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Greencorps Chicago
 
 About Greencorps Chicago  
 Welcome to Chicago's community landscaping and job training program!
 
 
 Community Garden Assistance  
 All new community gardens must begin their journey with Greencorps Chicago through our Basic Assistance program.
 
 
 Community Garden Certification  
 Greencorps Chicago provides horticultural guidance and landscape materials free of charge to groups planting gardens in public spaces.
 
 
 Job Training  
 In addition to the community greening programs offered by Greencorps Chicago, we also are a job-training program
 
 
 Mayor Daley's Landscape Awards  
 Mayor Daley's Landscape Awards is an annual program that recognizes the thousands of Chicagoans who help make the city green through their environmental beautification efforts.
 
 
 Plant Distribution Days  
 More than 300 community groups across the City of Chicago take advantage of the FREE materials offered by Greencorps Chicago: seeds, annuals and vegetables, perennials and bulbs.
 
 
 Volunteer Opportunities  
 Greencorps Chicago works with community gardens in neighborhoods all over Chicago
 
 


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Report Fly Dumping Here
 
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Residential Energy Assessment Program (REAP)
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Carbon Footprint
Chicago Park District
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Department of Planning and Development
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