WELCOME TO YOUTH LAWNCARE SERVICE
we are changing the narrative of gary youth one lawn cut at a time.
we are excited to share what our youth have learned over the past 5 years and IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO SERVE YOU THROUGH EXCELLENCE!
WHEN YOU INVEST IN OUR YOUTH LAWNCARE SERVICE, YOU NOT ONLY BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME, YOU PROVIDE YOUTH IN GARY WITH SUMMER JOBS THAT OTHERWISE DO NOT EXIST! INVEST IN YOURSELF AND YOUR COMMUNITY TODAY! |
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supporting our seniors
there are many seniors who can't afford lawncare and CAN'T cut the grass themselves. help us help them by purchasing at least one month (2 cuts) and receive a 10% DISCOUNT ON all servICES
HOW IT ALL STARTED -
a letter from jeffrey
I live in the Horace Mann area where some of the most amazing houses in the city are built, but for my first two years here in gary, i watched five houses at the opposit end from me sit, year after year, untouched by the city or community, studily decaying, and only visited by dope fiends and the occasional squatter.
I’d spoken with several of my neighbors about getting together to help keep these properties in order, but the consensus was clear. "its not my job!" "that's the citys responsibility!" “why should i do that - i've been here 34 years and i've done my part". "i would but i don't have time! it's those people from chicago who messed things up here!". on, and on, reason after reason why no one wanted to get involved and i get it!
My kids and I cleaned for two years and then something amazing happened! Kids stopped and asked if I needed help! it was actually entertaining for them to cut grass. most hadn't done it before. I offered them a few bucks for helping, and as bees to honey, they came back again, and again, and again. see, They too needed a hand up. There were no jobs available for them and I was their newly found employer!
Since our early days, GCP has grown and expanded community services, moving from one block cleanup, to partnering across neighborhoods, to renting trucks and traveling across districts! We’ve grown now from 5 to 15 youth every weekend, and diligently share the message of consistency and commitment as keys to creating success in life! Blighted houses have been our training ground and servant leadership has been the tool we’ve shared to help youth understand the best leaders serve first.
Imagine our city where youth help beautify your neighbORHOOD, earn money, and most importantly, develop values that change behaviors! this is totally possible but it first starts with each of us! together we are unstoppable as a community! give youth in gary a chance to earn your business and help us transform our city from the inside!
warmest regards,
-jeffrey edwards
I’d spoken with several of my neighbors about getting together to help keep these properties in order, but the consensus was clear. "its not my job!" "that's the citys responsibility!" “why should i do that - i've been here 34 years and i've done my part". "i would but i don't have time! it's those people from chicago who messed things up here!". on, and on, reason after reason why no one wanted to get involved and i get it!
My kids and I cleaned for two years and then something amazing happened! Kids stopped and asked if I needed help! it was actually entertaining for them to cut grass. most hadn't done it before. I offered them a few bucks for helping, and as bees to honey, they came back again, and again, and again. see, They too needed a hand up. There were no jobs available for them and I was their newly found employer!
Since our early days, GCP has grown and expanded community services, moving from one block cleanup, to partnering across neighborhoods, to renting trucks and traveling across districts! We’ve grown now from 5 to 15 youth every weekend, and diligently share the message of consistency and commitment as keys to creating success in life! Blighted houses have been our training ground and servant leadership has been the tool we’ve shared to help youth understand the best leaders serve first.
Imagine our city where youth help beautify your neighbORHOOD, earn money, and most importantly, develop values that change behaviors! this is totally possible but it first starts with each of us! together we are unstoppable as a community! give youth in gary a chance to earn your business and help us transform our city from the inside!
warmest regards,
-jeffrey edwards