WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services issued the following press release:
The Administration for Community Living (ACL), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has selected 70 winning teams in Phase 1 of its Cultivating Connected Communities Prize Challenge (https://acl.gov/cultivating-connections-challenge), a national competition to expand the accessibility of community garden models nationwide.
"Every American should have the opportunity to grow real food, spend time outdoors, and participate in a healthy community," said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. "These teams are removing barriers that keep older adults and people with disabilities from taking part in community ...