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“A safe and healthy home for every person.”
Tara Baker-Paries
What is Rebuilding Together SF
• Provides free repair and renovation programs for low-income,
elderly and disabled San Franciscans and for nonprofit and
community facilities
• Addresses basic living, life event and quality of life needs.
• Creates safer environments and makes it possible for people to live
independently for a longer time in their own homes.
• With the support and involvement of businesses and individuals,
Rebuilding Together sets in motion a cycle of renewal, community-
building and civic engagement.
What is Oakes Children’s Center
Oakes Children's Center Oakes Children's Center
1348 Tenth Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94122
Oakes Children’s Center is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt
agency helping emotionally disturbed and developmentally delayed
children develop the independence and self-awareness necessary to
live and continue learning in the least restrictive setting possible
within their local community.
The PlanOAKES CHILDREN’S CENTER- Garden Project
Organization: Rebuilding Together SF
Contact: Rashel Cordova
Project Location: 1550 Treat Avenue, SF, CA 94110
Development Director: Jennifer Guerra
PROGRAM
Agenda: Revive the existing garden space for the students, staff and
administration to fully utilize for education, enjoyment and
relaxation.
• Budget: $500
Program • Furniture
– Clean and paint or stain w/ No VOC product
– Repair existing benches that need work: cinder blocks
– Determine placement of furniture
• 4 – 5’x5’ tables
• 6 – 12”x7’ benches
• Soil
– Remove all weeds, etc.
– Plant Existing/Donates Jade plants into the soil
– Use Native Plants to fill in empty space around the
perimeter of site
– Source Native plants to add: grasses, sunflowers, etc.
for Permaculture Area
– Use low maintenance vegetation
– Provide mulch as a top layer of soil
– Provide Appropriate Fertilizer for plants & soil
Program • Materials
– Keep existing pavers
• Secure around the ridge w/ a 2x4 frame
• Remove the wooden block at the top of the stair
(trip hazard)
• Make sure pavers are very secure and cannot be
easily picked up by the children
– Add Stepping Stone Pavers in front of Cinder Block
Herb Garden
• Design
– Cinder Block Garden Wall to be used by the Children
for planting & using
• Herbs, basil, mint, etc. (anything that can be
taken home by the kids)
– Keep in mind a location for the Children’s Bird House
on Site
• Other
– Existing water pipeline on site
– Design the area to be as low maintenance as possible
SITE PLAN
BEFORE
DURING
DURING
AFTER
Resources
www.rebuildingtogethersf.com
www.oakeschildrenscenter.org
Tara Baker-Paries
Practical Applications, Final Project
5.25.10