for children and families. Neighborhood House Garden Park was built in 2015 in a vacant lot on the corner of N. 27th Street and…
This summer, Lead & Learn Nature Camp for Urban Kids got over 300 kids outdoors – kids from Neighborhood House, Guadalupe School, United Community Center, Kosciuszko Center, and other community centers. Led by Lead Environmental Educator Christina Hill and four talented interns, kids explored the process of pollination, the role of pollinators in our food supply, and how human actions affect the well-being…
Friends, neighbors, and kids come together in the new Neighborhood House Garden Park! Stop by Saturdays in the Garden for family-friendly activities, and stay tuned for the installation of our new garden mural. Many thanks to those who volunteered to build this place in April – your hard work has made our shared vision a…
Look for us on Channel 10! A segment of MPTV’s The Arts Page will feature the mural project and will air: THURSDAY OCTOBER 15 @ 6:30P on MPTV Ch10 FRIDAY OCTOBER 16 @ 12:30A MPTV Ch36 SATURDAY OCTOBER 17 @ 11:30A MPTV Ch36 MPTV Channel 10 cameras were at Neighborhood House this summer to film the making of sparkling new…
What does summer camp look like at Neighborhood House? Planting peppers in the backyard garden, petting cows at a dairy farm, and investigating the habits of bees and other pollinators. Over 500 kids are exploring the natural world this summer in Neighborhood House programs, engaging their minds and senses, building friendships, and learning to lead through internships and…