Building Healthy, Equitable Green Spaces and Investing in Leaders Where They’re Needed Most
Project Petals creates green spaces, trains youth leaders, invests in environmental leaders, advocates for environmental justice and partners with volunteers to restore under-resourced and frontline communities.
Our environmental conservation projects have given over 100,000 people access to green spaces.
How We Work — Program Pillars
Youth Leadership
Project Petals’ Youth Builders program provides training, mentorship, and hands-on experience for young people to become environmental leaders.
Connect Globally
We connect mentor-leaders with mentees (youth and emerging community leaders of all ages) to nurture capacity, policy change, climate skills, and collective action.
Environmental Impact
We partner with communities to build and sustain gardens, urban farms and green infrastructure, especially in areas facing environmental burden.
Discover Our Programs.
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Your donations help defray the cost of running our Project Petals programs, projects, community events, and help us build capacity where it’s needed most.
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Join our mission and help serve your community.
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Are you a community leader, youth, or mentor? Explore our leadership and mentorship opportunities.
Shop
Purchasing a Project Petals tote bag supports our mission to create greener, healthier urban spaces. Each tote helps fund community projects that transform underused areas into vibrant green spaces—bringing nature, beauty, and connection back to city neighborhoods. Carry change with you—literally.
Projects
Paradise Community Garden
Paradise is a community garden and a urban farm serving the community of Jamaica, Queens. Led by community leader Sonia Ferraro and gardeners.
Unity Court
More than an urban landscape Unity Court is in full bloom in Manhattan.
Millbrook Garden
Millbrook Garden in the South Bronx Millbrook Houses is a garden, and community space. Started and led by Cesar Yoc.
Latest News
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Project Petals Fellowship
Apply to the Project Petals Fellowship, empowering youth leaders to take action on environmental and climate issues in their communities.
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Project support application
The Project Petals Support application is now open for gardens and community spaces, so please apply if you need tools, resources, or supplies.
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Join our team
We are seeking advisory board members and volunteers to support our mission and help grow our impact.
