Sunrise Engineering Partners with St. Vincent de Paul to Engineer a Solution for Community Hunger
Summary
“We look forward to—quite literally—growing resources to help our families in need to get back on their feet.” When finished, the multi-faceted project will give St. Vincent de Paul’s Urban Farm a complete overhaul that will double the size of its growing space and increase the harvest by 20 times.Programs include services for the homeless, medical and dental care for the working poor, five charity dining rooms, and seven Valley thrift stores, a transitional housing shelter and general assistance for individuals in need.“We look forward to—quite literally—growing resources to help our families in need to get back on their feet.”When finished, the multi-faceted project will give St. Vincent de Paul’s Urban Farm a complete overhaul that will double the size of its growing space and increase the harvest by 20 times.Food grown at the Urban Farm is used in St. Vincent de Paul’s charity dining rooms, which serve about 4,000 meals a day.Sunrise Engineering is providing surveying, topography maps, and drainage plans for the project.Programs include services for the homeless, medical and dental care for the working poor, five charity dining rooms, and seven Valley thrift stores, a transitional housing shelter and general assistance for individuals in need.