Since 2012, we have supported the rebuilding of Detroit.
Since 2012
Buckets of Rain has supported the rebuilding of Detroit by transforming blight into urban farms. We cleaned up trash, mowed overgrown fields, established water connections, and partnered with like-minded individuals and businesses. The result was 31 cleaned-up abandoned lots, dozens of new inner-city gardens and two acres of vegetables. Through this effort, we served 1 million servings of fresh vegetables to shelters and residents in Detroit and Highland Park.
Looking Ahead
As food gleaning and the communities in which we operated urban farms changed, we reassessed whether the means through which we make positive impact needed to change. In a city with significant untapped talent where the highest paying jobs do not represent the communities, we decided to refocus our efforts toward youth mentorship. We aim to drive equity for underrepresented students through our high potential youth development program.
Our Beginnings
Buckets of Rain planted its roots in 2006 by providing drip-irrigation technology to villages, hospitals, and schools in the land-locked country of Lesotho in southern Africa, as well as St. Georges School in Eldoret, Kenya and nearly 150 sites in Honduras via our partner 'Sustainable Harvest International'. In 2012 we refocused our efforts closer to home: the city of Detroit.
