<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi Renee,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Happy Spring! You sent us a message recently via Facebook Messenger about help with your lot, and I wanted to share a couple of resources with you. Perhaps you already know about these programs:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Chicago Community Growers Program</b><br class=""><a href="http://neighbor-space.org/chicagos-community-growers-project/" class="">http://neighbor-space.org/chicagos-community-growers-project/</a><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This is a program that is funded by the City of Chicago Community Development Block grant. It's an opportunity for support for urban agriculture projects - for growers with some experience who already have land or are seeking land. There are info sessions happening this month and the deadline to complete the application is April 1. <br class=""><b class=""><br class="">AUA Technical Assitance for Water Access</b><br class=""><a href="https://www.auachicago.org/wateraccess/" class="">https://www.auachicago.org/wateraccess/</a><div class=""><br class="">Fill out the form for technical assistance with all methods of water access (sharing, catchment, hydrant access, water lines), MOA writing, custodian cap removal, and general assistance.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Please let us know if this helps and if you need other support.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">In kindness,</div><div class="">Amy</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">CCGA communications team</div></div></div></body></html>