Rosedale Block Cluster, Inc.

Rosedale Block Cluster, Inc.'s (RBC) Mission is to improve the quality of life for the residents of Homewood South communities that strengthen Families and promotes individual and family growth and development. RBC will implement Community and Economic Development programs, Family and Youth Development programs that strengthen our Families and create a stable living environment in Homewood South communities.

The Rosedale Youth Landscape Training, Horticulture and Agriculture Employment Program provides our socially challenged youth 18-25 with the rare opportunity to learn about the growing and rich fields of horticulture and agriculture while gaining skills in those industries. Skills which are adaptable and transferable to other employment opportunities in customer service, public and private gardens, floral retail shops, golf courses, parks, local, state and federal positions and urban farming. Skills such as, planning, scheduling, measuring, mowing, edging, pruning, soil amending, plant and irrigation installation and small motor repair, safety, equipment and hand tool use and maintenance, customer relations, installation and maintenance of annuals, perennials, shrubs, ground cover, bulbs and trees. Integral to the training are social and life skills. Most of the youth will have their first work experience and possibly their first personal success while training with Rosedale and helping to create a healthy and safe environment.

Testimonials

Anonymous - Efforts of the Rosedale Block Cluster have reduced violence, reversed patterns of housing deterioration, and maintained acres of lots formerly overgrown and filled with debris in the Rosedale-Tioga section of Homewood.