The Disability Garden of Manhattan (DGM)

In which borough should your idea take place? Manhattan

Do you have a specific neighborhood(s) in mind?

Midtown, Harlem, Washington Heights

Which audience(s) does your idea help? Select as many as apply.

Youth

Justice impacted individuals

Low income individuals

Black, Indigenous, and POC

LGBTQ+ community

People with disabilities

Unhoused

Describe the challenge you want to address:

Healthy food programs in shelter, Hearing impaired transportation, barrier to education, more respite centers, 3rd spaces, getting ID and Documents, Difficulty making quality friendships, individual public guest spaces, Access to HRA/SNAP, mental health sources, ASL interpreters & mentors youth in the shelter

Describe your idea and approach to address the challenge:

Identify empty retail spaces for community center. For LGBT people w/ disabilities/rectional, ASL therapy, Health Services

Write the zipcode that best represents your New York City community:

10018