CNN Hero of the Year Turns Vacant Lots on Chicago’s South Side into Flower Farms

CNN Hero of the Year Turns Vacant Lots on Chicago’s South Side into Flower Farms
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Hope and opportunity are blossoming on the South Side of Chicago where a man and his wife have used flowers to help poor communities turn over a new leaf. Running two nonprofits, Southside Blooms and Chicago Eco House, Quilen Blackwell and his wife Hannah Bonham are helping at-risk youth find opportunity while simultaneously cutting into […] The post CNN Hero of the Year Turns Vacant Lots on Chicago’s South Side into Flower Farms appeared first on Good News Network.
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