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Building Community Through Greening
 PHS
views greening as an integral way to bring urban neighbors together
and create a higher quality of life throughout the city. Its Philadelphia
Green program organizes residents and local groups to maintain parks,
plant and maintain tree-lined streets, and transform vacant lots into community
gardens and open spaces. It also offers:
- Training in group development, project
planning, and fundraising
- Horticultural education
- Landscape architecture services
- Ongoing technical support
In partnership with community-based development
organizations, Philadelphia Green also links greening to street
improvements, new housing, commercial developments, and other community
development projects. In addition, Philadelphia Green manages neighborhood-based
projects that emphasize the value of open space to the quality of
life in urban communities.
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