This isn’t the kind of generosity that arrives by the pallet. It arrives in trunks and back seats. A couple boxes here, a few more there. People wanted something tangible they could do, and this was it.

"The investment someone made back then didn't just help me stay busy a few summers 30 years ago. It changed the trajectory of my life."

What does Urban Ventures mean to the people we serve? We asked them to tell us in their own words.