REC'S PROGRAMS EMPOWER COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ACCESS HEALTHY FOOD AND ADVANCE COMMUNITY AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN FOOD-INSECURE NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH: UGROW, AN URBAN GARDEN INITIATIVE THAT CULTIVATES A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL GARDENS AND URBAN FARMS; YOUTHGROW, A YEAR-ROUND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR UNDERSERVED TEENS ON URBAN FARMS; AND REC COMMUNITY FARMERS MARKETS, BRINGING AFFORDABLE, HEALTHY, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE LOCAL FOOD TO NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS WORCESTER AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES THROUGH FARMERS' MARKETS, MOBILE MARKETS, AND ONLINE SHOPPING.
