by Susana Salazar | Sep 14, 2022 | Community Building Blocks, Community Giving Programs
Community Forklift’s Community Building Blocks program (CBB) provided The Charles Koiner Conservancy for Urban Farming (CKC Farming) with a double-bowl sink to wash produce for farm operations. The urban farm grows about “$20,000 of produce in downtown Silver...
by Community Forklift Team | Aug 17, 2022 | Community Building Blocks, Community Giving Programs
The students at IDEA Public Charter School prove that all you need is determination, imagination, and some donated materials. The enterprising scholars constructed a sound booth for the school’s music room using materials provided by Community Forklift’s Community...
by Susana Salazar | Jul 27, 2022 | Community Building Blocks, Community Giving Programs
An educator’s job isn’t always confined to within the school’s walls. Community School Coordinator Camille Hill and School Counselor Adrienne Smith understand that their school — Templeton Elementary School — is part of the larger community. When they noticed that...
by Community Forklift Team | Jun 28, 2022 | Community Building Blocks, Community Giving Programs, Events, Events in the Community
Did you visit the Smithsonian Folklife Festival last weekend? It’s back and sustainability is front and center! One of the themes this year is Earth Optimism x Folklife: Inspiring Conservation Communities. Through workshops, performances, interactive art...
by Community Forklift Team | Jun 22, 2022 | Community Building Blocks, Community Giving Programs
Port Towns Elementary School is one of the largest public elementary schools in Maryland and serves around 1,000 students in Prince George’s County. The school is also a community school, which means that the school community works together to ensure that the students...
by Susana Salazar | May 25, 2022 | Community Building Blocks, Community Giving Programs
A patio table and chairs really make a difference in this apartment as it provides extra seating for the family of eight and helps maximize space in their new home. The Greater Washington, D.C., area welcomed more than 4,500 Afghan refugee allies after they were...
