Vocational Training & Horticultural Therapy
HSNY’s outreach programs reach some of New York’s most under-served communities, including families and at-risk youth, the constituents of social service organizations, and men and women who are and were incarcerated.
Our programs provide services to people in their own neighborhoods to help them realize the full green potential of the streets and spaces they live in every day.
GreenHouse
GreenHouse is our “jail-to-street” program on Rikers Island that provides men and women
who are incarcerated with vocational training in horticulture, horticultural therapy, remedial
education, skill development and follow-up care.
GreenTeam
GreenTeam is our internship program for newly-released men and women who graduated
from the GreenHouse, and at-risk young people. We provide vocational training
in horticulture, transitional work, job search skills, placement and aftercare
services, through professional landscaping projects for private clients and partner
organizations.
Both our GreenHouse and GreenTeam use horticultural therapy as a tool for human healing and rehabilitation. Organizations interested in developing or enhancing their own horticultural therapy programs, as well as individuals working in the field of horticultural therapy, are invited to explore our curriculum guides and to learn about our Annual Horticultural Therapy Partnership Forum.
Horticultural Therapy Partnership
